France vs Post-demographic dividend: Urban population
Urban population over time
- France
- Post-demographic dividend
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
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.