European Free Trade Association vs Metropolitan France: Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national

European Free Trade Association
15.13 million
in 2025
Metropolitan France
63.54 million
in 2012
European Free Trade Association rank
10th
Metropolitan France rank
8th

Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national over time

  • European Free Trade Association
  • Metropolitan France
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How they compare

Metropolitan France currently reports 63.54 million against 15.13 million in European Free Trade Association, a difference of 48.41 million.

That makes Metropolitan France's figure about 4.2 times European Free Trade Association's.

Across all 53 years both countries report, Metropolitan France has been ahead every year.

European Free Trade Association ranks 10th and Metropolitan France ranks 8th of 10 regions.

Metropolitan France has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade European Free Trade Association Metropolitan France Difference Ahead
1960s 9.70 million 48.27 million 38.57 million Metropolitan France
1970s 10.51 million 52.40 million 41.90 million Metropolitan France
1980s 10.89 million 55.15 million 44.27 million Metropolitan France
1990s 11.62 million 57.72 million 46.10 million Metropolitan France
2000s 12.39 million 60.91 million 48.52 million Metropolitan France
2010s 13.22 million 63.23 million 50.01 million Metropolitan France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national, European Free Trade Association or Metropolitan France?
Metropolitan France, at 63.54 million against 15.13 million in European Free Trade Association as of 2012.
What is the difference in population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national between European Free Trade Association and Metropolitan France?
48.41 million, with Metropolitan France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Free Trade Association and Metropolitan France?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2012.
How do European Free Trade Association and Metropolitan France rank globally for population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national?
European Free Trade Association ranks 10th and Metropolitan France ranks 8th of 10 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
71 places, 3,850 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed