Statizoid

France vs Germany: Population by world region

France
68.48 million people
in 2100
Germany
70.90 million people
in 2100
France rank
38th
Germany rank
36th

Population by world region over time

  • France
  • Germany
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100015502100

How they compare

Germany currently reports 70.90 million people against 68.48 million people in France, a difference of 2.42 million people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was France ahead.

France ranks 38th and Germany ranks 36th of 238 countries.

Across the 48 decades both report, France averaged higher in 23 and Germany in 25.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Germany Difference Ahead
1000s 6.44 million people 3.50 million people 2.94 million people France
1100s 7.67 million people 4.00 million people 3.67 million people France
1200s 10.36 million people 6.00 million people 4.36 million people France
1300s 15.81 million people 9.00 million people 6.81 million people France
1400s 10.93 million people 6.50 million people 4.43 million people France
1500s 14.87 million people 9.00 million people 5.87 million people France
1600s 18.31 million people 12.00 million people 6.31 million people France
1700s 21.99 million people 13.00 million people 8.99 million people France
1710s 22.59 million people 13.98 million people 8.61 million people France
1720s 23.19 million people 14.96 million people 8.24 million people France
1730s 23.79 million people 15.94 million people 7.86 million people France
1740s 24.39 million people 16.92 million people 7.48 million people France
1750s 24.99 million people 17.90 million people 7.10 million people France
1760s 25.57 million people 18.89 million people 6.68 million people France
1770s 26.15 million people 19.89 million people 6.26 million people France
1780s 26.72 million people 20.88 million people 5.84 million people France
1790s 27.30 million people 21.88 million people 5.42 million people France
1800s 29.49 million people 19.39 million people 10.11 million people France
1810s 30.62 million people 22.81 million people 7.81 million people France
1820s 32.17 million people 26.28 million people 5.89 million people France
1830s 34.01 million people 29.40 million people 4.61 million people France
1840s 35.55 million people 32.28 million people 3.26 million people France
1850s 36.72 million people 34.85 million people 1.88 million people France
1860s 37.65 million people 37.74 million people 82,930 people Germany
1870s 38.44 million people 41.62 million people 3.19 million people Germany
1880s 39.09 million people 46.09 million people 7.00 million people Germany
1890s 39.76 million people 51.72 million people 11.96 million people Germany
1900s 40.24 million people 59.66 million people 19.43 million people Germany
1910s 39.46 million people 63.86 million people 24.40 million people Germany
1920s 39.42 million people 64.88 million people 25.45 million people Germany
1930s 40.52 million people 69.40 million people 28.88 million people Germany
1940s 40.90 million people 71.41 million people 30.51 million people Germany
1950s 43.91 million people 70.55 million people 26.63 million people Germany
1960s 48.46 million people 75.50 million people 27.04 million people Germany
1970s 52.45 million people 78.47 million people 26.02 million people Germany
1980s 55.32 million people 78.26 million people 22.95 million people Germany
1990s 58.06 million people 81.46 million people 23.39 million people Germany
2000s 61.36 million people 81.71 million people 20.35 million people Germany
2010s 64.68 million people 81.99 million people 17.31 million people Germany
2020s 66.54 million people 83.79 million people 17.25 million people Germany
2030s 67.50 million people 81.77 million people 14.27 million people Germany
2040s 68.14 million people 79.58 million people 11.45 million people Germany
2050s 68.08 million people 77.10 million people 9.02 million people Germany
2060s 67.73 million people 74.64 million people 6.91 million people Germany
2070s 67.82 million people 72.92 million people 5.10 million people Germany
2080s 68.21 million people 71.65 million people 3.43 million people Germany
2090s 68.50 million people 71.05 million people 2.56 million people Germany
2100s 68.48 million people 70.90 million people 2.42 million people Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by world region, France or Germany?
Germany, at 70.90 million people against 68.48 million people in France as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by world region between France and Germany?
2.42 million people, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do France and Germany rank globally for population by world region?
France ranks 38th and Germany ranks 36th of 238 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 by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Population by world region
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.