France vs Russia: Population census recently completed

France
1
in 2015
Russia
1
in 2015
France rank
1st
Russia rank
1st

Population census recently completed over time

  • France
  • Russia
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How they compare

France currently reports 1 against 1 in Russia, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 266 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Russia ahead.

France ranks 1st and Russia ranks 1st of 67 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 27 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Russia Difference Ahead
1750s 0 0 0
1760s 0 0 0
1770s 0 0 0
1780s 0 0 0
1790s 0 0 0
1800s 0.9 0 0.9 France
1810s 0.6 0 0.6 France
1820s 0.8 0 0.8 France
1830s 1 0 1 France
1840s 1 0 1 France
1850s 1 0 1 France
1860s 1 0 1 France
1870s 1 0 1 France
1880s 1 0 1 France
1890s 1 0.3 0.7 France
1900s 1 0.7 0.3 France
1910s 1 0 1 France
1920s 1 1 0
1930s 1 0.9 0.1 France
1940s 1 0.9 0.1 France
1950s 1 0.1 0.9 France
1960s 1 0.9 0.1 France
1970s 1 1 0
1980s 1 1 0
1990s 1 0.9 0.1 France
2000s 1 0.8 0.2 France
2010s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population census recently completed, France or Russia?
France, at 1 against 1 in Russia as of 2015.
What is the difference in population census recently completed between France and Russia?
0, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Russia?
266 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2015.
How do France and Russia rank globally for population census recently completed?
France ranks 1st and Russia ranks 1st of 67 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Thomas Brambor et al. (2019) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population census recently completed. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population census recently completed
Source
Thomas Brambor et al. (2019) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
67 places, 17,822 data points, 1750–2015
Last refreshed

A census is defined as a population count that meets three requirements: universality, well-defined territory, and simultaneity.