France vs Japan

France vs Japan: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: 0.17% a year in France and -0.48% a year in Japan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in France, by 0.66 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

France vs Japan: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: 0.17% a year in France and -0.48% a year in Japan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in France, by 0.66 percentage points.
FranceJapanUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • France has been higher since 1995, when it overtook Japan.
  • In 2023, France ranked 163 and Japan ranked 205 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts France at -0.03% a year and Japan at -0.5% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearFranceJapanWorld
20230.17-0.480.87
20220.31-0.520.88
20210.27-0.570.8
20200.27-0.430.9
20190.27-0.21.03
20180.37-0.141.07
20170.34-0.11.13
20160.26-0.051.17
20150.26-0.131.18
20140.43-0.21.22
20130.52-0.171.23
20120.51-0.151.27
20110.51-0.111.26
20100.49-0.031.27
20090.490.021.28
20080.540.041.28
20070.570.061.28
20060.660.081.28
20050.710.051.27
20040.750.11.28
20030.670.131.29
20020.70.171.3
20010.710.191.33
20000.710.181.35
19990.640.181.35
19980.390.221.37
19970.320.231.39
19960.320.231.42
19950.330.251.45
19940.340.371.47
19930.350.351.52
19920.50.381.57
19910.480.411.63
19900.50.381.76
19890.570.351.78
19880.570.411.79
19870.540.461.84
19860.510.491.83
19850.510.391.8
19840.540.351.8
19830.510.381.78
19820.620.41.86
19810.590.431.82
19800.570.641.8
19790.470.781.79
19780.40.841.74
19770.480.891.75
19760.420.971.78
19750.391.11.8
19740.531.231.88
19730.781.281.94
19720.831.221.97
19710.921.151.97
19700.961.162.06
19690.851.172.06
19680.781.192.09
19670.721.262
19660.870.842.04
19650.821.082.09
19641.050.962.16
19631.030.912.28
19620.920.882.11
19611.020.881.67
19600.970.811.58
19591.040.811.73
19581.020.822
195710.742.07
195610.91.98
19551.041.082.01
19541.051.141.99
19531.021.251.9
19521.061.41.94
19511.041.51.75
19501.111.731.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearFranceJapanWorld
20240.16-0.01–0.33-0.51-0.69–-0.340.86
20250.15-0.07–0.37-0.54-0.77–-0.30.84
20260.14-0.13–0.42-0.56-0.83–-0.290.83
20270.14-0.15–0.45-0.58-0.88–-0.260.81
20280.13-0.18–0.44-0.59-0.9–-0.260.8
20290.14-0.21–0.47-0.6-0.93–-0.230.78
20300.13-0.25–0.48-0.61-0.97–-0.250.76
20310.13-0.3–0.5-0.62-1–-0.230.75
20320.13-0.28–0.53-0.63-1.03–-0.250.73
20330.13-0.29–0.58-0.63-1.03–-0.240.72
20340.13-0.3–0.58-0.64-1.06–-0.210.7
20350.13-0.33–0.59-0.65-1.11–-0.210.69
20360.13-0.37–0.61-0.65-1.1–-0.220.67
20370.13-0.39–0.62-0.65-1.12–-0.210.65
20380.11-0.44–0.6-0.65-1.11–-0.180.64
