France vs South Korea

France vs South Korea: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: 0.17% a year in France and -0.04% a year in South Korea, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in France, by 0.21 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

France vs South Korea: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: 0.17% a year in France and -0.04% a year in South Korea, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in France, by 0.21 percentage points.
FranceSouth KoreaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • France has been higher since 2017, when it overtook South Korea.
  • In 2023, France ranked 163 and South Korea ranked 181 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts France at -0.03% a year and South Korea at -1.45% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearFranceSouth KoreaWorld
20230.17-0.040.87
20220.31-0.090.88
20210.27-0.170.8
20200.270.130.9
20190.270.221.03
20180.370.271.07
20170.340.331.13
20160.260.41.17
20150.260.831.18
20140.430.931.22
20130.520.941.23
20120.510.961.27
20110.510.961.26
20100.490.511.27
20090.490.411.28
20080.540.381.28
20070.570.361.28
20060.660.351.28
20050.710.291.27
20040.750.351.28
20030.670.421.29
20020.70.491.3
20010.710.591.33
20000.710.591.35
19990.640.551.35
19980.390.611.37
19970.320.651.39
19960.320.681.42
19950.330.511.45
19940.340.541.47
19930.350.541.52
19920.50.51.57
19910.480.461.63
19900.51.161.76
19890.571.381.78
19880.571.41.79
19870.541.421.84
19860.511.461.83
19850.511.291.8
19840.541.41.8
19830.511.561.78
19820.621.691.86
19810.591.731.82
19800.571.121.8
19790.471.151.79
19780.41.141.74
19770.481.231.75
19760.421.311.78
19750.391.491.8
19740.531.821.88
19730.781.971.94
19720.832.051.97
19710.922.11.97
19700.962.152.06
19690.852.132.06
19680.782.172.09
19670.722.242
19660.872.062.04
19650.821.732.09
19641.051.992.16
19631.032.232.28
19620.922.342.11
19611.022.491.67
19600.973.091.58
19591.043.271.73
19581.023.362
195713.42.07
195613.361.98
19551.043.32.01
19541.053.221.99
19531.022.851.9
19521.062.471.94
19511.041.121.75
19501.1101.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearFranceSouth KoreaWorld
20240.16-0.01–0.33-0.08-0.43–0.260.86
20250.15-0.07–0.37-0.12-0.58–0.350.84
20260.14-0.13–0.42-0.14-0.69–0.420.83
20270.14-0.15–0.45-0.18-0.8–0.490.81
20280.13-0.18–0.44-0.2-0.91–0.530.8
20290.14-0.21–0.47-0.23-0.95–0.490.78
20300.13-0.25–0.48-0.26-1.07–0.490.76
20310.13-0.3–0.5-0.29-1.13–0.470.75
20320.13-0.28–0.53-0.33-1.19–0.550.73
20330.13-0.29–0.58-0.37-1.25–0.510.72
20340.13-0.3–0.58-0.41-1.29–0.510.7
20350.13-0.33–0.59-0.45-1.37–0.480.69
20360.13-0.37–0.61-0.49-1.48–0.520.67
20370.13-0.39–0.62-0.53-1.52–0.470.65
20380.11-0.44–0.6-0.57-1.56–0.460.64
20390.1-0.46–0.62-0.6-1.65–0.330.62
20400.09-0.49–0.61-0.63-1.66–0.420.61
20410.09-0.5–0.61-0.67-1.72–0.390.59
20420.09-0.52–0.63-0.69-1.77–0.410.57
20430.07-0.57–0.59-0.72-1.82–0.390.56
20440.06-0.57–0.6-0.77-1.91–0.350.54
20450.04-0.62–0.59-0.8-1.96–0.390.52
20460.03-0.64–0.58-0.83-2.09–0.340.5
20470.02-0.66–0.58-0.88-2.14–0.30.48
20480-0.66–0.6-0.93-2.15–0.30.46
2049-0.01-0.71–0.59-0.98-2.19–0.280.44
2050-0.02-0.73–0.57-1.02-2.28–0.270.42
2051-0.04-0.76–0.57-1.08-2.37–0.20.4
2052-0.04-0.78–0.59-1.14-2.4–0.190.38
2053-0.05-0.82–0.58-1.17-2.48–0.20.36
2054-0.06-0.81–0.59-1.2-2.52–0.190.34
2055-0.07-0.89–0.57-1.25-2.55–0.210.33
2056-0.06-0.85–0.57-1.29-2.56–0.170.31
2057-0.07-0.87–0.59-1.34-2.68–0.210.3
2058-0.06-0.88–0.59-1.38-2.81–0.190.28
2059-0.07-0.88–0.59-1.39-2.88–0.130.27
2060-0.06-0.86–0.59-1.42-2.89–0.160.25
2061-0.06-0.87–0.65-1.42-2.91–0.150.24
2062-0.06-0.95–0.65-1.44-2.98–0.160.23
2063-0.04-0.92–0.63-1.45-3.02–0.120.22
2064-0.04-0.94–0.68-1.46-3.09–0.210.21
2065-0.03-0.97–0.67-1.46-3.06–0.220.2
2066-0.01-0.91–0.75-1.46-3.11–0.230.19
2067-0.01-0.92–0.73-1.47-3.14–0.220.18
2068-0-0.95–0.74-1.47-3.13–0.260.17
20690.01-0.93–0.77-1.49-3.26–0.210.16
20700.02-0.93–0.77-1.5-3.32–0.250.15
20710.04-0.93–0.77-1.5-3.34–0.150.14
20720.04-0.91–0.79-1.5-3.35–0.210.13
20730.05-0.92–0.79-1.49-3.35–0.250.12
20740.05-0.95–0.81-1.49-3.45–0.320.1
20750.06-0.92–0.81-1.49-3.44–0.340.09
20760.06-0.94–0.82-1.49-3.5–0.340.08
20770.06-0.95–0.8-1.5-3.53–0.410.07
20780.06-0.99–0.83-1.5-3.55–0.450.06
20790.06-0.98–0.8-1.49-3.57–0.470.05
20800.06-1–0.82-1.5-3.73–0.460.04
20810.06-1.03–0.83-1.52-3.81–0.540.03
20820.06-1.05–0.83-1.51-3.79–0.50.02
20830.07-1.04–0.86-1.52-3.87–0.510.01
20840.06-1.04–0.85-1.52-3.88–0.5-0
20850.05-1.04–0.83-1.53-4–0.59-0.01
20860.06-1.09–0.86-1.54-4.09–0.59-0.02
20870.06-1.14–0.84-1.56-4.22–0.59-0.03
20880.06-1.15–0.83-1.56-4.21–0.56-0.04
20890.05-1.18–0.84-1.57-4.35–0.59-0.05
20900.05-1.24–0.83-1.57-4.47–0.6-0.05
20910.04-1.2–0.85-1.57-4.49–0.69-0.06
20920.03-1.2–0.83-1.57-4.63–0.65-0.07
20930.04-1.19–0.85-1.56-4.73–0.7-0.07
20940.02-1.21–0.86-1.55-4.77–0.64-0.08
20950.01-1.24–0.85-1.54-4.87–0.7-0.09
2096-0.01-1.29–0.84-1.51-4.85–0.71-0.1
2097-0.01-1.23–0.84-1.49-4.79–0.63-0.11
2098-0.01-1.3–0.86-1.48-4.92–0.72-0.11
2099-0.02-1.34–0.84-1.46-4.94–0.77-0.12
2100-0.03-1.36–0.85-1.45-5.06–0.8-0.13

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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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