France

France — Population

France: published figures with a selectable comparison of economies.

68.72 million

+168,684 (+0.2%)

As of 2025 | people

Latest
68.72 million 2025
Previous year
68.55 million 2024
Min
47.41 million 1960
Max
68.72 million 2025

people

YearPopulation
202568.72 million
202468.55 million
202368.37 million
202268.18 million
202167.84 million
202067.60 million
201967.38 million
201867.16 million
201766.92 million
201666.72 million
201566.55 million
201466.31 million
201366.00 million
201265.66 million
201165.34 million
201065.03 million
200964.71 million
200864.38 million
200764.02 million
200663.62 million
200563.18 million
200462.71 million
200362.25 million
200261.81 million
CountryPopulationChangeYear
Euro area358.66 million+1.06 million (+0.3%)2025France68.72 million+168,684 (+0.2%)2025Germany83.49 million-25,344 (0.0%)2025Italy58.92 million-37,048 (-0.1%)2025Spain49.36 million+506,303 (+1.0%)2025United Kingdom69.49 million+206,000 (+0.3%)2025United States341.78 million+1.78 million (+0.5%)2025

What this population series is

Total population (SP.POP.TOTL) as published by the World Bank. It is the denominator behind the per-capita pages. Latest: 68.72 million in 2025.

From 1960 to 2025 (66 years): latest 68.72 million (2025), previous year 68.55 million (2024); low 47.41 million (1960), high 68.72 million (2025).

Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).

Reading this series

Population is a midyear estimate and a denominator for per-capita indicators. The summary shows the latest and previous observations rather than the average population across history. Censuses and revised estimates can change earlier observations.

World Bank: SP.POP.TOTL

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