Population in France compared to Zambia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

France and Zambia: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	France	Zambia	France	Zambia
1960	47,412,964	3,153,729	-	-
1961	47,905,982	3,254,086	1.04%	3.18%
1962	48,389,516	3,358,099	1.01%	3.2%
1963	48,877,567	3,465,907	1.01%	3.21%
1964	49,401,492	3,577,017	1.07%	3.21%
1965	49,877,725	3,692,086	0.96%	3.22%
1966	50,311,637	3,812,003	0.87%	3.25%
1967	50,722,791	3,936,343	0.82%	3.26%
1968	51,112,980	4,065,593	0.77%	3.28%
1969	51,536,014	4,197,116	0.83%	3.24%
1970	52,007,169	4,321,718	0.91%	2.97%
1971	52,499,553	4,442,525	0.95%	2.8%
1972	52,962,356	4,569,309	0.88%	2.85%
1973	53,392,161	4,702,693	0.81%	2.92%
1974	53,746,571	4,842,746	0.66%	2.98%
1975	54,002,853	4,990,086	0.48%	3.04%
1976	54,232,383	5,143,842	0.43%	3.08%
1977	54,486,467	5,302,480	0.47%	3.08%
1978	54,734,030	5,465,374	0.45%	3.07%
1979	54,979,851	5,631,728	0.45%	3.04%
1980	55,274,184	5,802,833	0.54%	3.04%
1981	55,603,353	5,983,289	0.6%	3.11%
1982	55,806,789	6,178,637	0.37%	3.26%
1983	56,108,330	6,381,038	0.54%	3.28%
1984	56,383,085	6,580,490	0.49%	3.13%
1985	56,665,619	6,780,953	0.5%	3.05%
1986	56,956,002	6,986,471	0.51%	3.03%
1987	57,266,167	7,191,282	0.54%	2.93%
1988	57,598,186	7,391,440	0.58%	2.78%
1989	57,943,062	7,589,216	0.6%	2.68%
1990	58,261,012	7,786,169	0.55%	2.6%
1991	58,554,242	7,981,650	0.5%	2.51%
1992	58,846,584	8,176,680	0.5%	2.44%
1993	59,103,094	8,373,921	0.44%	2.41%
1994	59,324,863	8,576,269	0.38%	2.42%
1995	59,541,294	8,785,763	0.36%	2.44%
1996	59,754,504	9,004,053	0.36%	2.48%
1997	59,968,066	9,237,063	0.36%	2.59%
1998	60,190,684	9,482,408	0.37%	2.66%
1999	60,501,986	9,740,005	0.52%	2.72%
2000	60,918,661	10,017,631	0.69%	2.85%
2001	61,364,377	10,325,185	0.73%	3.07%
2002	61,812,142	10,647,949	0.73%	3.13%
2003	62,249,855	10,983,595	0.71%	3.15%
2004	62,707,588	11,338,198	0.74%	3.23%
2005	63,180,854	11,718,819	0.75%	3.36%
2006	63,622,342	12,129,553	0.7%	3.5%
2007	64,016,890	12,565,085	0.62%	3.59%
2008	64,375,116	13,021,324	0.56%	3.63%
2009	64,706,436	13,490,389	0.51%	3.6%
2010	65,026,211	13,965,594	0.49%	3.52%
2011	65,340,830	14,437,796	0.48%	3.38%
2012	65,657,659	14,913,629	0.48%	3.3%
2013	65,997,932	15,398,997	0.52%	3.25%
2014	66,312,067	15,895,315	0.48%	3.22%
2015	66,548,272	16,399,089	0.36%	3.17%
2016	66,724,104	16,914,423	0.26%	3.14%
2017	66,918,020	17,441,320	0.29%	3.12%
2018	67,158,348	17,973,569	0.36%	3.05%
2019	67,382,061	18,513,839	0.33%	3.01%
2020	67,601,110	19,059,395	0.33%	2.95%
2021	67,842,811	19,603,607	0.36%	2.86%
2022	68,065,015	20,152,938	0.33%	2.8%
2023	68,287,487	20,723,965	0.33%	2.83%
2024	68,516,699	21,314,956	0.34%	2.85%
2025	68,621,995	21,913,869	0.15%	2.81%
2026	68,720,416	22,521,905	0.14%	2.77%
2027	68,814,997	23,138,716	0.14%	2.74%
2028	68,908,044	23,761,368	0.14%	2.69%
2029	69,000,393	24,389,681	0.13%	2.64%
2030	69,092,395	25,024,887	0.13%	2.6%
2031	69,182,139	25,666,496	0.13%	2.56%
2032	69,271,844	26,311,946	0.13%	2.51%
2033	69,361,763	26,960,073	0.13%	2.46%
2034	69,453,221	27,611,621	0.13%	2.42%
2035	69,545,666	28,266,887	0.13%	2.37%
2036	69,635,631	28,925,103	0.13%	2.33%
2037	69,723,960	29,583,482	0.13%	2.28%
2038	69,807,163	30,240,549	0.12%	2.22%
2039	69,880,758	30,895,586	0.11%	2.17%
2040	69,948,192	31,550,394	0.1%	2.12%
2041	70,013,748	32,204,340	0.09%	2.07%
2042	70,076,842	32,856,596	0.09%	2.03%
2043	70,130,305	33,510,500	0.08%	1.99%
2044	70,172,822	34,165,920	0.06%	1.96%
2045	70,207,698	34,821,101	0.05%	1.92%
2046	70,232,113	35,475,795	0.03%	1.88%
2047	70,246,945	36,129,270	0.02%	1.84%
2048	70,253,351	36,782,260	0.009%	1.81%
2049	70,249,312	37,434,667	-0.006%	1.77%
2050	70,237,272	38,083,369	-0.02%	1.73%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of France increased by 3,367,418 people (a 5.33% growth), while Zambia gained 4,680,270 people (a 39.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, France gained 2,152,782 (a 3.23% growth), while Zambia's population increased by 6,003,202 (a 36.6% growth).

France was ranked 20th most populous country in 2005 and is 23rd in 2025. Zambia was ranked 71st in 2005 and ranked 62nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) France's population will grow by 2.24% to 70,237,272 people with a rank change from 23rd to 30th. The population of Zambia will increase by 70% to 38,083,369 people and rank change from 62nd to 53rd.