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Urban population share in France

Urban population share in France was 78.8% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 10th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

202578.8%
Change on 20240 pts
Rank10th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high78.82025
Series low61.71960

Urban population share in France, 1960 to 2025

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6065707580196019701980199020002010202020251960: 61.7 %1961: 62.5 %1962: 63.5 %1963: 64.6 %1964: 65.9 %1965: 67.2 %1966: 68.4 %1967: 69.5 %1968: 70.2 %1969: 70.8 %1970: 71.4 %1971: 71.9 %1972: 72.3 %1973: 72.7 %1974: 72.9 %1975: 73 %1976: 73.1 %1977: 73.1 %1978: 73.2 %1979: 73.2 %1980: 73.2 %1981: 73.3 %1982: 73.4 %1983: 73.4 %1984: 73.5 %1985: 73.6 %1986: 73.6 %1987: 73.7 %1988: 73.8 %1989: 73.9 %1990: 74.1 %1991: 74.2 %1992: 74.4 %1993: 74.6 %1994: 74.8 %1995: 75.1 %1996: 75.4 %1997: 75.6 %1998: 75.9 %1999: 76.2 %2000: 76.5 %2001: 76.9 %2002: 77.3 %2003: 77.5 %2004: 77.5 %2005: 77.4 %2006: 77.3 %2007: 77.2 %2008: 77.2 %2009: 77.1 %2010: 77.1 %2011: 77.1 %2012: 77.2 %2013: 77.2 %2014: 77.4 %2015: 77.8 %2016: 78.6 %2017: 78.6 %2018: 78.7 %2019: 78.7 %2020: 78.7 %2021: 78.7 %2022: 78.8 %2023: 78.8 %2024: 78.8 %2025: 78.8 %
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Period%
202578.8
202478.8
202378.8
202278.8
202178.7
202078.7
201978.7
201878.7
201778.6
201678.6
201577.8
201477.4
201377.2
201277.2
201177.1
201077.1
200977.1
200877.2
200777.2
200677.3
200577.4
200477.5
200377.5
200277.3
200176.9
200076.5
199976.2
199875.9
199775.6
199675.4
199575.1
199474.8
199374.6
199274.4
199174.2
199074.1
198973.9
198873.8
198773.7
198673.6
198573.6
198473.5
198373.4
198273.4
198173.3
198073.2
197973.2
197873.2
197773.1
197673.1
197573
197472.9
197372.7
197272.3
197171.9
197071.4
196970.8
196870.2
196769.5
196668.4
196567.2
196465.9
196364.6
196263.5
196162.5
196061.7

Rankings

Definition

People living in urban areas, as each national statistical office defines them, as a percentage of total population. World Bank series based on the UN World Urbanization Prospects.

Countries define urban areas differently, so shares are only roughly comparable between countries.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the share of urban population in France?

Urban population share in France was 78.8% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 10th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest share of urban population in France?

78.8% in 2025, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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