France vs Post-demographic dividend: Urban population

France
54.18 million
in 2025
Post-demographic dividend
920.19 million
in 2025
France rank
17th
Post-demographic dividend rank
15th

Urban population over time

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  • Post-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Post-demographic dividend currently reports 920.19 million against 54.18 million in France, a difference of 866.01 million.

That makes Post-demographic dividend's figure about 17.0 times France's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Post-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

France ranks 17th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 15th of 215 countries.

Post-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Post-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1960s 32.95 million 522.40 million 489.45 million Post-demographic dividend
1970s 39.03 million 614.21 million 575.18 million Post-demographic dividend
1980s 41.60 million 681.25 million 639.64 million Post-demographic dividend
1990s 44.58 million 748.79 million 704.22 million Post-demographic dividend
2000s 48.55 million 819.29 million 770.74 million Post-demographic dividend
2010s 51.61 million 880.03 million 828.41 million Post-demographic dividend
2020s 53.73 million 908.90 million 855.16 million Post-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, France or Post-demographic dividend?
Post-demographic dividend, at 920.19 million against 54.18 million in France as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population between France and Post-demographic dividend?
866.01 million, with Post-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Post-demographic dividend?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do France and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for urban population?
France ranks 17th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 15th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.