Population and surface area of urban units Annual data from 1954 to 2022

Key figures
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- April 2026

Population of urban units

Population of urban units
Year Population (in thousands) Proportion of the population living in an urban unit (in %)
Urban units Outside urban units Total
2022 51,913 13,933 65,846 78.8
2007 47,883 13,912 61,795 77.5
1999 44,197 14,321 58,518 75.5
1990 41,898 14,717 56,615 74.0
1982 39,861 14,474 54,335 73.4
1975 38,351 14,241 52,592 72.9
1968 34,834 14,878 49,712 70.1
1962 29,370 17,055 46,425 63.2
1954 24,456 18,249 42,705 57.3
  • Reading note: in 2022, the living in (as defined that year) amounted to 51,913,000 inhabitants and accounted for 78.8% of the total population.
  • Coverage: metropolitan France.
  • Source: INSEE, historical series of population census (RP).

Changes in the population

  • Reading note: in 2022, the living in (as defined that year) amounted to 51,913,000 inhabitants.
  • Coverage: metropolitan France.
  • Source: INSEE, historical series of population census (RP).