Rural population in France in 2025 — 14,537,811 people. Ranked 39 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 20%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: France
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14.54M | +4,843 | +0.03% |
| 2024 | 14.53M | +24,664 | +0.17% |
| 2023 | 14.51M | +25,374 | +0.18% |
| 2022 | 14.48M | +57,147 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 14.43M | +34,800 | +0.24% |
| 2020 | 14.39M | +31,245 | +0.22% |
| 2019 | 14.36M | +35,832 | +0.25% |
| 2018 | 14.32M | +34,754 | +0.24% |
| 2017 | 14.29M | +10,135 | +0.07% |
| 2016 | 14.28M | −520,592 | −3.52% |
| 2015 | 14.8M | −218,463 | −1.45% |
| 2014 | 15.02M | −370 | −0% |
| 2013 | 15.02M | +26,794 | +0.18% |
| 2012 | 14.99M | +40,537 | +0.27% |
| 2011 | 14.95M | +57,693 | +0.39% |
| 2010 | 14.89M | +75,993 | +0.51% |
| 2009 | 14.82M | +111,696 | +0.76% |
| 2008 | 14.71M | +139,196 | +0.96% |
| 2007 | 14.57M | +153,988 | +1.07% |
| 2006 | 14.41M | +156,627 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 14.26M | +140,471 | +1% |
| 2004 | 14.12M | +90,008 | +0.64% |
| 2003 | 14.03M | −34,112 | −0.24% |
| 2002 | 14.06M | −111,054 | −0.78% |
| 2001 | 14.17M | −136,509 | −0.95% |
| 2000 | 14.31M | −111,556 | −0.77% |
| 1999 | 14.42M | −92,187 | −0.64% |
| 1998 | 14.51M | −106,223 | −0.73% |
| 1997 | 14.62M | −106,873 | −0.73% |
| 1996 | 14.72M | −102,361 | −0.69% |
| 1995 | 14.83M | −93,932 | −0.63% |
| 1994 | 14.92M | −81,964 | −0.55% |
| 1993 | 15M | −59,507 | −0.4% |
| 1992 | 15.06M | −33,692 | −0.22% |
| 1991 | 15.1M | −13,072 | −0.09% |
| 1990 | 15.11M | +10,166 | +0.07% |
| 1989 | 15.1M | +26,564 | +0.18% |
| 1988 | 15.07M | +30,090 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 15.04M | +30,348 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 15.01M | +30,259 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 14.98M | +32,471 | +0.22% |
| 1984 | 14.95M | +33,886 | +0.23% |
| 1983 | 14.91M | +43,445 | +0.29% |
| 1982 | 14.87M | +21,668 | +0.15% |
| 1981 | 14.85M | +62,743 | +0.42% |
| 1980 | 14.79M | +58,090 | +0.39% |
| 1979 | 14.73M | +46,168 | +0.31% |
| 1978 | 14.68M | +44,205 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 14.64M | +40,106 | +0.27% |
| 1976 | 14.6M | +25,151 | +0.17% |
| 1975 | 14.57M | +6,271 | +0.04% |
| 1974 | 14.57M | −29,905 | −0.2% |
| 1973 | 14.6M | −66,019 | −0.45% |
| 1972 | 14.66M | −102,656 | −0.7% |
| 1971 | 14.77M | −129,435 | −0.87% |
| 1970 | 14.89M | −160,464 | −1.07% |
| 1969 | 15.06M | −184,618 | −1.21% |
| 1968 | 15.24M | −254,538 | −1.64% |
| 1967 | 15.49M | −392,495 | −2.47% |
| 1966 | 15.89M | −480,681 | −2.94% |
| 1965 | 16.37M | −497,875 | −2.95% |
| 1964 | 16.87M | −450,168 | −2.6% |
| 1963 | 17.32M | −365,900 | −2.07% |
| 1962 | 17.68M | −267,520 | −1.49% |
| 1961 | 17.95M | −218,858 | −1.2% |
| 1960 | 18.17M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
