Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in France
France: Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population was 19.8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in France, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in France stood at 19.8. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 81.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in France peaked at 19.8 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.5, in 2014.
That places France 17th out of 36 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 15.7 | — |
| 2005 | 14.4 | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 12.7 | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 16.2 | +27.6% |
| 2008 | 15.2 | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 14.3 | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 14 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 12.5 | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 12.4 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 11.2 | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 10.5 | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 10.9 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 11.8 | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 11.7 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 12.6 | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 14.7 | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 17.8 | +21.1% |
| 2021 | 17 | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 18.1 | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 18.5 | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 19.8 | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.75 | 12.7 | 16.2 | 6 |
| 2010s | 12.23 | 10.5 | 14.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.03 | 17 | 19.8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
More population data for France
- 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)
- Population growth rate -0.033 (2100)
- Population density 125.07 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 3.16 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.033 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.1505 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -3.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 721,771 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in France?
- Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in France was 19.8 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8 in 2025.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5 in 2014.
- How does France rank for overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population?
- France ranks 17th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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