Editing Demographics of France (section)

===Historical summary===
The following compares the past, present, and future size of the French population with other entities in Europe and in the world. All statements refer to France as understood in its modern borders; this pertains also to other countries. Historians suggest that France was the most populous state in Europe from at least the period of [[Charlemagne]] and the [[Frankish Empire]], if not earlier, to the 19th century. Population statistics prior to the modern era are historical estimates as official counts were not made.

*Until 1795 metropolitan France was the most populous country of Europe, ahead of Russia, and the fourth most populous country in the world, behind only China, India and Japan;
*Between 1795 and 1866, metropolitan France was the second most populous country of Europe, behind Russia, and the fourth most populous country in the world, behind China, India and Russia (having become more populous than Japan during this period);
*Between 1866 and 1909, metropolitan France was the third most populous country of Europe, behind Russia and Germany;
*Between 1909 and 1933, metropolitan France was the fourth most populous country of Europe, behind Russia, Germany, and the United Kingdom;
*Between 1933 and 1991, metropolitan France was the fifth most populous country of Europe, behind Russia, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Italy;
*Since 1991, metropolitan France recovered its rank as the fourth most populous country of Europe, behind Russia, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Worldwide, France's ranking has fallen to twentieth most populous country;
*In 2005 it was projected that if current demographic trends continued (i.e. declining population in Germany, and slightly rising population in France and the UK), around 2050 metropolitan France could again surpass the population of Germany, becoming the most populous state in the European Union.<ref name=h>{{cite web|year=2005|url=http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/05/13/news/france.php|title=France has a baby boom|work=International Herald Tribune|access-date=15 December 2007}}</ref> In contrast, 2009 UN projections say that the stronger-growing [[UK|United Kingdom]] could be more populous than France in 2050, leaving France third amongst European nations, behind Russia and the UK.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}

In the above list, Turkey is not considered a European country. Turkey was less populous than metropolitan France until 1992 but is now more populous.<ref>According to the table [[:File:Turkey-demography.png]]{{better source|date=April 2025}}</ref>

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| y1= 40.7, 40.8, 40.9, 41, 41, 41.1, 41.1, 41.2, 41.2, 41.4, 41.4, 41.5, 41.6, 41.6, 40.6, 40, 39.4, 38.7, 38.6, 38.9, 39.1, 39.3, 39.8,40.2,40.5,40.7, 40.8, 40.9, 41, 41.3, 41.5, 41.5, 41.5, 41.6, 41.5, 41.5, 41.5, 41.6, 41.5, 40.7, 39.4, 39.2, 38.9, 38.8, 39.7,40.3, 40.7, 41.1, 41.5, 41.8, 42.2, 42.5, 42.8, 43.1, 43.4, 43.8, 44.3, 44.8, 45.2, 45.7, 46.2, 47, 47.8, 48.3, 48.8, 49.2, 49.5, 49.9, 50.3, 50.8, 51.3, 51.7, 52.1, 52.5, 52.7, 52.9, 53.1, 53.4, 53.6, 53.9, 54.2, 54.5, 54.8, 55, 55.3, 55.6, 55.8, 56.1, 56.4, 56.7, 57, 57.2, 57.5, 57.7, 57.8, 58, 58.2, 58.4, 58.7, 59, 59.5, 59.9, 60.3, 60.7, 61.2,61.6, 62, 62.3, 62.6, 62.9, 63.2, 63.5, 63.8, 64.2, 64.4, 64.6, 64.7, 65, 65.2, 65.4, 65.5, 65,8

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| y1Title=Natural change (per 1000)
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<ref>Note: Crude migration change (per 1000) is a trend analysis, an extrapolation based average population change (current year minus previous) minus natural change of the current year (see table vital statistics). Average population is an estimate of the population in the middle of the year and not end of the year.</ref>
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