Population of France
Current Population
68,551,653
10yr Growth Rate
+3.38%
Rank
#23 of 209
Population Over Time
Analysis# France Population Analysis
France's population of 68.6 million represents 3.38% growth over the past decade, positioning it as the 23rd most populous nation globally. The country's demographic trajectory has decelerated significantly since its peak growth period in the 1960s, reflecting broader European trends of declining fertility rates and aging populations. With 64 years of consistent data, France demonstrates that even among Europe's larger economies, sustained high growth is unsustainable—the 1960s boom contrasts sharply with current modest expansion rates.
Historical Population Data
| Year | Population | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 68,551,653 | +0.26% |
| 2023 | 68,372,286 | +0.28% |
| 2022 | 68,184,457 | +0.50% |
| 2021 | 67,842,811 | +0.36% |
| 2020 | 67,601,110 | +0.33% |
| 2019 | 67,382,061 | +0.33% |
| 2018 | 67,158,348 | +0.36% |
| 2017 | 66,918,020 | +0.29% |
| 2016 | 66,724,104 | +0.26% |
| 2015 | 66,548,272 | +0.36% |
| 2014 | 66,312,067 | +0.48% |
| 2013 | 65,997,932 | +0.52% |
| 2012 | 65,657,659 | +0.48% |
| 2011 | 65,340,830 | +0.48% |
| 2010 | 65,026,211 | +0.49% |
| 2009 | 64,706,436 | +0.51% |
| 2008 | 64,375,116 | +0.56% |
| 2007 | 64,016,890 | +0.62% |
| 2006 | 63,622,342 | +0.70% |
| 2005 | 63,180,854 | +0.75% |
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| Year | Population | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 62,707,588 | +0.74% |
| 2003 | 62,249,855 | +0.71% |
| 2002 | 61,812,142 | +0.73% |
| 2001 | 61,364,377 | +0.73% |
| 2000 | 60,918,661 | +0.69% |
| 1999 | 60,501,986 | +0.52% |
| 1998 | 60,190,684 | +0.37% |
| 1997 | 59,968,066 | +0.36% |
| 1996 | 59,754,504 | +0.36% |
| 1995 | 59,541,294 | +0.36% |
| 1994 | 59,324,863 | +0.38% |
| 1993 | 59,103,094 | +0.44% |
| 1992 | 58,846,584 | +0.50% |
| 1991 | 58,554,242 | +0.50% |
| 1990 | 58,261,012 | +0.55% |
| 1989 | 57,943,062 | +0.60% |
| 1988 | 57,598,186 | +0.58% |
| 1987 | 57,266,167 | +0.54% |
| 1986 | 56,956,002 | +0.51% |
| 1985 | 56,665,619 | +0.50% |
| 1984 | 56,383,085 | +0.49% |
| 1983 | 56,108,330 | +0.54% |
| 1982 | 55,806,789 | +0.37% |
| 1981 | 55,603,353 | +0.60% |
| 1980 | 55,274,184 | +0.54% |
| 1979 | 54,979,851 | +0.45% |
| 1978 | 54,734,030 | +0.45% |
| 1977 | 54,486,467 | +0.47% |
| 1976 | 54,232,383 | +0.43% |
| 1975 | 54,002,853 | +0.48% |
| 1974 | 53,746,571 | +0.66% |
| 1973 | 53,392,161 | +0.81% |
| 1972 | 52,962,356 | +0.88% |
| 1971 | 52,499,553 | +0.95% |
| 1970 | 52,007,169 | +0.91% |
| 1969 | 51,536,014 | +0.83% |
| 1968 | 51,112,980 | +0.77% |
| 1967 | 50,722,791 | +0.82% |
| 1966 | 50,311,637 | +0.87% |
| 1965 | 49,877,725 | +0.96% |
| 1964 | 49,401,492 | +1.07% |
| 1963 | 48,877,567 | +1.01% |
| 1962 | 48,389,516 | +1.01% |
| 1961 | 47,905,982 | +1.04% |
| 1960 | 47,412,964 | — |