20390.1-0.46–0.62-0.65-1.12–-0.180.62
20400.09-0.49–0.61-0.66-1.14–-0.160.61
20410.09-0.5–0.61-0.66-1.15–-0.160.59
20420.09-0.52–0.63-0.65-1.14–-0.140.57
20430.07-0.57–0.59-0.65-1.14–-0.130.56
20440.06-0.57–0.6-0.65-1.15–-0.140.54
20450.04-0.62–0.59-0.65-1.17–-0.130.52
20460.03-0.64–0.58-0.65-1.18–-0.130.5
20470.02-0.66–0.58-0.64-1.22–-0.120.48
20480-0.66–0.6-0.64-1.19–-0.10.46
2049-0.01-0.71–0.59-0.64-1.22–-0.10.44
2050-0.02-0.73–0.57-0.64-1.2–-0.120.42
2051-0.04-0.76–0.57-0.64-1.23–-0.120.4
2052-0.04-0.78–0.59-0.65-1.26–-0.130.38
2053-0.05-0.82–0.58-0.66-1.29–-0.110.36
2054-0.06-0.81–0.59-0.68-1.28–-0.10.34
2055-0.07-0.89–0.57-0.68-1.34–-0.120.33
2056-0.06-0.85–0.57-0.7-1.37–-0.10.31
2057-0.07-0.87–0.59-0.72-1.42–-0.110.3
2058-0.06-0.88–0.59-0.73-1.44–-0.10.28
2059-0.07-0.88–0.59-0.75-1.45–-0.140.27
2060-0.06-0.86–0.59-0.76-1.5–-0.130.25
2061-0.06-0.87–0.65-0.77-1.5–-0.110.24
2062-0.06-0.95–0.65-0.78-1.55–-0.130.23
2063-0.04-0.92–0.63-0.79-1.57–-0.110.22
2064-0.04-0.94–0.68-0.8-1.58–-0.120.21
2065-0.03-0.97–0.67-0.81-1.63–-0.130.2
2066-0.01-0.91–0.75-0.81-1.65–-0.140.19
2067-0.01-0.92–0.73-0.8-1.62–-0.120.18
2068-0-0.95–0.74-0.81-1.61–-0.070.17
20690.01-0.93–0.77-0.8-1.63–-0.040.16
20700.02-0.93–0.77-0.79-1.67–-0.040.15
20710.04-0.93–0.77-0.76-1.64–-0.020.14
20720.04-0.91–0.79-0.75-1.62–-00.13
20730.05-0.92–0.79-0.73-1.61–0.020.12
20740.05-0.95–0.81-0.7-1.6–0.070.1
20750.06-0.92–0.81-0.67-1.6–0.10.09
20760.06-0.94–0.82-0.64-1.56–0.150.08
20770.06-0.95–0.8-0.62-1.52–0.180.07
20780.06-0.99–0.83-0.6-1.54–0.190.06
20790.06-0.98–0.8-0.57-1.55–0.20.05
20800.06-1–0.82-0.56-1.5–0.230.04
20810.06-1.03–0.83-0.53-1.48–0.260.03
20820.06-1.05–0.83-0.52-1.49–0.280.02
20830.07-1.04–0.86-0.51-1.48–0.270.01
20840.06-1.04–0.85-0.5-1.5–0.27-0
20850.05-1.04–0.83-0.49-1.51–0.29-0.01
20860.06-1.09–0.86-0.48-1.53–0.29-0.02
20870.06-1.14–0.84-0.47-1.54–0.29-0.03
20880.06-1.15–0.83-0.47-1.54–0.3-0.04
20890.05-1.18–0.84-0.47-1.54–0.32-0.05
20900.05-1.24–0.83-0.47-1.55–0.31-0.05
20910.04-1.2–0.85-0.47-1.57–0.34-0.06
20920.03-1.2–0.83-0.48-1.61–0.33-0.07
20930.04-1.19–0.85-0.48-1.62–0.35-0.07
20940.02-1.21–0.86-0.47-1.67–0.36-0.08
20950.01-1.24–0.85-0.48-1.7–0.38-0.09
2096-0.01-1.29–0.84-0.49-1.71–0.4-0.1
2097-0.01-1.23–0.84-0.48-1.74–0.42-0.11
2098-0.01-1.3–0.86-0.49-1.72–0.42-0.11
2099-0.02-1.34–0.84-0.5-1.77–0.39-0.12
2100-0.03-1.36–0.85-0.5-1.76–0.41-0.13

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Good to know

  • How fast the population grew or shrank in a year: births minus deaths, plus people moving in minus people moving out.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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