Population forecast · World Bank data
France population forecast
Population, total
Latest · 2025
68.72M
The population of France is forecast at 68.94M in 12 months (2026), with an 80% range of 68.38M to 69.49M. The latest World Bank figure is 68.72M for 2025.
In 24 months (2027) and 36 months (2028) the model projects 68.95M and 69.18M (+0.7% versus 2025).
Display-only line. World Bank data is annual: the forecasts are the yearly points marked on the chart. The monthly line between them is a straight-line interpolation for display, not a monthly forecast.
- 6 monthsinterpolated · display only
- 68.83M▲ +0.2%80%: 68.55M – 69.10M
- 12 months2026
- 68.94M▲ +0.3%80%: 68.38M – 69.49M
- 24 months2027
- 68.95M▲ +0.3%80%: 68.36M – 69.35M
- 36 months2028
- 69.18M▲ +0.7%80%: 68.46M – 69.79M
Backtest · last 5 years
How accurate has this been?
| Horizon | Tests | Avg. error | Naive error | In 80% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 months | 5 | 0.10M | 0.22M | 100% |
| 24 months | 4 | 0.16M | 0.46M | 100% |
| 36 months | 3 | 0.21M | 0.67M | 100% |
We re-ran the model as if standing at past dates, using only the data available then. Avg. error is the mean absolute gap between the median and what happened; naive assumes no change from the last value. A well-calibrated 80% range contains about 80% of outcomes. Annual series have few test points, so treat these as rough. Methodology
Source data
Recent values
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 68.72M | +0.25% |
| 2024 | 68.55M | +0.26% |
| 2023 | 68.37M | +0.28% |
| 2022 | 68.18M | +0.50% |
| 2021 | 67.84M | +0.36% |
| 2020 | 67.60M | +0.33% |
| 2019 | 67.38M | +0.33% |
| 2018 | 67.16M | +0.36% |
| 2017 | 66.92M | +0.29% |
| 2016 | 66.72M | +0.26% |
About this forecast
- Source
- World Bank, World Development Indicators · series SP.POP.TOTL
- Data through
- 2025 · 66 observations
- Forecast updated
- Sep 28, 2026
- Model
- TimesFM 2.5 (Google Research, Apache-2.0), zero-shot
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