France vs United Kingdom
United Kingdom has about the same population as France: 69,487,000 vs 68,720,337, a gap of 766,663. United Kingdom is growing faster (+0.30% vs +0.25% a year), adding about 206,306 people a year against +168,891. France is the older society: 22.5% aged 65+ against 19.7% in United Kingdom, while United Kingdom has more children (17.0% under 15 vs 16.2%). United Kingdom is 2.2× as densely populated (283.2 vs 126.9 people per km²). People in France live 1.6 years longer on average (83.0 vs 81.4).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (France) and 2025 (United Kingdom); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
France vs United Kingdom — side by side
 France |  United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 68,720,3372025 | 69,487,0002025 |
| Growth rate / yr | +0.25%2025 | +0.30%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 9.72024 | 9.92024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 9.42024 | 9.72024 |
| Children per woman | 1.612024 | 1.552024 |
| Life expectancy | 83.0 yrs2024 | 81.4 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 16.2%2025 | 17.0%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 22.5%2025 | 19.7%2025 |
| Density | 126.9 /km²2023 | 283.2 /km²2023 |
| Area | 606,410 km²2023 | 243,610 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 78.8%2025 | 83.3%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | +91,7372025 | +389,9112025 |
| GDP per capita | $48,9862025 | $57,6022025 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #23 | #22 |
| Base / world population (World Bank 2025) | 0.84% | 0.85% |
Highlighted cell = the higher value (not "better"). Small print under each value is its own data year. Source: World Bank; country/territory population bases may have different years. These are not live counts.
Population since 1960
World Bank population history (not the separate UN WPP timeline). France: 1.4× from 1960 to 2025; United Kingdom: 1.3× from 1960 to 2025. Left: absolute population. Right: each series indexed to its own first available year = 100; baseline years may differ.
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