Annual growth rate of urban population share in France
France: Annual growth rate of urban population share was 0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.1%
Change on year
up 88.6%
World rank
169th
of 236 countries
All-time high
2.0%
in 1964
All-time low
-0.1%
in 2006
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Annual growth rate of urban population share in France, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual growth rate of urban population share in France stood at 0.1%.
That represents a change of up 88.6% on the previous year and down 93.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of urban population share in France peaked at 2.0% in 1964 and was at its lowest, -0.1%, in 2006.
That places France 169th out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of urban population share in France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.2% | — |
| 1951 | 1.2% | +5.3% |
| 1952 | 1.2% | +0.2% |
| 1953 | 1.2% | -4.7% |
| 1954 | 1.1% | -5.3% |
| 1955 | 1.1% | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 1.2% | +3.3% |
| 1957 | 1.2% | +3.3% |
| 1958 | 1.2% | +3.7% |
| 1959 | 1.3% | +4.0% |
| 1960 | 1.3% | +4.2% |
| 1961 | 1.4% | +3.6% |
| 1962 | 1.6% | +16.4% |
| 1963 | 1.9% | +15.2% |
| 1964 | 2.0% | +7.9% |
| 1965 | 1.9% | -3.9% |
| 1966 | 1.7% | -13.2% |
| 1967 | 1.3% | -24.8% |
| 1968 | 0.9% | -27.0% |
| 1969 | 0.8% | -9.7% |
| 1970 | 0.8% | -7.9% |
| 1971 | 0.7% | -12.8% |
| 1972 | 0.5% | -18.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4% | -26.5% |
| 1974 | 0.2% | -40.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | -52.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | -29.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | -23.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | -17.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | +13.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | +27.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | +21.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | +8.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | +9.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | +10.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | +10.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2% | +9.9% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | +20.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | +20.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | +18.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | +11.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | +19.8% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +18.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -24.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -59.9% |
| 2004 | -0.0% | -129.2% |
| 2005 | -0.1% | +105.7% |
| 2006 | -0.1% | +42.9% |
| 2007 | -0.1% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | -0.1% | -23.8% |
| 2009 | -0.0% | -59.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -143.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +145.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +93.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +46.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +34.4% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +599.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -62.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -90.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -36.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +23.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -12.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +54.3% |
| 2025 | 0.1% | +88.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.5% | 0.8% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | -0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of urban population share in France?
- Annual growth rate of urban population share in France was 0.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of urban population share recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 1964.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of urban population share recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1% in 2006.
- How does France rank for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- France ranks 169th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of urban population share rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual growth rate of urban population share. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average annual rate of change of the share of the population living in urban areas.