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France

Country

Member state of the United Nations.[1]

Capital
Population
68,720,337 in 2025[3]
Land area
538,950 km²[4]
Total area
643,801 km²[5] land and water
Official language
Currencies
Land borders
Brazil, Germany, Andorra, Monaco, Spain, Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, Switzerland, Suriname[10]
Coast
Yes[10]
Continent
Official name
  • République française[11]

Parts of France

Loading 18 places.

Through time

Population over time[3]
1960202568.7M

47,412,964 in 1960, 68,720,337 in 2025

Show as a table
YearPopulation
196047,412,964
196147,905,982
196248,389,516
196348,877,567
196449,401,492
196549,877,725
196650,311,637
196750,722,791
196851,112,980
196951,536,014
197052,007,169
197152,499,553
197252,962,356
197353,392,161
197453,746,571
197554,002,853
197654,232,383
197754,486,467
197854,734,030
197954,979,851
198055,274,184
198155,603,353
198255,806,789
198356,108,330
198456,383,085
198556,665,619
198656,956,002
198757,266,167
198857,598,186
198957,943,062
199058,261,012
199158,554,242
199258,846,584
199359,103,094
199459,324,863
199559,541,294
199659,754,504
199759,968,066
199860,190,684
199960,501,986
200060,918,661
200161,364,377
200261,812,142
200362,249,855
200462,707,588
200563,180,854
200663,622,342
200764,016,890
200864,375,116
200964,706,436
201065,026,211
201165,340,830
201265,657,659
201365,997,932
201466,312,067
201566,548,272
201666,724,104
201766,918,020
201867,158,348
201967,382,061
202067,601,110
202167,842,811
202268,184,457
202368,372,286
202468,551,653
202568,720,337

Earlier capitals

  1. 1682 to 5 October 1789 Versailles[12]
  2. 1871 to 1879 Versailles[13]
  3. 1940 to 1942 Brazzaville[14]
  4. June 1940 to 1942 London[15]
  5. 10 June 1940 to 13 June 1940 Tours[16]
  6. 14 June 1940 to 28 June 1940 Bordeaux[17]
  7. July 1940 to 20 August 1944 Vichy[18]
  8. 1942 to 1944 Algiers[19]
  9. June 1944 to September 1944 Bayeux[20]

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Codes

ISO alpha-2
FR[21]
ISO alpha-3
FRA[22]
ISO numeric
250[23]

Changes to this page's data

No changes recorded since the dataset of 5 November 2026.

Sources

  1. United Nations: Member States (checked 2026-11-05) Published directly by the source.
  2. Wikidata: France (Q142), capital: Paris (revision 2564285160) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  3. World Bank, World Development Indicators: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL) (2026-10-08) Published directly by the source.
  4. World Bank, World Development Indicators: Land area (sq. km) (AG.LND.TOTL.K2) (2026-10-08) Published directly by the source.
  5. Wikidata: France (Q142), area (revision 2564285160) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  6. Wikidata: France (Q142), official language: French (revision 2564285160) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
    • Cites: article 2 of the French Constitution of the Fifth Republic
    • Cites: French constitutional law of 25 June 1992
  7. Wikidata: France (Q142), currency: euro (revision 2564285160) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  8. Wikidata: France (Q142), currency: CFP Franc (revision 2564285160) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  9. Wikidata: France (Q142), continent: Europe (revision 2564285160) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  10. Natural Earth: Admin 0 countries, 1:50m (revision v5.1.2) Published directly by the source.
  11. Wikidata: France (Q142), official name (revision 2564285160) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  12. Wikidata: France (Q142), capital: Versailles (revision 2564285160) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  13. Wikidata: France (Q142), capital: Versailles (revision 2564285160) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  14. Wikidata: France (Q142), capital: Brazzaville (revision 2564285160) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  15. Wikidata: France (Q142), capital: London (revision 2564285160) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  16. Wikidata: France (Q142), capital: Tours (revision 2564285160) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  17. Wikidata: France (Q142), capital: Bordeaux (revision 2564285160) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  18. Wikidata: France (Q142), capital: Vichy (revision 2564285160) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  19. Wikidata: France (Q142), capital: Algiers (revision 2564285160) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  20. Wikidata: France (Q142), capital: Bayeux (revision 2564285160) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  21. Wikidata: France (Q142), ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code (revision 2564285160) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  22. Wikidata: France (Q142), ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code (revision 2564285160) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  23. Wikidata: France (Q142), ISO 3166-1 numeric code (revision 2564285160) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.

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