This statistic shows the total number of male births in France from 2004 to 2022. In 2004, there were 393,477 boys born in France. The number of male births in France peaked in 2010 with more than 410,000 births recorded. The number of boy births has been declining for many years, in 2022 the number dropped below 352,000.

The total population of France has been increasing for years now, exceeding 68 million inhabitants in 2025. However, like most Western nations, France is struggling with an aging population. Demographics in France For a few years, the population growth in France has been decreasing. However, unlike the majority of European countries, France appears to have a steady fertility rate of around 1.79 children per woman. This phenomenon allows France to be ranked as the most fertile country in Europe. But this cannot hide the fact that the population is getting older every year. An aging country The median age of French citizens has been increasing since the seventies. In 2050, the median age in France is expected to reach 43.5 years, compared to 35.2 years back in 1995. France has one of the highest life expectancies in Europe. Even though its birth rate seems pretty high compared to other European nations, this does not appear to be enough to slow down the growing trend of the French median age.

Demographics data France 2023 at municipality level - 24+ attributes, including number of households, household structure, number of families, family structure, and more.

This table contains data from the censuses of the municipal population since 2013 of each French region.

Collection Context The data is uploaded to the [INSEE] website(https://www.insee.fr/fr/accueil) and then integrated into a repository database to make it available to GIS users and departmental agents.

The municipal population includes persons:

• having their habitual residence in the territory of the municipality, in a dwelling or community;

• detained in the penal institutions of the municipality;

• homeless persons registered in the territory of the municipality;

• usually residing in a mobile dwelling registered in the territory of the municipality. The municipal population of a group of municipalities is equal to the sum of the municipal populations of the municipalities that make up it.

The concept of municipal population now corresponds to the concept of population used in statistics. It does not contain double accounts: every person living in France is counted once and only once. In 1999, the concept of a population without double counting corresponded to the notion of a statistical population. The concept of municipal population is defined by Decree No. 2003-485 published in the Official Journal of 8 June 2003 on the population census (source INSEE).

Collection method Every year, the table is updated. A new field is created and filled in with the data from the last census of the municipal population.

Attributes | field | Alias ▲ Type | – | – — | ‘objectID’ | Unique identifier ‘integer’ | ‘Reg’ | Region code ⋆ ‘char’ -’ | ‘name_reg’ | Name of the region ⋆ ‘char’ | ‘superf’ | Area ▲ ‘double’ ⋆ | ‘p14_pop’ | Municipal population 2017 – 2014 Census ⋆ ‘integer’ — | ‘p15_pop’ | Municipal population 2018 – Census 2015 ⋆ ‘integer’ ⋆ | ‘p16_pop’ | Municipal population 2019 – Census 2016 ⋆ ‘integer’ ⋆ | ‘p17_pop’ | Municipal population 2020 – Census 2017 ⋆ ‘integer’ ⋆ | ‘p18_pop’ | Municipal population 2021 – 2018 Census ▲ ‘integer’ ⋆ | ‘p19_pop’ | Municipal population 2022 – 2019 Census ▲ ‘integer’ ⋆ | ‘p20_pop’ | Municipal population 2023 – 2020 census ⋆ ‘integer’ | ‘p21_pop’ | Municipal population 2024 – Census 2021 ⋆ ‘integer’ -’

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This statistic shows the population distribution in France on January 1st, 2024, by age group. In 2024, people aged under 15 accounted for 17 percent of the total French population, whereas around ten percent of the population were 75 years and older. By comparison, the number of members of the population over the age of 65 years has increased even more prominently, reaching 14.14 million in 2023. The number of people living in France has been steadily increasing since 1982, exceeding 68 million in 2024, having thus grown by seven percent during that time.

France Population: Women data was reported at 34,653,485.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 34,535,656.000 Person for 2016. France Population: Women data is updated yearly, averaging 32,232,037.000 Person from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 34,653,485.000 Person in 2017 and a record low of 29,905,270.000 Person in 1990. France Population: Women data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.G001: Population .

