France Population

France Population: 67,848,156

Map of France with world location, topography, capital city, and nearby major cities.
France populated areas in red, dark red higher.
France Projected Population 2020 - 2050
YearPopulationWorld RankDensity SQ/KMDensity Rank
202067,848,15621105.9106
202568,860,29221107.5105
203069,603,21022108.7109
203570,050,14021109.4111
204070,153,16723109.5113
204569,935,31426109.2115
205069,484,48127108.5116

France Estimated Population 1950 - 2015
YearPopulationWorld RankDensity SQ/KMDensity Rank
195042,539,2871266.474
195544,242,1641369.177
196046,611,5741372.879
196549,833,3281377.881
197051,954,8911581.184
197553,997,7891584.387
198055,163,1671586.188
198556,560,9721688.392
199058,255,4731591.098
199559,823,0351793.4101
200061,255,3632095.6102
200563,059,7422098.5102
201064,940,83321101.4104
201566,553,76621103.9104

France ranks #2 in the world for population, between Thailand and the United Kingdom. The most populated French city, and one of the world's great megacities, is Paris with over 12 million residents in the metro area. The next of the top ten cities of France include, in order of population, are Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse, Nice, Nantes, Montpellier, Strasbourg, Bordeaux, and Lille. The average life expectancy for the people of France is very high, at 82 years. France is expected to add another 3 million people in the next 20 years, after which the population will slowly decline.

Population data is from US Census - International Database.

Population grid data displayed on map is from: Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2018. Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Count Adjusted to Match 2015 Revision of UN WPP Country Totals, Revision 11. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). Accessed 02 11 2020.

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