Italy vs Metropolitan France: Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national

Italy
58.94 million
in 2025
Metropolitan France
63.54 million
in 2012
Italy rank
9th
Metropolitan France rank
8th

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

  • Italy
  • Metropolitan France
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How they compare

Metropolitan France currently reports 63.54 million against 58.94 million in Italy, a difference of 4.59 million.

That makes Metropolitan France's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 9th and Metropolitan France ranks 8th of 61 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Metropolitan France in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Metropolitan France Difference Ahead
1960s 51.88 million 48.27 million 3.62 million Italy
1970s 55.17 million 52.40 million 2.77 million Italy
1980s 56.57 million 55.15 million 1.42 million Italy
1990s 56.84 million 57.72 million 883,500 Metropolitan France
2000s 58.03 million 60.91 million 2.88 million Metropolitan France
2010s 60.01 million 63.23 million 3.21 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, Italy or Metropolitan France?
Metropolitan France, at 63.54 million against 58.94 million in Italy as of 2012.
What is the difference in population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national between Italy and Metropolitan France?
4.59 million, with Metropolitan France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Metropolitan France?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2012.
How do Italy and Metropolitan France rank globally for population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national?
Italy ranks 9th and Metropolitan France ranks 8th of 61 countries.
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