In 2025, the Ile-de-France region, sometimes called the Paris region, was the most populous in France. It is located in the northern part of France, divided into eight departments and crossed by the Seine River. The region contains Paris, its large suburbs, and several rural areas. The total population in metropolitan France was estimated at around 65 million inhabitants. In the DOM (Overseas Department), France had more than two million citizens spread over the islands of Guadeloupe, Martinique, Reunion, Mayotte, and the South American territory of French Guyana. Ile-de-France: most populous region in France According to the source, more than 12 million French citizens lived in the Ile-de-France region. Ile-de-France was followed by Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Occitanie region which is in the Southern part of the country. Ile-de-France is not only the most populated region in France, it is also the French region with the highest population density. In 2020, there were 1,021.6 residents per square kilometer in Ile-de-France compared to 115.9 for Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, the second most populated region in France. More than two million people were living in the city of Paris in 2025. Thus, the metropolitan area outside the city of Paris, called suburbs or banlieue in French, had more than ten million inhabitants. Ile-de-France concentrates the majority of the country’s economic and political activities. An urban population In 2024, the total population of France amounted to over 68 million. The population in the country increased since the mid-2000s. As well as the other European countries, France is experiencing urbanization. In 2023, more than 81 percent of the French population lived in cities. This phenomenon shapes France’s geography.

France Population: Women: Aged 20 to 39 data was reported at 8,074,465.000 Person in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 8,080,532.000 Person for 2016. France Population: Women: Aged 20 to 39 data is updated yearly, averaging 8,439,659.000 Person from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8,852,755.000 Person in 1993 and a record low of 8,073,121.000 Person in 2015. France Population: Women: Aged 20 to 39 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.G001: Population .

France Population: Aged 80 to 84 data was reported at 1,863,940.000 Person in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1,877,915.000 Person for 2016. France Population: Aged 80 to 84 data is updated yearly, averaging 1,643,862.000 Person from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,894,620.000 Person in 2014 and a record low of 886,757.000 Person in 1999. France Population: Aged 80 to 84 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.G001: Population .

IPUMS-International is an effort to inventory, preserve, harmonize, and disseminate census microdata from around the world. The project has collected the world's largest archive of publicly available census samples. The data are coded and documented consistently across countries and over time to facillitate comparative research. IPUMS-International makes these data available to qualified researchers free of charge through a web dissemination system. The IPUMS project is a collaboration of the Minnesota Population Center, National Statistical Offices, and international data archives. Major funding is provided by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Additional support is provided by the University of Minnesota Office of the Vice President for Research, the Minnesota Population Center, and Sun Microsystems.

Demographics data France 2023 at municipality level - 16 attributes, including number of dwellings, dwelling types, occupancy, and more

France Population: Men: Aged 20 to 39 data was reported at 7,883,428.000 Person in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 7,899,084.000 Person for 2016. France Population: Men: Aged 20 to 39 data is updated yearly, averaging 8,347,238.000 Person from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8,835,343.000 Person in 1992 and a record low of 7,317,813.000 Person in 2014. France Population: Men: Aged 20 to 39 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.G001: Population .

France FR: Urban Population Growth data was reported at 0.715 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.728 % for 2016. France FR: Urban Population Growth data is updated yearly, averaging 0.808 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.304 % in 1963 and a record low of 0.313 % in 1991. France FR: Urban Population Growth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.; Weighted average;

France Population: Men: Aged 75 and Over data was reported at 2,381,207.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,346,425.000 Person for 2016. France Population: Men: Aged 75 and Over data is updated yearly, averaging 1,776,824.000 Person from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,381,207.000 Person in 2017 and a record low of 1,213,071.000 Person in 1993. France Population: Men: Aged 75 and Over data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.G001: Population .

Population ages 15-19, female (% of female population) in France was reported at 5.8353 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. France - Population ages 15-19, female (% of female population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on March of 2025.

Ce jeu de données permet d'accéder aux résultats des recensements de la population, à des séries chronologiques de la Banque de Données Macro-économiques de l'Insee sur le thème de la population et à d'autres données issues notamment des statistiques de l'état civil. Le recensement de la population permet de connaître la diversité et l'évolution de la population de la France. L'Insee fournit ainsi des statistiques sur les habitants et les logements, leur nombre et leurs caractéristiques : répartition par sexe et âge, professions, diplômes-formation, conditions de logement, modes de transport, déplacements domicile-travail, etc. La BDM est la principale base de données de séries et indices sur l'ensemble des domaines économiques et sociaux.

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This graph shows the distribution of the French millennial population by age group as of 2024. That year, women aged between 15 and 39 accounted for almost 31 percent of the French women population, while just over 28 percent of the male population in France was made up of people aged between 15 and 39.