What is urban population, per capita in France?

Urban population, per capita in France was 0.7884 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).

What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in France?

The highest recorded value was 0.7884 units per person in 2025.

What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in France?

The lowest recorded value was 0.6168 units per person in 1960.

How does France rank for urban population, per capita?

France ranks 65th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.

Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in France?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this France data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Urban population, per capita in France

Name: Urban population, per capita in France
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

France: Urban population, per capita was 0.7884 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.7884 units per person

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

65th

of 218 countries

All-time high

0.7884 units per person

in 2025

All-time low

0.6168 units per person

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2025

Urban population, per capita in France, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for urban population, per capita in France is 0.7884 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in France peaked at 0.7884 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.6168 units per person, in 1960.

France ranks 65th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Urban population, per capita in France, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, per capita in France, 1960 to 2025.
Year	units per person	Change
1960	0.6168 units per person	—
1961	0.6253 units per person	+1.4%
1962	0.6346 units per person	+1.5%
1963	0.6457 units per person	+1.8%
1964	0.6586 units per person	+2.0%
1965	0.6718 units per person	+2.0%
1966	0.6842 units per person	+1.8%
1967	0.6945 units per person	+1.5%
1968	0.7018 units per person	+1.1%
1969	0.7079 units per person	+0.9%
1970	0.7136 units per person	+0.8%
1971	0.7188 units per person	+0.7%
1972	0.7231 units per person	+0.6%
1973	0.7266 units per person	+0.5%
1974	0.729 units per person	+0.3%
1975	0.7301 units per person	+0.2%
1976	0.7308 units per person	+0.1%
1977	0.7313 units per person	+0.1%
1978	0.7317 units per person	+0.1%
1979	0.7321 units per person	+0.0%
1980	0.7325 units per person	+0.1%
1981	0.7329 units per person	+0.1%
1982	0.7335 units per person	+0.1%
1983	0.7342 units per person	+0.1%
1984	0.7349 units per person	+0.1%
1985	0.7356 units per person	+0.1%
1986	0.7364 units per person	+0.1%
1987	0.7373 units per person	+0.1%
1988	0.7383 units per person	+0.1%
1989	0.7394 units per person	+0.1%
1990	0.7407 units per person	+0.2%
1991	0.7422 units per person	+0.2%
1992	0.7441 units per person	+0.2%
1993	0.7462 units per person	+0.3%
1994	0.7485 units per person	+0.3%
1995	0.751 units per person	+0.3%
1996	0.7536 units per person	+0.3%
1997	0.7563 units per person	+0.4%
1998	0.7589 units per person	+0.4%
1999	0.7617 units per person	+0.4%
2000	0.7651 units per person	+0.5%
2001	0.7691 units per person	+0.5%
2002	0.7725 units per person	+0.5%
2003	0.7747 units per person	+0.3%
2004	0.7749 units per person	+0.0%
2005	0.7744 units per person	-0.1%
2006	0.7735 units per person	-0.1%
2007	0.7725 units per person	-0.1%
2008	0.7716 units per person	-0.1%
2009	0.771 units per person	-0.1%
2010	0.771 units per person	-0.0%
2011	0.7712 units per person	+0.0%
2012	0.7717 units per person	+0.1%
2013	0.7724 units per person	+0.1%
2014	0.7735 units per person	+0.1%
2015	0.7776 units per person	+0.5%
2016	0.786 units per person	+1.1%
2017	0.7865 units per person	+0.1%
2018	0.7867 units per person	+0.0%
2019	0.7869 units per person	+0.0%
2020	0.7871 units per person	+0.0%
2021	0.7874 units per person	+0.0%
2022	0.7876 units per person	+0.0%
2023	0.7878 units per person	+0.0%
2024	0.788 units per person	+0.0%
2025	0.7884 units per person	+0.1%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.6641 units per person	0.6168 units per person	0.7079 units per person	10
1970s	0.7267 units per person	0.7136 units per person	0.7321 units per person	10
1980s	0.7355 units per person	0.7325 units per person	0.7394 units per person	10
1990s	0.7503 units per person	0.7407 units per person	0.7617 units per person	10
2000s	0.7719 units per person	0.7651 units per person	0.7749 units per person	10
2010s	0.7783 units per person	0.771 units per person	0.7869 units per person	10
2020s	0.7877 units per person	0.7871 units per person	0.7884 units per person	6

Countries ranked near France

62 Palau 0.7928 units per person compare
63 Greece 0.7922 units per person compare
64 Marshall Islands 0.7911 units per person compare
66 Colombia 0.7878 units per person compare
67 Cape Verde 0.7763 units per person compare
68 Malaysia 0.774 units per person compare

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More climate change data for France

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.23 billion kg (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 55,837 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,820 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 44,017 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions 44.6 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,572 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 16,983 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,451 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 532.77 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions 62.08 kt (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, per capita in France?: Urban population, per capita in France was 0.7884 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in France?: The highest recorded value was 0.7884 units per person in 2025.
What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in France?: The lowest recorded value was 0.6168 units per person in 1960.
How does France rank for urban population, per capita?: France ranks 65th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in France?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this France data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Urban population ÷ Population, total

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Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Urban population, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.