Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in France
France: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.7647 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.7647 people per person
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
70th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.7676 people per person
in 2019
All-time low
0.604 people per person
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in France, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in France is 0.7647 people per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in France peaked at 0.7676 people per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.604 people per person, in 1960.
That places France 70th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in France, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.604 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.6121 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 0.621 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.6317 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.6442 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.657 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.6689 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.6788 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.6858 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.6917 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.6972 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.7022 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.7065 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.7099 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.7121 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.7132 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.7137 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.714 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.7143 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.7145 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.7148 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.7152 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7174 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.7182 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.7191 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.7201 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7209 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.7217 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.7225 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.7234 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7245 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.7259 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.7277 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.7297 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7318 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.734 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7363 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7386 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.7411 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7438 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7471 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7508 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.754 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7559 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.756 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7553 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7543 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7533 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7524 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7519 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7519 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7522 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7529 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7536 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7546 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7585 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7667 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7673 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7675 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7676 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7674 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7669 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7656 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7655 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.765 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.7647 people per person | -0.0% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.7647 people per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 95% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- France's 0.7647 people per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6951 people per person, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6495 people per person | 0.604 people per person | 0.6917 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7098 people per person | 0.6972 people per person | 0.7145 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7193 people per person | 0.7148 people per person | 0.7234 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7333 people per person | 0.7245 people per person | 0.7438 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7531 people per person | 0.7471 people per person | 0.756 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7593 people per person | 0.7519 people per person | 0.7676 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7658 people per person | 0.7647 people per person | 0.7674 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
- 67 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.7738 people per person compare
- 68 United States Virgin Islands 0.7733 people per person compare
- 69 Cuba 0.7723 people per person compare
- 71 Algeria 0.7582 people per person compare
- 72 Greece 0.7561 people per person compare
- 73 El Salvador 0.7552 people per person compare
More population data for France
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.028 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.58 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.028 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.1885 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 65,827 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.1504 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.1075 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.0% (2100)
- Population density 125.07 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 3.16 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in France?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in France was 0.7647 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7676 people per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.604 people per person in 1960.
- How does France rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- France ranks 70th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.