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
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.