France Population (LIVE)

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France Population (1950 - 2024)
Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of France is 66,596,968 as of Saturday, December 21, 2024, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • France 2024 population is estimated at 66,548,530 people at mid year.
  • France population is equivalent to 0.82% of the total world population.
  • France ranks number 23 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in France is 122 per Km2 (315 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 547,557 Km2 (211,413 sq. miles).
  • 82.1 % of the population is urban (54,661,663 people in 2024).
  • The median age in France is 42.1 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of France (2024 and historical)

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationFrance
Global Rank
2024 66,548,530 0.17 % 109,708 90,527 42.1 1.64 122 82.1 % 54,661,663 0.82 % 8,161,972,572 23
2023 66,438,822 0.24 % 161,413 91,862 41.8 1.64 121 81.7 % 54,303,895 0.82 % 8,091,734,930 23
2022 66,277,409 0.29 % 193,861 179,377 41.6 1.76 121 81.4 % 53,944,675 0.83 % 8,021,407,192 22
2020 65,905,277 0.27 % 175,818 145,593 41.3 1.79 120 80.7 % 53,217,966 0.84 % 7,887,001,292 22
2015 64,916,336 0.47 % 299,795 -345 40.3 1.93 119 79.1 % 51,343,241 0.87 % 7,470,491,872 22
2010 63,417,363 0.58 % 358,466 52,644 39.0 2.02 116 77.9 % 49,393,298 0.90 % 7,021,732,148 21
2005 61,625,032 0.71 % 428,263 191,417 37.9 1.92 113 76.6 % 47,229,925 0.94 % 6,586,970,132 20
2000 59,483,717 0.44 % 258,303171,637 36.7 1.88 109 76.0 % 45,225,597 0.96 % 6,171,702,993 20
1995 58,192,203 0.42 % 240,393 -17,128 35.2 1.72 106 75.0 % 43,630,318 1.01 % 5,758,878,982 19
1990 56,990,238 0.54 % 304,618 43,323 33.7 1.78 104 74.0 % 42,182,927 1.07 % 5,327,803,110 19
1985 55,467,150 0.56 % 305,218 66,149 32.5 1.82 101 73.6 % 40,800,487 1.14 % 4,868,943,465 16
1980 53,941,061 0.45 % 238,947 54,718 31.3 1.95 99 73.5 % 39,623,972 1.21 % 4,447,606,236 15
1975 52,746,325 0.75 % 386,650 16,139 30.5 1.94 96 73.3 % 38,658,424 1.30 % 4,070,735,277 15
1970 50,813,075 0.82 % 408,049 182,941 31.4 2.48 93 71.1 % 36,126,954 1.38 % 3,694,683,794 15
1965 48,772,830 0.99 % 468,939 82,879 31.8 2.83 89 67.3 % 32,832,934 1.46 % 3,334,533,703 12
1960 46,428,134 1.02 % 458,409 143,032 31.8 2.74 85 61.1 % 28,381,288 1.54 % 3,015,470,894 12
1955 44,136,090 1.05 % 450,594 166,238 31.7 2.70 81 57.4 % 25,317,338 1.61 % 2,740,213,792 12
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).
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France Population Forecast

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationFrance
Global Rank
2025 66,650,804 0.23 % 149,105 91,737 42.3 1.64 122 82.5 % 55,018,724 0.81 % 8,231,613,070 23
2030 67,107,691 0.14 % 91,377 95,565 43.0 1.64 123 84.6 % 56,788,735 0.78 % 8,569,124,911 24
2035 67,547,946 0.13 % 88,051 102,963 43.5 1.64 123 86.6 % 58,488,890 0.76 % 8,885,210,181 25
2040 67,938,904 0.12 % 78,192 101,394 43.3 1.64 124 88.3 % 60,004,346 0.74 % 9,177,190,203 27
2045 68,190,955 0.07 % 50,410 109,470 43.2 1.65 125 89.9 % 61,284,338 0.72 % 9,439,639,668 27
2050 68,219,675 0.01 % 5,744   43.5 1.65 125 91.4 % 62,373,862 0.71 % 9,664,378,587 30
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

France Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of France
Life Expectancy
83.46 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality
3.2
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5
3.8
(per 1,000 live births)
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Main Cities by Population in France

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Paris 2,138,551
2 Marseille 870,731
3 Lyon 522,969
4 Toulouse 493,465
5 Nice 342,669
6 Nantes 318,808
7 Marne La Vallee 318,325
8 Strasbourg 274,845
9 Bordeaux 260,958
10 Montpellier 248,252
11 Rouen 234,475
11 Lille 234,475
12 Rennes 220,488
13 Reims 196,565
14 Le Havre 185,972
15 Cergy-Pontoise 183,430
16 Saint-Etienne 176,280
17 Toulon 168,701
18 Angers 168,279
19 Grenoble 158,552
20 Dijon 158,002
21 Nimes 148,236
22 Clermont-Ferrand 147,865
23 Aix-en-Provence 146,821
24 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines 146,598
25 Brest 144,899
26 Le Mans 144,515
27 Amiens 143,086
28 Tours 141,621
29 Limoges 141,176
30 Villeurbanne 131,445
31 Besancon 128,426
32 Metz 123,914
33 Orleans 116,269
34 Mulhouse 111,430
35 Montreuil 111,240
36 Perpignan 110,706
37 Caen 110,624
38 Boulogne-Billancourt 108,782
39 Nancy 105,058
40 Lyon 03 102,725
41 Argenteuil 101,475
42 Roubaix 98,828
43 Tourcoing 98,656
44 Saint-Denis 96,128
45 Avignon 89,769
46 Marseille 13 89,316
47 Asnieres-sur-Seine 86,742
48 Nanterre 86,719
49 Lyon 08 86,154
50 Poitiers 85,960
51 Versailles 85,416
52 Courbevoie 85,158
53 Creteil 84,833
54 Pau 82,697
55 Lyon 07 82,573
56 Colombes 82,300
57 Vitry-sur-Seine 81,001
58 Aulnay-sous-Bois 80,615
59 Marseille 08 78,837
60 Marseille 15 77,770
61 Marseille 09 76,868
62 La Rochelle 76,810
63 Champigny-sur-Marne 76,726
64 Rueil-Malmaison 76,616
65 Antibes 76,393
66 Saint-Maur-des-Fosses 75,402
67 Cannes 74,545
68 Calais 74,433
69 Beziers 74,081

See also

Notes

The France Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of France delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of France (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.


Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by France in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.