Population growth in France
The population of France changed by 0.25% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1961.
France, 2025
0.25%
Change from 2024
−0.02percentage points
European Union, 2025
0.20%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
0.25%
Position in 2025
158th of 217
Population growth in France over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | France | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.25% | 0.20% |
| 2024 | 0.26% | 0.30% |
| 2023 | 0.28% | 0.38% |
| 2022 | 0.50% | 0.22% |
| 2021 | 0.36% | -0.14% |
| 2020 | 0.32% | -0.01% |
| 2019 | 0.33% | 0.19% |
| 2018 | 0.36% | 0.17% |
| 2017 | 0.29% | 0.14% |
| 2016 | 0.26% | 0.20% |
| 2015 | 0.36% | 0.20% |
| 2014 | 0.47% | 0.11% |
| 2013 | 0.52% | 0.08% |
| 2012 | 0.48% | 0.15% |
| 2011 | 0.48% | -0.15% |
| 2010 | 0.49% | 0.16% |
| 2009 | 0.51% | 0.25% |
| 2008 | 0.56% | 0.34% |
| 2007 | 0.62% | 0.35% |
| 2006 | 0.70% | 0.34% |
| 2005 | 0.75% | 0.37% |
| 2004 | 0.73% | 0.39% |
| 2003 | 0.71% | 0.37% |
| 2002 | 0.73% | 0.24% |
| 2001 | 0.73% | 0.13% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.02 percentage points from 0.26% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 0.36%, the figure has changed by −0.11 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, France has the 158th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 0.20%.
More for France
All statistics for France
Population
68,720,337 people
2025 · World Bank
Net migration
91,737 people
2025 · World Bank
Population on 1 January
68,882,600p (Provisional) people
2025 · Eurostat
Population by age and sex
68,882,600p (Provisional) people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude birth rate
9.3p (Provisional) per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude death rate
9.4p (Provisional) per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat