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Population in France

Population in France was 68.88 million in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.3% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

2025, persons68,882,600 Provisional
Change on 2024+0.3%
Rank2nd of 27EU countries ranked
Series high68,882,6002025
Series low60,545,0222000

Population in France, 2000 to 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

60M62M64M66M68M70M20002004200820122016202020252000: 60,545,022 persons2001: 60,979,315 persons2002: 61,424,036 persons2003: 61,864,088 persons2004: 62,292,241 persons2005: 62,772,870 persons2006: 63,229,635 persons2007: 63,645,065 persons2008: 64,007,193 persons2009: 64,350,226 persons2010: 64,658,856 persons2011: 64,978,721 persons2012: 65,276,983 persons2013: 65,600,350 persons2014: 66,165,980 persons2015: 66,458,153 persons2016: 66,638,391 persons2017: 66,809,816 persons2018: 67,026,224 persons2019: 67,290,471 persons2020: 67,473,651 persons2021: 67,728,568 persons2022: 68,091,703 persons2023: 68,277,210 persons2024: 68,669,303 persons2025: 68,882,600 persons
persons. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-07, published 2026-08-28.
All 26 values
Periodpersons
202568,882,600 Provisional
202468,669,303 Provisional
202368,277,210 Provisional
202268,091,703
202167,728,568
202067,473,651
201967,290,471
201867,026,224
201766,809,816
201666,638,391
201566,458,153
201466,165,980
201365,600,350
201265,276,983
201164,978,721
201064,658,856
200964,350,226
200864,007,193
200763,645,065
200663,229,635
200562,772,870
200462,292,241
200361,864,088
200261,424,036
200160,979,315
200060,545,022

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2025
France68,882,600
European Union (27)450,646,971

Rankings

Definition

Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

For Denmark, Statistics Denmark counts the registered resident population on 1 January. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are excluded. The annual series selects the first-quarter reference date from FOLK1A. The World Bank series exists for every country, so use it (through compare) to rank countries on one basis.

How to cite

Eurostat. Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanaggr3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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What is the population in France?

Population in France was 68.88 million in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.3% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-07.

What was the highest population in France?

68.88 million in 2025, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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