France Rural Population 1960-2022
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
- France rural population for 2021 was 12,661,527, a 1.23% decline from 2020.
- France rural population for 2020 was 12,819,027, a 1.19% decline from 2019.
- France rural population for 2019 was 12,972,990, a 1.14% decline from 2018.
- France rural population for 2018 was 13,122,453, a 1.06% decline from 2017.
| France Rural Population - Historical Data | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | % of Total | Change |
| 2021 | 12,661,527 | 18.76 | -1.24% |
| 2020 | 12,819,027 | 19.03 | -1.19% |
| 2019 | 12,972,990 | 19.29 | -1.15% |
| 2018 | 13,122,453 | 19.56 | -1.07% |
| 2017 | 13,263,152 | 19.82 | -1.03% |
| 2016 | 13,400,202 | 20.08 | -1.03% |
| 2015 | 13,539,246 | 20.35 | -0.92% |
| 2014 | 13,664,265 | 20.61 | -0.78% |
| 2013 | 13,770,626 | 20.87 | -0.71% |
| 2012 | 13,868,666 | 21.12 | -0.72% |
| 2011 | 13,968,981 | 21.38 | -0.69% |
| 2010 | 14,066,100 | 21.63 | -0.66% |
| 2009 | 14,159,840 | 21.88 | -0.62% |
| 2008 | 14,247,470 | 22.13 | -0.55% |
| 2007 | 14,326,191 | 22.38 | -0.47% |
| 2006 | 14,393,064 | 22.62 | -0.39% |
| 2005 | 14,449,119 | 22.87 | -0.32% |
| 2004 | 14,495,492 | 23.12 | -0.34% |
| 2003 | 14,545,384 | 23.37 | -0.36% |
| 2002 | 14,598,404 | 23.62 | -0.34% |
| 2001 | 14,647,860 | 23.87 | -0.34% |
| 2000 | 14,697,577 | 24.13 | -0.37% |
| 1999 | 14,752,727 | 24.39 | -0.29% |
| 1998 | 14,795,594 | 24.58 | -0.31% |
| 1997 | 14,841,298 | 24.75 | -0.32% |
| 1996 | 14,889,276 | 24.92 | -0.33% |
| 1995 | 14,937,873 | 25.09 | -0.31% |
| 1994 | 14,984,271 | 25.26 | -0.30% |
| 1993 | 15,029,666 | 25.43 | -0.24% |
| 1992 | 15,065,323 | 25.60 | -0.17% |
| 1991 | 15,091,320 | 25.77 | -0.11% |
| 1990 | 15,108,674 | 25.94 | 0.10% |
| 1989 | 15,093,422 | 26.05 | 0.25% |
| 1988 | 15,055,081 | 26.13 | 0.28% |
| 1987 | 15,013,292 | 26.20 | 0.29% |
| 1986 | 14,970,477 | 26.28 | 0.28% |
| 1985 | 14,928,514 | 26.35 | 0.28% |
| 1984 | 14,887,231 | 26.43 | 0.28% |
| 1983 | 14,846,300 | 26.50 | 0.26% |
| 1982 | 14,807,308 | 26.58 | 0.25% |
| 1981 | 14,771,060 | 26.65 | 0.22% |
| 1980 | 14,738,052 | 26.72 | 0.18% |
| 1979 | 14,711,745 | 26.79 | 0.15% |
| 1978 | 14,690,235 | 26.86 | 0.14% |
| 1977 | 14,669,243 | 26.93 | 0.19% |
| 1976 | 14,641,036 | 27.00 | 0.27% |
| 1975 | 14,601,385 | 27.07 | -0.38% |
| 1974 | 14,657,476 | 27.35 | -0.71% |
| 1973 | 14,761,956 | 27.74 | -0.64% |
| 1972 | 14,855,993 | 28.14 | -0.61% |
| 1971 | 14,947,298 | 28.54 | -0.61% |
| 1970 | 15,039,170 | 28.95 | -0.63% |
| 1969 | 15,134,429 | 29.35 | -0.64% |
| 1968 | 15,230,854 | 29.76 | -2.13% |
| 1967 | 15,559,225 | 30.64 | -2.75% |
| 1966 | 15,992,443 | 31.78 | -2.54% |
| 1965 | 16,404,575 | 32.93 | -2.31% |
| 1964 | 16,788,614 | 34.10 | -2.12% |
| 1963 | 17,148,695 | 35.30 | -1.97% |
| 1962 | 17,490,550 | 36.51 | -0.99% |
| 1961 | 17,664,650 | 37.39 | -0.61% |
| 1960 | 17,772,187 | 38.12 | % |
