France vs Italy: Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at regional
France
233,329
in 2025
Italy
295,759
in 2025
France rank
4th
Italy rank
2nd
Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at regional over time
- France
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 295,759 against 233,329 in France, a difference of 62,430.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times France's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was France ahead.
France ranks 4th and Italy ranks 2nd of 49 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 139,861 | 288,719 | 148,858 | Italy |
| 2010s | 42,514 | 118,670 | 76,157 | Italy |
| 2020s | 231,112 | 188,390 | 42,722 | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population change - demographic balance and crude rates at regional, France or Italy?
- Italy, at 295,759 against 233,329 in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population change - demographic balance and crude rates at regional between France and Italy?
- 62,430, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do France and Italy rank globally for population change - demographic balance and crude rates at regional?
- France ranks 4th and Italy ranks 2nd of 49 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at regional level (NUTS 3). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.