France vs Russia: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
France
23.1%
in 2025
Russia
23.9%
in 2025
France rank
59th
Russia rank
56th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- France
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 23.9% against 23.1% in France, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was France ahead.
France ranks 59th and Russia ranks 56th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 6 and Russia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.7% | 16.2% | 5.5% | France |
| 1970s | 22.1% | 18.3% | 3.8% | France |
| 1980s | 22.3% | 19.3% | 3.0% | France |
| 1990s | 22.4% | 19.5% | 3.0% | France |
| 2000s | 22.4% | 20.8% | 1.6% | France |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 22.5% | 0.1% | France |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 23.7% | 0.7% | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, France or Russia?
- Russia, at 23.9% against 23.1% in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between France and Russia?
- 0.8%, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Russia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do France and Russia rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- France ranks 59th and Russia ranks 56th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.