Share of population urban in France
France: Share of population urban was 78.84 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
78.84
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
78th
of 236 countries
All-time high
78.84
in 2025
All-time low
54.7
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Share of population urban in France, 1950–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
France recorded 78.84 for share of population urban in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population urban in France peaked at 78.84 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 54.7, in 1950.
That places France 78th out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 57.73 | 54.7 | 60.88 | 10 |
| 1960s | 66.41 | 61.68 | 70.79 | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.67 | 71.36 | 73.21 | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.55 | 73.25 | 73.94 | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.03 | 74.07 | 76.17 | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.19 | 76.51 | 77.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.83 | 77.1 | 78.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.77 | 78.71 | 78.84 | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
More population data for France
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.033 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 3.16 million (2100)
- Population density 125.07 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.033 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.61 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 721,771 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.61 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.61 (2024)
- Natural population growth 0.0343 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 1.64 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population urban in France?
- Share of population urban in France was 78.84 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population urban recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 78.84 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population urban recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.7 in 1950.
- How does France rank for share of population urban?
- France ranks 78th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population urban rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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