Population estimates and projections in France
France had an estimated population of 66,438,822 on 1 July 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.
France, 2023 (latest estimate)
66,438,822
Change from 2022
+0.2%
Projection for 2030
67,107,691 people
Projection for 2050
68,219,675 people
Projection for 2100
68,484,558 people
Position in 2023
23rd of 216
Population estimates and projections in France over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | France |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 68,484,558 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 68,529,647 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 68,421,883 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 68,237,654 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 68,024,937 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 67,822,261 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 67,678,905 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 67,691,804 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 67,850,295 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 68,067,631 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 68,219,675 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 68,190,955 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 67,938,904 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 67,547,946 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 67,107,691 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 66,650,804 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 66,438,822 people |
| 2022 | 66,277,409 people |
| 2021 | 66,083,548 people |
| 2020 | 65,905,277 people |
| 2019 | 65,729,459 people |
| 2018 | 65,519,543 people |
| 2017 | 65,284,776 people |
| 2016 | 65,086,855 people |
| 2015 | 64,916,336 people |
| 2014 | 64,692,492 people |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2% from 66,277,409 people in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 64,387,734 people, the figure has changed by +3.2%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, France has the 23rd highest value.
More for France
All statistics for France
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
Total fertility rate
1.61p (Provisional) births per woman
2024 · Eurostat
Population aged 65 and over
21.9%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat