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Population in France

France: Population was 66.44 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
66.44 million people
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
23rd
of 238 countries
All-time high
66.44 million people
in 2023
All-time low
6.44 million people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in France, 1000–2023

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

France recorded 66.44 million people for population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in France peaked at 66.44 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.44 million people, in 1000.

That places France 23rd out of 238 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 241 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 6.44 million people 6.44 million people 6.44 million people 1
1100s 7.67 million people 7.67 million people 7.67 million people 1
1200s 10.36 million people 10.36 million people 10.36 million people 1
1300s 15.81 million people 15.81 million people 15.81 million people 1
1400s 10.93 million people 10.93 million people 10.93 million people 1
1500s 14.87 million people 14.87 million people 14.87 million people 1
1600s 18.31 million people 18.31 million people 18.31 million people 1
1700s 21.99 million people 21.99 million people 21.99 million people 1
1710s 22.59 million people 22.59 million people 22.59 million people 1
1720s 23.19 million people 23.19 million people 23.19 million people 1
1730s 23.79 million people 23.79 million people 23.79 million people 1
1740s 24.39 million people 24.39 million people 24.39 million people 1
1750s 24.99 million people 24.99 million people 24.99 million people 1
1760s 25.57 million people 25.57 million people 25.57 million people 1
1770s 26.15 million people 26.15 million people 26.15 million people 1
1780s 26.72 million people 26.72 million people 26.72 million people 1
1790s 27.30 million people 27.30 million people 27.30 million people 1
1800s 29.49 million people 29.00 million people 29.99 million people 10
1810s 30.62 million people 30.10 million people 31.15 million people 10
1820s 32.17 million people 31.30 million people 33.08 million people 10
1830s 34.01 million people 33.27 million people 34.73 million people 10
1840s 35.55 million people 34.89 million people 36.19 million people 10
1850s 36.72 million people 36.32 million people 37.11 million people 10
1860s 37.65 million people 37.20 million people 38.11 million people 10
1870s 38.44 million people 38.19 million people 38.67 million people 10
1880s 39.09 million people 38.73 million people 39.46 million people 10
1890s 39.76 million people 39.53 million people 39.97 million people 10
1900s 40.24 million people 40.02 million people 40.42 million people 10
1910s 39.46 million people 38.56 million people 40.34 million people 10
1920s 39.42 million people 38.53 million people 40.49 million people 10
1930s 40.52 million people 40.31 million people 40.69 million people 10
1940s 40.90 million people 40.34 million people 41.60 million people 10
1950s 43.91 million people 41.88 million people 45.96 million people 10
1960s 48.46 million people 46.43 million people 50.36 million people 10
1970s 52.45 million people 50.81 million people 53.66 million people 10
1980s 55.32 million people 53.94 million people 56.69 million people 10
1990s 58.06 million people 56.99 million people 59.08 million people 10
2000s 61.36 million people 59.48 million people 63.11 million people 10
2010s 64.68 million people 63.42 million people 65.73 million people 10
2020s 66.18 million people 65.91 million people 66.44 million people 4

Countries ranked near France

  1. 20 Thailand 71.70 million people compare
  2. 21 United Kingdom 68.68 million people compare
  3. 22 Tanzania 66.62 million people compare
  4. 24 South Africa 63.21 million people compare
  5. 25 Italy 59.50 million people compare
  6. 26 Kenya 55.34 million people compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in France?
Population in France was 66.44 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 66.44 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 6.44 million people in 1000.
How does France rank for population?
France ranks 23rd out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this France data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
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, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.