NUTS 3 areas of France by population aged 15 to 64
Nord had the highest population aged 15 to 64 of 101 areas in 2022, at 1.65 million. Lozère had the lowest, at 44,842. The median was 314,771 and the figure for France was 42 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Top 40 areas, 2022
Full ranking
| Rank | Areas | 2022 | Change on 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nord | 1,654,961 | +0.2% |
| 2 | Paris | 1,461,050 | -0.7% |
| 3 | Bouches-du-Rhône | 1,277,513 | +0.8% |
| 4 | Rhône | 1,227,320 | +1% |
| 5 | Seine-Saint-Denis | 1,105,004 | +1.2% |
| 6 | Hauts-de-Seine | 1,091,947 | +1.1% |
| 7 | Gironde | 1,063,675 | +1.3% |
| 8 | Haute-Garonne | 957,806 | +1.6% |
| 9 | Val-de-Marne | 933,105 | +0.6% |
| 10 | Seine-et-Marne | 932,181 | +1% |
| 11 | Yvelines | 930,239 | +1.3% |
| 12 | Loire-Atlantique | 924,438 | +1.2% |
| 13 | Pas-de-Calais | 896,616 | -0.2% |
| 14 | Essonne | 848,177 | +1% |
| 15 | Val-d’Oise | 816,545 | +1.4% |
| 16 | Isère | 806,020 | +0.6% |
| 17 | Seine-Maritime | 772,525 | +0.1% |
| 18 | Hérault | 746,839 | +1.4% |
| 19 | Bas-Rhin | 741,696 | +0.2% |
| 20 | Ille-et-Vilaine | 702,818 | +1.2% |
| 21 | Alpes-Maritimes | 664,262 | +1% |
| 22 | Moselle | 658,770 | -0.2% |
| 23 | Var | 639,946 | +1% |
| 24 | La Réunion | 567,989 | +0.9% |
| 25 | Finistère | 555,376 | +0.5% |
| 26 | Haute-Savoie | 542,327 | +1% |
| 27 | Oise | 517,998 | +0.1% |
| 28 | Maine-et-Loire | 506,253 | +0.5% |
| 29 | Haut-Rhin | 476,377 | 0% |
| 30 | Meurthe-et-Moselle | 463,275 | -0.1% |
| 31 | Loire | 456,941 | +0.4% |
| 32 | Gard | 451,988 | +0.8% |
| 33 | Morbihan | 451,667 | +0.6% |
| 34 | Calvados | 427,065 | +0.4% |
| 35 | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 418,989 | +0.9% |
| 36 | Loiret | 416,154 | +0.3% |
| 37 | Ain | 415,353 | +1% |
| 38 | Puy-de-Dôme | 408,371 | +0.1% |
| 39 | Vendée | 407,336 | +0.8% |
| 40 | Charente-Maritime | 378,702 | +0.8% |
| 41 | Indre-et-Loire | 375,528 | +0.5% |
| 42 | Eure | 364,395 | +0.2% |
| 43 | Somme | 350,772 | -0.3% |
| 44 | Marne | 350,688 | -0.4% |
| 45 | Côtes-d’Armor | 346,746 | +0.5% |
| 46 | Doubs | 338,985 | +0.4% |
| 47 | Vaucluse | 337,108 | +0.7% |
| 48 | Sarthe | 336,945 | -0.1% |
| 49 | Côte-d’Or | 335,089 | +0.5% |
| 50 | Aisne | 315,874 | -0.6% |
| 51 | Saône-et-Loire | 314,771 | -0.2% |
| 52 | Drôme | 309,894 | +0.1% |
| 53 | Manche | 288,743 | -0.3% |
| 54 | Pyrénées-Orientales | 282,317 | +0.9% |
| 55 | Savoie | 274,378 | +0.5% |
| 56 | Vienne | 267,111 | -0.3% |
| 57 | Eure-et-Loir | 259,155 | +0.3% |
| 58 | Guadeloupe | 257,329 | -0.7% |
| 59 | Landes | 250,063 | +1.1% |
| 60 | Dordogne | 234,006 | +0.4% |
| 61 | Tarn | 229,658 | +0.4% |
| 62 | Deux-Sèvres | 221,700 | +0.1% |
| 63 | Martinique | 221,404 | -0.5% |
| 64 | Haute-Vienne | 220,725 | +0.1% |
| 65 | Aude | 216,496 | +0.2% |
| 66 | Vosges | 211,565 | -0.7% |
| 67 | Charente | 205,733 | +0.1% |
| 68 | Yonne | 193,476 | -0.1% |
| 69 | Ardèche | 192,651 | +0.2% |
| 70 | Allier | 189,994 | -0.1% |
| 71 | Loir-et-Cher | 189,874 | +0.1% |
| 72 | Lot-et-Garonne | 189,376 | +0.3% |
| 73 | Aube | 186,095 | -0.1% |
| 74 | Mayenne | 180,889 | +0.1% |
| 75 | Guyane | 178,356 | +0.7% |
| 76 | Cher | 172,609 | -0.3% |
| 77 | Mayotte | 160,499 | +3.7% |
| 78 | Ardennes | 160,442 | -0.8% |
| 79 | Aveyron | 160,102 | +0.2% |
| 80 | Orne | 157,458 | -0.6% |
| 81 | Tarn-et-Garonne | 156,233 | +0.4% |
| 82 | Jura | 152,571 | -0.3% |
| 83 | Haute-Saône | 138,350 | -0.5% |
| 84 | Corrèze | 137,519 | -0.2% |
| 85 | Hautes-Pyrénées | 134,695 | +0.3% |
| 86 | Haute-Loire | 133,534 | +0.2% |
| 87 | Indre | 122,263 | -0.6% |
| 88 | Haute-Corse | 113,356 | -0.1% |
| 89 | Nièvre | 112,497 | -0.1% |
| 90 | Gers | 109,473 | -0.4% |
| 91 | Meuse | 107,188 | -1.1% |
| 92 | Haute-Marne | 99,167 | -1.2% |
| 93 | Corse-du-Sud | 98,836 | +1.7% |
| 94 | Lot | 97,007 | -0.1% |
| 95 | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | 95,969 | +0.2% |
| 96 | Ariège | 89,875 | +0.5% |
| 97 | Territoire de Belfort | 86,618 | -0% |
| 98 | Hautes-Alpes | 82,762 | +0.2% |
| 99 | Cantal | 82,435 | -0.3% |
| 100 | Creuse | 64,059 | -0.5% |
| 101 | Lozère | 44,842 | -0.4% |
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About this ranking
Resident population aged 15 to 64 on 1 January (Eurostat).
The working-age band Eurostat uses for EU comparisons. population_16_64 (INE, Spain) starts at 16, so the two series differ.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the areas are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.
How to cite
Eurostat. Population on 1 January by broad age group, 15 to 64, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanaggr3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.Use this data in your AI agent
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Which area has the highest population aged 15 to 64?
Nord, with 1.65 million in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which area has the lowest population aged 15 to 64?
Lozère, with 44,842 in 2022.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population on 1 January by broad age group, 15 to 64, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). Retrieved 2026-10-09.
Population aged 15 to 64: other rankings
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