Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national in Metropolitan France

Metropolitan France: Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national was 63.54 million in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
63.54 million
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
8th
of 61 countries
All-time high
63.54 million
in 2012
All-time low
45.68 million
in 1960
Years of data
53
1960–2012

Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national in Metropolitan France, 1960–2012

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Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national in Metropolitan France is 63.54 million, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national in Metropolitan France peaked at 63.54 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 45.68 million, in 1960.

That places Metropolitan France 8th out of 61 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.

Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national in Metropolitan France, year by year

Annual values for Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level in Metropolitan France, 1960 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1960 45.68 million
1961 46.16 million +1.0%
1962 47.00 million +1.8%
1963 47.82 million +1.7%
1964 48.31 million +1.0%
1965 48.76 million +0.9%
1966 49.16 million +0.8%
1967 49.55 million +0.8%
1968 49.92 million +0.7%
1969 50.32 million +0.8%
1970 50.77 million +0.9%
1971 51.25 million +0.9%
1972 51.70 million +0.9%
1973 52.12 million +0.8%
1974 52.46 million +0.7%
1975 52.70 million +0.5%
1976 52.91 million +0.4%
1977 53.15 million +0.4%
1978 53.38 million +0.4%
1979 53.61 million +0.4%
1980 53.88 million +0.5%
1981 54.18 million +0.6%
1982 54.49 million +0.6%
1983 54.77 million +0.5%
1984 55.03 million +0.5%
1985 55.28 million +0.5%
1986 55.55 million +0.5%
1987 55.82 million +0.5%
1988 56.12 million +0.5%
1989 56.42 million +0.5%
1990 56.71 million +0.5%
1991 56.98 million +0.5%
1992 57.24 million +0.5%
1993 57.47 million +0.4%
1994 57.66 million +0.3%
1995 57.84 million +0.3%
1996 58.03 million +0.3%
1997 58.21 million +0.3%
1998 58.40 million +0.3%
1999 58.68 million +0.5%
2000 59.06 million +0.7%
2001 59.48 million +0.7%
2002 59.89 million +0.7%
2003 60.30 million +0.7%
2004 60.73 million +0.7%
2005 61.18 million +0.7%
2006 61.60 million +0.7%
2007 61.97 million +0.6%
2008 62.30 million +0.5%
2009 62.62 million +0.5%
2010 62.92 million +0.5%
2011 63.22 million +0.5%
2012 63.54 million +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 48.27 million 45.68 million 50.32 million 10
1970s 52.40 million 50.77 million 53.61 million 10
1980s 55.15 million 53.88 million 56.42 million 10
1990s 57.72 million 56.71 million 58.68 million 10
2000s 60.91 million 59.06 million 62.62 million 10
2010s 63.23 million 62.92 million 63.54 million 3

Countries ranked near Metropolitan France

  1. 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 69.47 million compare
  2. 5 United Kingdom 69.47 million compare
  3. 7 France 69.00 million compare
  4. 9 Italy 58.94 million compare
  5. 10 Spain 49.36 million compare
  6. 11 Ukraine 41.58 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national in Metropolitan France?
Population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national in Metropolitan France was 63.54 million in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national recorded in Metropolitan France?
The highest recorded value was 63.54 million in 2012.
What is the lowest population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national recorded in Metropolitan France?
The lowest recorded value was 45.68 million in 1960.
How does Metropolitan France rank for population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national?
Metropolitan France ranks 8th out of 61 countries with data for 2012.
Is population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national rising or falling in Metropolitan France?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Metropolitan France data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level
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71 places, 3,850 data points, 1960–2025
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