France vs United Kingdom: Population, total

France

68.72 million

in 2025

United Kingdom

69.49 million

in 2025

France rank

23rd

United Kingdom rank

22nd

Population, total over time

France
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 69.49 million against 68.72 million in France, a difference of 766,700.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Globally, France ranks 23rd and United Kingdom ranks 22nd of 215 countries.

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Population, total in France
Population, total in United Kingdom
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Population, total
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.