Regions of France (NUTS 2) by population density

Name: Regions of France (NUTS 2) by population density, 2021
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Ile-de-France had the highest population density of 27 regions in 2021, at 1,031.5 inhabitants per km². Guyane had the lowest, at 3.5 inhabitants per km². The median was 99.4 inhabitants per km² and the figure for France was 106.6 inhabitants per km². Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1,031.5Ile-de-France

Lowest3.5Guyane

Median99.427 regions

France106.6History

All regions, 2021

CSV Chart (SVG)

inhabitants per km². Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2021 inhabitants per km²	Change on 2020
1	Ile-de-France Provisional	1,031.5	+0.4%
2	Mayotte Provisional	777.6	+3.4%
3	La Réunion Provisional	348.9	+0.3%
4	Nord-Pas de Calais Provisional	327.9	-0.1%
5	Martinique Provisional	325	-1.2%
6	Guadeloupe Provisional	244.2	-1%
7	Alsace Provisional	231.9	+0.3%
8	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Provisional	163.5	+0.3%
9	Rhône-Alpes Provisional	152	+0.5%
10	Haute-Normandie Provisional	151.2	-0.1%
11	Bretagne Provisional	123.4	+0.5%
12	Pays de la Loire Provisional	119.2	+0.5%
13	Languedoc-Roussillon Provisional	105.4	+0.7%
14	Picardie Provisional	99.4	-0.2%
15	Lorraine Provisional	98.7	-0.2%
16	Aquitaine Provisional	84.7	+0.7%
17	Basse-Normandie Provisional	82.6	-0.2%
18	Franche-Comté Provisional	72.7	-0.1%
19	Poitou-Charentes Provisional	70.3	+0.1%
20	Midi-Pyrénées Provisional	68.5	+0.7%
21	Centre - Val de Loire Provisional	65.5	-0.2%
22	Auvergne Provisional	52.6	0%
23	Champagne-Ardenne Provisional	51.4	-0.4%
24	Bourgogne Provisional	51.2	-0.4%
25	Limousin Provisional	42.7	-0.5%
26	Corse Provisional	39.8	+1%
27	Guyane Provisional	3.5	+2.9%

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About this ranking

Resident population divided by land area in km². World Bank figures use mid-year population and land area excluding inland water.

United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July divided by land area (water excluded) from the latest Census Gazetteer files. US tables often give people per square mile; multiply persons per km² by 2.59 to compare.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Population density by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_d3dens). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_d3dens/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which region has the highest population density?

Ile-de-France, with 1,031.5 inhabitants per km² in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest population density?

Guyane, with 3.5 inhabitants per km² in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population density by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_d3dens). Retrieved 2026-10-08.