France Demographics

Population of France (2025)

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France Population
66,650,804
see live
Yearly Change
+0.15%
Global Share
0.81%
Global Rank
23

Median Age

The median age in France is 42.3 years (2025).

Fertility in France

A Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 2.1 represents the Replacement-Level Fertility: the average number of children per woman needed for each generation to exactly replace itself without needing international immigration. A value below 2.1 will cause the native population to decline


Total Fertility Rate (TFR)
1.6
(Live Births per Woman, 2025)

Life Expectancy in France

See also: Countries in the world ranked by Life Expectancy

Both Sexes
83.6
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes combined)
Females
86.3
(life expectancy at birth, females)
Males
80.7
(life expectancy at birth, males)


Infant Mortality Rate and Deaths of Children under 5 Years Old in France


Infant Mortality
3.1
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
Deaths under age 5
3.7
(per 1,000 live births)


France Urban Population

Currently, 82.5% of the population of France is urban (55,018,724 people in 2025)


Population Density

The 2025 population density in France is 122 people per Km2 (315 people per mi2), calculated on a total land area of 547,557 Km2 (211,413 sq. miles).

Largest Cities in France

# City Population
1 Paris 2,138,551
2 Marseille 870,731
3 Lyon 522,969
4 Toulouse 493,465
5 Nice 342,669
6 Nantes 318,808
7 Marne La Vallee 318,325
8 Strasbourg 274,845
9 Bordeaux 260,958
10 Montpellier 248,252
11 Rouen 234,475
12 Lille 234,475
13 Rennes 220,488
14 Reims 196,565
15 Le Havre 185,972
16 Cergy-Pontoise 183,430
17 Saint-Etienne 176,280
18 Toulon 168,701
19 Angers 168,279
20 Grenoble 158,552
21 Dijon 158,002
22 Nimes 148,236
23 Clermont-Ferrand 147,865
24 Aix-en-Provence 146,821
25 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines 146,598
26 Brest 144,899
27 Le Mans 144,515
28 Amiens 143,086
29 Tours 141,621
30 Limoges 141,176

See also

Sources

Definitions

Population Pyramid

A Population pyramid (also called "Age-Sex Pyramid") is a graphical representation of the age and sex of a population.

Types:

  • Expansive - pyramid with a wide base (larger percentage of people in younger age groups, indicating high birth rates and high fertility rates) and narrow top (high death rate and lower life expectancies). It suggests a growing population. Example: Nigeria Population Pyramid
  • Constrictive - pyramid with a narrow base (lower percentage of younger people, indicating declining birth rates with each succeeding age group getting smaller than the previous one). Example: United States
  • Stationary - with a somewhat equal proportion of the population in each age group. The population is stable, neither increasing nor decreasing.

Stages:

Population pyramid stages

Dependency Ratio

There are three types of age dependency ratio: Youth, Elderly, and Total. All three ratios are commonly multiplied by 100.

Youth Dependency Ratio

Definition: population ages 0-15 divided by the population ages 16-64.

Formula: ([Population ages 0-15] ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

Elderly dependency ratio

Definition: population ages 65-plus divided by the population ages 16-64.

Formula: ([Population ages 65-plus] ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

Total dependency ratio

Definition: sum of the youth and old-age ratios.

Formula: (([Population ages 0-15] + [Population ages 65-plus]) ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

NOTE: Dependency Ratio does not take into account labor force participation rates by age group. Some portion of the population counted as "working age" may actually be unemployed or not in the labor force whereas some portion of the "dependent" population may be employed and not necessarily economically dependent.