Urban population growth in France
The urban population of France changed by 0.30% in 2025.
France, 2025
0.30%
Change from 2024
+0.02percentage points
European Union, 2025
0.39%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
0.50%
Position in 2025
168th of 217
Urban population growth in France over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | France | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.30% | 0.39% |
| 2024 | 0.29% | 0.48% |
| 2023 | 0.30% | 0.55% |
| 2022 | 0.53% | 0.38% |
| 2021 | 0.39% | -0.01% |
| 2020 | 0.35% | 0.11% |
| 2019 | 0.35% | 0.37% |
| 2018 | 0.39% | 0.35% |
| 2017 | 0.35% | 0.29% |
| 2016 | 1.34% | 0.49% |
| 2015 | 0.88% | 0.44% |
| 2014 | 0.62% | 0.33% |
| 2013 | 0.62% | 0.33% |
| 2012 | 0.55% | 0.33% |
| 2011 | 0.51% | -0.01% |
| 2010 | 0.49% | 0.38% |
| 2009 | 0.44% | 0.43% |
| 2008 | 0.44% | 0.52% |
| 2007 | 0.49% | 0.52% |
| 2006 | 0.58% | 0.56% |
| 2005 | 0.68% | 0.60% |
| 2004 | 0.76% | 0.58% |
| 2003 | 0.98% | 0.57% |
| 2002 | 1.18% | 0.50% |
| 2001 | 1.24% | 0.46% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.02 percentage points from 0.29% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 0.88%, the figure has changed by −0.58 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, France has the 168th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 0.39%.
More for France
All statistics for France
Urban population share
78.8%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
0.25%
2025 · World Bank
Population on 1 January
68,882,600p (Provisional) people
2025 · Eurostat
Population by age and sex
68,882,600p (Provisional) people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude birth rate
9.3p (Provisional) per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude death rate
9.4p (Provisional) per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat