France vs Somalia: Population by world region
France
68.48 million people
in 2100
Somalia
67.36 million people
in 2100
France rank
38th
Somalia rank
40th
Population by world region over time
- France
- Somalia
How they compare
France currently reports 68.48 million people against 67.36 million people in Somalia, a difference of 1.12 million people.
Across all 318 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
France ranks 38th and Somalia ranks 40th of 238 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 48 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 6.44 million people | 389,200 people | 6.05 million people | France |
| 1100s | 7.67 million people | 467,040 people | 7.20 million people | France |
| 1200s | 10.36 million people | 544,880 people | 9.82 million people | France |
| 1300s | 15.81 million people | 622,720 people | 15.18 million people | France |
| 1400s | 10.93 million people | 700,560 people | 10.23 million people | France |
| 1500s | 14.87 million people | 778,400 people | 14.09 million people | France |
| 1600s | 18.31 million people | 827,050 people | 17.49 million people | France |
| 1700s | 21.99 million people | 875,700 people | 21.12 million people | France |
| 1710s | 22.59 million people | 886,058 people | 21.71 million people | France |
| 1720s | 23.19 million people | 896,416 people | 22.30 million people | France |
| 1730s | 23.79 million people | 906,775 people | 22.89 million people | France |
| 1740s | 24.39 million people | 917,133 people | 23.48 million people | France |
| 1750s | 24.99 million people | 927,491 people | 24.07 million people | France |
| 1760s | 25.57 million people | 937,850 people | 24.63 million people | France |
| 1770s | 26.15 million people | 948,208 people | 25.20 million people | France |
| 1780s | 26.72 million people | 958,566 people | 25.77 million people | France |
| 1790s | 27.30 million people | 968,925 people | 26.33 million people | France |
| 1800s | 29.49 million people | 990,855 people | 28.50 million people | France |
| 1810s | 30.62 million people | 999,772 people | 29.62 million people | France |
| 1820s | 32.17 million people | 1.06 million people | 31.11 million people | France |
| 1830s | 34.01 million people | 1.21 million people | 32.80 million people | France |
| 1840s | 35.55 million people | 1.37 million people | 34.17 million people | France |
| 1850s | 36.72 million people | 1.47 million people | 35.25 million people | France |
| 1860s | 37.65 million people | 1.47 million people | 36.19 million people | France |
| 1870s | 38.44 million people | 1.47 million people | 36.97 million people | France |
| 1880s | 39.09 million people | 1.48 million people | 37.61 million people | France |
| 1890s | 39.76 million people | 1.50 million people | 38.26 million people | France |
| 1900s | 40.24 million people | 1.54 million people | 38.70 million people | France |
| 1910s | 39.46 million people | 1.57 million people | 37.89 million people | France |
| 1920s | 39.42 million people | 1.66 million people | 37.76 million people | France |
| 1930s | 40.52 million people | 1.82 million people | 38.70 million people | France |
| 1940s | 40.90 million people | 2.03 million people | 38.87 million people | France |
| 1950s | 43.91 million people | 2.50 million people | 41.41 million people | France |
| 1960s | 48.46 million people | 3.24 million people | 45.22 million people | France |
| 1970s | 52.45 million people | 4.31 million people | 48.14 million people | France |
| 1980s | 55.32 million people | 6.58 million people | 48.74 million people | France |
| 1990s | 58.06 million people | 7.34 million people | 50.72 million people | France |
| 2000s | 61.36 million people | 10.43 million people | 50.93 million people | France |
| 2010s | 64.68 million people | 13.78 million people | 50.90 million people | France |
| 2020s | 66.54 million people | 19.39 million people | 47.16 million people | France |
| 2030s | 67.50 million people | 25.99 million people | 41.51 million people | France |
| 2040s | 68.14 million people | 33.17 million people | 34.97 million people | France |
| 2050s | 68.08 million people | 40.62 million people | 27.46 million people | France |
| 2060s | 67.73 million people | 48.15 million people | 19.57 million people | France |
| 2070s | 67.82 million people | 54.97 million people | 12.84 million people | France |
| 2080s | 68.21 million people | 60.79 million people | 7.43 million people | France |
| 2090s | 68.50 million people | 65.38 million people | 3.11 million people | France |
| 2100s | 68.48 million people | 67.36 million people | 1.12 million people | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, France or Somalia?
- France, at 68.48 million people against 67.36 million people in Somalia as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between France and Somalia?
- 1.12 million people, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Somalia?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do France and Somalia rank globally for population by world region?
- France ranks 38th and Somalia ranks 40th 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.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.