This statistic shows the total population of France from 2020 to 2024, with projections up until 2030. In 2024, the total population of France amounted to 68.44 million people. See the population of Italy for comparison. France's population Although the total French population has annually increased, population growth has been in a slump from 2006 to 2012. However, the decrease of population growth is seemingly irrelative to births in the country, primarily because France’s fertility rate has remained relatively steady over the past decade, based on information from 2011. Yearly population growth could potentially be attributed to a positive lifestyle in the country and a steady economic growth. France is ranked in the top 30 countries with the highest Human Development Index , also known as HDI, which is determined based on life expectancy at birth, literacy rate, education levels and gross national income per capita. France, in this case, was ranked 12th out of the top 20 countries with the highest life expectancy in 2011. From an economic standpoint, France has remained stable, despite several complications within the European Union. Since the 2008 financial crisis, France’s unemployment rate has increased and has experienced several swings year-to-year up until 2014. However, despite fluctuating unemployment rates, GDP growth has very slightly been on the rise on a yearly basis, ever since experiencing a dramatic drop in 2009. Additionally, the GDP itself has continuously been fluctuating since 2008), after enduring a continuous increase in the years prior.

Graph and download economic data for Population, Total for France (POPTOTFRA647NWDB) from 1960 to 2024 about France and population.

In 2023, the annual population growth in France stood at 0.33 percent. Between 1961 and 2023, the figure dropped by 0.7 percentage points, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory.

France Population: Aged 95 and Over data was reported at 184,686.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 168,789.000 Person for 2016. France Population: Aged 95 and Over data is updated yearly, averaging 117,444.000 Person from Dec 1998 (Median) to 2017, with 20 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 184,686.000 Person in 2017 and a record low of 84,224.000 Person in 1998. France Population: Aged 95 and Over data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.G001: Population .

France Population: Women: Aged 20 to 39 data was reported at 8,074,465.000 Person in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 8,080,532.000 Person for 2016. France Population: Women: Aged 20 to 39 data is updated yearly, averaging 8,439,659.000 Person from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8,852,755.000 Person in 1993 and a record low of 8,073,121.000 Person in 2015. France Population: Women: Aged 20 to 39 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.G001: Population .

Analysis unit

Persons, households, and dwellings

UNITS IDENTIFIED: - Dwellings: yes* - Vacant Units: No - Households: yes - Individuals: yes - Group quarters: yes*

UNIT DESCRIPTIONS: - Dwellings: no - Households: Yes - Group quarters: A collective household is a group of persons that does not live in an ordinary household, but lives in a collective establishment, sharing meal times.

Universe

Residents in France, of any nationality. Does not include French citizens living in other countries, foreign tourists, or people passing through. Reintegrated persons: Persons living in group quarters or without a fixed address but having a usual home elsewhere (i.e., enumerated away from their usual residence). During data processing, most of these people are reintegrated into their usual households, except in the case of persons in psychiatric hospitals and prisons. Legal population refers to de jure population plus population compte a part.

Kind of data

Population and Housing Census [hh/popcen]

Sampling procedure

MICRODATA SOURCE: INSEE (Institut National de la Statisque et des Etudes Economiques)

SAMPLE SIZE (person records): 2487778.

SAMPLE DESIGN: Systematic manual sorting into lots with different sample units according to target population. Lots divide the population into different samples (1/20,1/5,3/4). Reintegrated persons: Persons living in group quarters or without a fixed address but having a usual home elsewhere (i.e., enumerated away from their usual residence). During data processing, most of these people are reintegrated into their usual households, except in the case of persons in psychiatric hospitals and prisons. Legal population refers to de jure population plus population compte a part.

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

Separate forms for buildings, group quarters (collective households), group quarters (compte a part), private households, and boats. Four forms for individuals (living in group quarters and private dwellings; two different forms for people compte a part; living in boats).

Population ages 0-14, total in France was reported at 11308764 Persons in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. France - Population, ages 0-14, total - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

Urban population (% of total population) in France was reported at 82.04 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. France - Urban population (% of total) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

France - Population, aged 15-74 was 48007.70 Thousand in December of 2021, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for France - Population, aged 15-74 - last updated from the EUROSTAT on July of 2025. Historically, France - Population, aged 15-74 reached a record high of 48054.60 Thousand in December of 2020 and a record low of 41598.40 Thousand in December of 1995.

