France vs Italy: Population, total
France
68.72 million
in 2025
Italy
58.92 million
in 2025
France rank
23rd
Italy rank
25th
Population, total over time
- France
- Italy
How they compare
France currently reports 68.72 million against 58.92 million in Italy, a difference of 9.80 million.
That makes France's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.
Globally, France ranks 23rd and Italy ranks 25th of 215 countries.
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About this data
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.