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France: area, population and density
France has 538,950 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 68,720,337; calculated population density is 128 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
France ranks 48th of 196 by land area, 23rd by population and 74th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 538,950 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 68,720,337World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 128 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
France in the country comparison set
France has 538,950 sq km of land area and a population value of 68,720,337 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 48th by land area, 23rd by population, and 74th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate France first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
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