Population on 1 January in France
France had 68,882,600 people on 1 January 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1991. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
France, 2025
68,882,600p (Provisional)
Change from 2024
+0.3%
European Union, 2025
450,646,971 peopleep (Source flag ep)
Position in 2025
3rd of 40
Population on 1 January in France over time
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People. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | France | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 68,882,600 peoplep (provisional) | 450,646,971 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2024 | 68,669,303 peoplep (provisional) | 449,306,184 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2023 | 68,277,210 peoplep (provisional) | 447,695,350 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2022 | 68,091,703 people | 445,972,024 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2021 | 67,728,568 people | 445,891,011 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2020 | 67,473,651 people | 447,030,024 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2019 | 67,290,471 people | 446,149,924 people |
| 2018 | 67,026,224 peoplep (provisional) | 445,301,376 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2017 | 66,809,816 people | 444,670,605 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2016 | 66,638,391 people | 444,003,268 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2015 | 66,458,153 people | 442,924,865 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2014 | 66,165,980 peopleb (break in time series) | 442,268,078 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2013 | 65,600,350 people | 441,739,930 peopleb (break in time series) |
| 2012 | 65,276,983 peopleb (break in time series) | 440,552,661 peopleb (break in time series) |
| 2011 | 64,978,721 people | 439,942,305 peopleb (break in time series) |
| 2010 | 64,658,856 people | 440,660,421 peopleb (break in time series) |
| 2009 | 64,350,226 people | 440,047,892 people |
| 2008 | 64,007,193 people | 438,725,386 peopleb (break in time series) |
| 2007 | 63,645,065 people | 437,227,496 people |
| 2006 | 63,229,635 people | 435,816,236 people |
| 2005 | 62,772,870 people | 434,416,272 people |
| 2004 | 62,292,241 people | 432,762,039 people |
| 2003 | 61,864,088 people | 431,190,184 people |
| 2002 | 61,424,036 people | 429,723,142 people |
| 2001 | 60,979,315 people | 429,240,746 peopleb (break in time series) |
Flags: b break in time series; be break in time series, estimated; e estimated; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; ep estimated, provisional; p provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3% from 68,669,303 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 66,458,153 people, the figure has changed by +3.6%.
- Among the 40 countries with data for 2025, France has the 3rd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 450,646,971 people.
More for France
All statistics for France
Population
68,720,337 people
2025 · World Bank
Median age of the population
42.8p (Provisional) years
2025 · Eurostat
Immigration
438,626p (Provisional) immigrants
2024 · 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