France vs Germany: Population, female
France
35.40 million
in 2025
Germany
42.26 million
in 2025
France rank
22nd
Germany rank
19th
Population, female over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 42.26 million against 35.40 million in France, a difference of 6.86 million.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times France's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
France ranks 22nd and Germany ranks 19th of 215 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.43 million | 40.07 million | 14.64 million | Germany |
| 1970s | 27.43 million | 41.23 million | 13.79 million | Germany |
| 1980s | 29.01 million | 40.76 million | 11.76 million | Germany |
| 1990s | 30.57 million | 41.80 million | 11.23 million | Germany |
| 2000s | 32.43 million | 42.24 million | 9.81 million | Germany |
| 2010s | 34.20 million | 41.56 million | 7.36 million | Germany |
| 2020s | 35.15 million | 42.17 million | 7.02 million | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, France or Germany?
- Germany, at 42.26 million against 35.40 million in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female between France and Germany?
- 6.86 million, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for population, female?
- France ranks 22nd and Germany ranks 19th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.