France vs Germany: World population growth
France
-0.0%
in 2100
Germany
-0.0%
in 2100
France rank
83rd
Germany rank
85th
World population growth over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
France currently reports -0.0% against -0.0% in Germany, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was France ahead.
France ranks 83rd and Germany ranks 85th of 239 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, France averaged higher in 18 and Germany in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | France |
| 1800s | 0.3% | 1.0% | 0.8% | Germany |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 1.5% | 1.3% | Germany |
| 1910s | -0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | Germany |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Germany |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.6% | Germany |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | France |
| 1950s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.7% | France |
| 1960s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.1% | France |
| 1970s | 0.6% | -0.0% | 0.6% | France |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.4% | France |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | France |
| 2000s | 0.7% | -0.1% | 0.8% | France |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | France |
| 2020s | 0.2% | -0.1% | 0.3% | France |
| 2030s | 0.1% | -0.3% | 0.4% | France |
| 2040s | 0.0% | -0.3% | 0.3% | France |
| 2050s | -0.1% | -0.3% | 0.3% | France |
| 2060s | -0.0% | -0.3% | 0.2% | France |
| 2070s | 0.0% | -0.2% | 0.3% | France |
| 2080s | 0.1% | -0.1% | 0.2% | France |
| 2090s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.1% | France |
| 2100s | -0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, France or Germany?
- France, at -0.0% against -0.0% in Germany as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between France and Germany?
- 0.0%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for world population growth?
- France ranks 83rd and Germany ranks 85th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as World population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.