Since 2006, France has seen an increase in the population aged 65 and over, while over the same period, the French population aged 59 and under has stagnated or even decreased for the 20-59 age group. While approximately ** million French people were over 65 in 2006, there were ***** million in 2025.

Population: Metropolitan France data was reported at 65,095.000 Person th in Jul 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 65,072.000 Person th for Jun 2018. Population: Metropolitan France data is updated monthly, averaging 58,074.000 Person th from Jan 1975 (Median) to Jul 2018, with 523 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 65,095.000 Person th in Jul 2018 and a record low of 52,600.000 Person th in Jan 1975. Population: Metropolitan France data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.G001: Population .

France: Population size, in millions: The latest value from 2024 is 68.52 million, an increase from 68.29 million in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 41.28 million, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for France from 1960 to 2024 is 58.84 million. The minimum value, 47.41 million, was reached in 1960 while the maximum of 68.52 million was recorded in 2024.

Graph and download economic data for Infra-Annual Labor Statistics: Working-Age Population Total: From 15 to 24 Years for France (LFWA24TTFRA647S) from 2003 to 2024 about working-age, 15 to 24 years, France, and population.

France Population: Aged 75 to 79 data was reported at 2,145,030.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,141,448.000 Person for 2016. France Population: Aged 75 to 79 data is updated yearly, averaging 2,147,807.000 Person from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,292,174.000 Person in 2009 and a record low of 1,147,849.000 Person in 1994. France Population: Aged 75 to 79 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.G001: Population .

France FR: Population: Total data was reported at 67,118,648.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 66,859,768.000 Person for 2016. France FR: Population: Total data is updated yearly, averaging 58,009,594.000 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 67,118,648.000 Person in 2017 and a record low of 46,814,237.000 Person in 1960. France FR: Population: Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.; ; (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Sum; Relevance to gender indicator: disaggregating the population composition by gender will help a country in projecting its demand for social services on a gender basis.

In 1801 the population of France was estimated to be just under 20 million people, the number of women was 14 million, whereas the number of men was 13.3 million. The gap then widens in 1821 to 0.9 million, which is most likely a result of the Napoleonic Wars, and it then narrows during the rest of the century, shrinking to just 0.04 million in 1866.

Throughout the time shown in the graph the numbers of men and women seem to follow similar trends, however the period between 1911 and 1946 shows how drastically the numbers of men were affected by both World Wars. Between 1911 and 1921 the number of men dropped by 0.8 million, whereas the number of women grew by 0.4 million. The male population does grow again during the interwar years, however both populations drop between 1931 and 1946 due to the Second World War, with the number of males decreasing by just under one million and the number of females by 0.4 million. This graph does not show how many died in France during the wars, as the numbers would also be influenced by the birth and natural death rate, but it does give an insight into the long term affects it had on the population.

From 1946 onwards the population of France does grow steadily, and at a much faster rate than it did in the 19th century. The population grows from just under 40 million in 1946, to 65.7 million in 2020, with 31.2 and 33.2 million men and women respectively. This increase in growth comes as a result of an increased fertility rate as well as an increased rate of migration into the country. While the difference in the number of men and women did decrease after the war, reaching its lowest point of 1.1 million in 1975, the gap has widened again to over two million in 2020.

France Population: Men: Aged 20 to 39 data was reported at 7,883,428.000 Person in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 7,899,084.000 Person for 2016. France Population: Men: Aged 20 to 39 data is updated yearly, averaging 8,347,238.000 Person from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8,835,343.000 Person in 1992 and a record low of 7,317,813.000 Person in 2014. France Population: Men: Aged 20 to 39 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.G001: Population .

France: Population ages 65 and above, percent of total: The latest value from 2023 is 21.75 percent, an increase from 21.38 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 10.17 percent, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for France from 1960 to 2023 is 15.19 percent. The minimum value, 11.51 percent, was reached in 1960 while the maximum of 21.75 percent was recorded in 2023.

France Population: Aged 30 to 34 data was reported at 4,063,185.000 Person in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 4,089,608.000 Person for 2016. France Population: Aged 30 to 34 data is updated yearly, averaging 4,390,288.000 Person from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4,494,490.000 Person in 1995 and a record low of 3,931,027.000 Person in 2009. France Population: Aged 30 to 34 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.G001: Population .

Population, female (% of total population) in France was reported at 51.52 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. France - Population, female (% of total) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.