How many people live in France right now?
Right now, according to UN estimates
66,775,469
| Today | In 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| Births | · | · |
| Deaths | · | · |
| Net migration | · | · |
| Growth | · | · |
2026 figures
- Rank by population
- 23 of 237
- Share of world population
- 0.80%
- Median age
- 42.5 years
- Children per woman
- 1.64
- Life expectancy
- 83.7 years
- People per km²
- 121
According to UN estimates, about 66.8 million people live in France right now. It ranks 23rd out of 237 countries and territories by population, between the United Kingdom and South Africa, and it is home to one in every 125 people on the planet.
Every day, about 1,700 people are born there and about 1,700 die. More people arrive than leave: net migration adds about 88,500 people a year. Overall, the population grows by about 250 people a day (0.14% a year).
In 1950, about 41.9 million people lived there. Since then, the population has grown by 59%. The UN expects it to peak around 2095, at about 68.5 million, and then begin to fall. By 2050 it is projected to have about 68.2 million people (2% more than today), and by 2100 about 68.5 million.
Half of its people are younger than 43 (worldwide, 31). Women have an average of 1.64 children each, below the 2.1 needed for each generation to replace the one before, and life expectancy at birth is 84 years (worldwide, 74). There are 121 people per square kilometer.
UN estimates up to today and projections (medium variant) from today onward.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the population of France in 2026?
- France has about 66.8 million people right now, according to the UN's World Population Prospects 2024. On July 1, 2026, there were 66,746,401.
- How many people are born each day in France?
- About 1,700 a day (634,000 a year). About 1,700 people die each day (631,000 a year).
- Is the population of France growing?
- Yes: it grows by 0.14% a year, or about 91,400 people.
- What will the population of France be in 2050?
- According to the UN projection (medium variant), about 68.2 million, with a peak around 2095 at about 68.5 million.
- Why doesn't this figure match the country's official statistics?
- The UN estimates the population of every country with the same method, based on censuses, surveys and registers, and projects it year by year. Each national statistics office uses its own censuses and registers, which may be more up to date or count foreign residents differently. That is why the figures can differ slightly.
Countries with a similar population
- Tanzania 73,203,818
- Thailand 71,536,984
- United Kingdom 70,045,945
- South Africa 65,670,724
- Italy 58,850,910
- Kenya 58,985,363
More countries in Europe
- Russia 143,283,456
- Germany 83,580,397
- United Kingdom 70,045,945
- Italy 58,850,910
- Spain 47,835,426
- Ukraine 39,443,605
- Poland 37,796,218
- Romania 18,766,014
- Netherlands 18,476,981
- Belgium 11,779,072
- Sweden 10,713,758
- Czechia 10,520,788
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Where these figures come from
The figures are estimates from the United Nations Population Division, published in World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant): the reference used by international organizations and by most population counters. The UN estimates how many people there are on July 1 of each year and how many are born, die and migrate; between one date and the next, this counter spreads the change continuously, second by second.
It is not a real-time headcount: nobody can count every person in a country at once. It is the best available estimate, and it may differ slightly from the figures of each country's statistics office, which use their own censuses and population registers.