France
Population 2026
66,746,398
Overview
- Yearly change
- +0.14%
- Density
- 124 per km²
- Land area
- 538,950 km²
- Capital
- Paris
- Currency
- Euro (EUR)
- Official languages
- FR-FR, FRP, BR, CO
- Urban population
- 78.8%
- Continent
- EU
Demographics
- Births
- 633,9722026
- Deaths
- 631,1082026
- Birth rate
- 9.7per 1,000
- Death rate
- 9.4per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 1.61
- Life expectancy
- 83.0At birth, years
- Median age
- 42.5
- Net migration
- 91,737
Age distribution
- 0–1416.2%
- 15–6461.2%
- 65+22.5%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $3.4T
- GDP per capita
- $49.0K
- GDP growth
- +0.8%
- Inflation
- 0.9%
- Unemployment
- 7.5%
- Exports
- $1.1T
- Imports
- $1.1T
- Tourism receipts
- 4.8%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture1.4%
- Industry16.8%
- Manufacturing9.5%
- Services70.9%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture2.3%
- Industry19.3%
- Services78.3%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ParisÎle-de-France | 2,138,5512026 |
| 2 | MarseilleProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 877,2152026 |
| 3 | LyonAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 520,7742025 |
| 4 | ToulouseOccitanie | 511,6842025 |
| 5 | NiceProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 342,6692026 |
| 6 | NantesPays de la Loire | 325,0702025 |
| 7 | Marne La ValléeÎle-de-France | 318,3252026 |
| 8 | StrasbourgGrand Est | 274,8452025 |
| 9 | BordeauxNew Aquitaine | 265,3282025 |
| 10 | MontpellierOccitanie | 248,2522026 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 66,746,398 | 634K | 631K |
| 2020 | 65,905,273 | 696K | 665K |
| 2010 | 63,417,366 | 805K | 547K |
| 2000 | 59,483,716 | 781K | 534K |
| 1990 | 56,990,239 | 771K | 528K |
| 1980 | 53,941,061 | 802K | 548K |
| 1970 | 50,813,071 | 849K | 542K |
| 1960 | 46,428,136 | 832K | 523K |
| 1950 | 41,883,122 | 866K | 534K |