France's population is estimated by the United Nations to be 66.4 million in 2021.
The population of France grew at 0.2% in the last year and is ranked the 3rd most populated country in Europe, ahead of Italy.
France last conducted a national census in 2016 and 100% of births in France are recorded. Read more from the World Econcomics Population Data Quality Ratings and see how France compares to other countries around the world and in the Europe region.
France's data is highlighted in the table below, use the filter and sort order options to allow easy comparison with other countries.
Data source: United Nations, Washington D.C., Eurostat, Luxembourg and World Economics Research, London