Age of population according to the functional areas zoning Annual data 2023

Key figures

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- September 2026

By size of functional areasBy category of municipalities

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Age of population by size of functional areas in 2023
Size of functional areas	Under 15 years	15-24 years	25-39 years	40-64 years	65 years or over	Total
Paris area	2,493,832	1,724,852	2,833,030	4,177,769	2,091,269	13,320,752
700,000 inhabitants or more (excluding Paris)	2,425,175	1,886,931	2,739,497	4,287,565	2,495,350	13,834,517
Between 200,000 and 700,000 inhabitants	2,781,589	2,031,326	2,796,735	5,083,691	3,448,065	16,141,406
Between 50,000 and 200,000 inhabitants	2,070,218	1,335,787	2,002,127	4,073,732	2,973,162	12,455,026
Fewer than 50,000 inhabitants	1,271,704	796,276	1,214,541	2,688,927	2,163,256	8,134,703
Municipalities outside of functional areas	678,604	381,307	644,929	1,511,025	1,248,530	4,464,394
Total	11,721,122	8,156,478	12,230,858	21,822,709	14,419,632	68,350,798

Reading note: in 2023, 678,604 inhabitants of the municipalities outside of functional areas are under 15 years old.
Coverage: France, municipal territorial boundaries on 1 January 2026.
Source: INSEE, population census (RP) 2023, main processing.

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Age of population by category of municipalities according to the functional areas zoning in 2023
Category of municipalities	Under 15 years	15-24 years	25-39 years	40-64 years	65 years or over	Total
Central municipalities	2,887,807	2,821,278	3,687,257	5,484,646	3,965,249	18,846,237
Other municipalities in main centre	2,824,110	1,936,184	3,000,220	4,675,285	2,641,007	15,076,807
Municipalities in secondary centre	139,361	101,509	143,936	223,940	146,952	755,698
Commuting areas	5,191,240	2,916,201	4,754,515	9,927,813	6,417,893	29,207,662
Municipalities outside of functional areas	678,604	381,307	644,929	1,511,025	1,248,530	4,464,394
Total	11,721,122	8,156,478	12,230,858	21,822,709	14,419,632	68,350,798

Reading note: in 2023, 678,604 inhabitants of the municipalities outside of functional areas are under 15 years old.
Coverage: France, municipal territorial boundaries on 1 January 2026.
Source: INSEE, population census (RP) 2023, main processing.

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