Age of population according to the functional areas zoning Annual data 2022

Key figures

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- October 2025

By size of functional areasBy category of municipalities

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Age of population by size of functional areas in 2022
Size of functional areas	Under 15 years	15-24 years	25-39 years	40-64 years	65 years or over	Total
Paris area	2,515,701	1,696,560	2,820,677	4,148,234	2,057,918	13,239,090
700,000 inhabitants or more (excluding Paris)	2,445,154	1,868,998	2,721,720	4,248,681	2,445,048	13,729,601
Between 200,000 and 700,000 inhabitants	2,804,722	2,019,658	2,787,948	5,067,995	3,374,472	16,054,795
Between 50,000 and 200,000 inhabitants	2,101,986	1,329,855	2,006,985	4,072,254	2,907,183	12,418,263
Fewer than 50,000 inhabitants	1,296,184	795,044	1,216,940	2,695,005	2,118,534	8,121,707
Municipalities outside of functional areas	688,674	381,186	645,110	1,513,220	1,225,446	4,453,635
Total	11,852,421	8,091,301	12,199,380	21,745,389	14,128,601	68,017,091

Reading note: in 2022, 688,674 inhabitants of the municipalities outside of functional areas are under 15 years old.
Coverage: France, municipal territorial boundaries on 1 January 2025.
Source: INSEE, population census (RP) 2022, main processing.

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Age of population by category of municipalities according to the functional areas zoning in 2022
Category of municipalities	Under 15 years	15-24 years	25-39 years	40-64 years	65 years or over	Total
Central municipalities	2,923,233	2,803,639	3,671,074	5,484,879	3,913,689	18,796,514
Other municipalities in main centre	2,846,732	1,904,785	2,979,002	4,636,573	2,593,449	14,960,542
Municipalities in secondary centre	140,700	99,870	143,410	221,793	144,646	750,418
Commuting areas	5,253,081	2,901,821	4,760,784	9,888,924	6,251,371	29,055,982
Municipalities outside of functional areas	688,674	381,186	645,110	1,513,220	1,225,446	4,453,635
Total	11,852,421	8,091,301	12,199,380	21,745,389	14,128,601	68,017,091

Reading note: in 2022, 688,674 inhabitants of the municipalities outside of functional areas are under 15 years old.
Coverage: France, municipal territorial boundaries on 1 January 2025.
Source: INSEE, population census (RP) 2022, main processing.

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