France vs Tanzania: Population
France
66.44 million people
in 2023
Tanzania
66.62 million people
in 2023
France rank
24th
Tanzania rank
23rd
Population over time
- France
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 66.62 million people against 66.44 million people in France, a difference of 178,800 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was France ahead.
France ranks 24th and Tanzania ranks 23rd of 239 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 6.44 million people | 800,000 people | 5.64 million people | France |
| 1100s | 7.67 million people | 1.27 million people | 6.39 million people | France |
| 1200s | 10.36 million people | 1.75 million people | 8.61 million people | France |
| 1300s | 15.81 million people | 2.23 million people | 13.58 million people | France |
| 1400s | 10.93 million people | 2.70 million people | 8.23 million people | France |
| 1500s | 14.87 million people | 1.75 million people | 13.12 million people | France |
| 1600s | 18.31 million people | 2.12 million people | 16.19 million people | France |
| 1700s | 21.99 million people | 2.50 million people | 19.49 million people | France |
| 1710s | 22.59 million people | 2.53 million people | 20.06 million people | France |
| 1720s | 23.19 million people | 2.56 million people | 20.63 million people | France |
| 1730s | 23.79 million people | 2.59 million people | 21.20 million people | France |
| 1740s | 24.39 million people | 2.63 million people | 21.77 million people | France |
| 1750s | 24.99 million people | 2.66 million people | 22.33 million people | France |
| 1760s | 25.57 million people | 2.70 million people | 22.87 million people | France |
| 1770s | 26.15 million people | 2.74 million people | 23.41 million people | France |
| 1780s | 26.72 million people | 2.78 million people | 23.94 million people | France |
| 1790s | 27.30 million people | 2.83 million people | 24.48 million people | France |
| 1800s | 29.49 million people | 3.00 million people | 26.49 million people | France |
| 1810s | 30.62 million people | 3.02 million people | 27.60 million people | France |
| 1820s | 32.17 million people | 3.31 million people | 28.86 million people | France |
| 1830s | 34.01 million people | 4.03 million people | 29.98 million people | France |
| 1840s | 35.55 million people | 4.91 million people | 30.63 million people | France |
| 1850s | 36.72 million people | 5.43 million people | 31.29 million people | France |
| 1860s | 37.65 million people | 5.38 million people | 32.27 million people | France |
| 1870s | 38.44 million people | 5.32 million people | 33.12 million people | France |
| 1880s | 39.09 million people | 5.33 million people | 33.76 million people | France |
| 1890s | 39.76 million people | 5.19 million people | 34.57 million people | France |
| 1900s | 40.24 million people | 4.87 million people | 35.36 million people | France |
| 1910s | 39.46 million people | 4.76 million people | 34.70 million people | France |
| 1920s | 39.42 million people | 5.10 million people | 34.32 million people | France |
| 1930s | 40.52 million people | 5.88 million people | 34.64 million people | France |
| 1940s | 40.90 million people | 6.89 million people | 34.01 million people | France |
| 1950s | 43.91 million people | 8.57 million people | 35.34 million people | France |
| 1960s | 48.46 million people | 11.36 million people | 37.10 million people | France |
| 1970s | 52.45 million people | 15.93 million people | 36.52 million people | France |
| 1980s | 55.32 million people | 22.22 million people | 33.09 million people | France |
| 1990s | 58.06 million people | 29.68 million people | 28.39 million people | France |
| 2000s | 61.36 million people | 38.79 million people | 22.57 million people | France |
| 2010s | 64.68 million people | 51.54 million people | 13.14 million people | France |
| 2020s | 66.18 million people | 63.78 million people | 2.39 million people | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, France or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 66.62 million people against 66.44 million people in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population between France and Tanzania?
- 178,800 people, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Tanzania?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do France and Tanzania rank globally for population?
- France ranks 24th and Tanzania ranks 23rd 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 Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.