France Rural Population 1960-2024

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 2023 was 12,422,661, a 1.16% decline from 2022.
  • France rural population for 2022 was 12,568,575, a 1.12% decline from 2021.
  • France rural population for 2021 was 12,711,228, a 1.12% decline from 2020.
  • France rural population for 2020 was 12,855,403, a 1.11% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Rural Population
United States 55,937,486
Germany 18,784,632
Italy 16,468,986
Poland 14,594,364
France 12,422,661
United Kingdom 10,497,193
Japan 9,907,790
South Korea 9,589,588
Spain 8,923,913
Canada 7,272,932
Saudi Arabia 5,560,527
Austria 3,695,875
Australia 3,565,036
Argentina 3,516,356
Portugal 3,378,005
Czech Republic 2,767,136
Hungary 2,602,308
Slovak Republic 2,494,835
Chile 2,353,195
Switzerland 2,283,085
Greece 2,002,527
Ireland 1,869,935
Croatia 1,596,188
Panama 1,362,230
Netherlands 1,219,560
Sweden 1,186,635
UAE 1,163,057
Slovenia 931,346
Lithuania 899,076
Norway 883,411
Finland 794,473
Trinidad and Tobago 714,682
Israel 697,214
Denmark 684,197
New Zealand 679,786
Latvia 589,533
Oman 538,749
Cyprus 416,009
Estonia 412,452
Belgium 214,107
Puerto Rico 204,074
Barbados 193,378
Bahrain 150,497
Uruguay 144,763
Channel Islands 120,710
French Polynesia 116,482
Brunei 94,356
New Caledonia 73,097
Antigua and Barbuda 71,353
Bahamas 67,567
Aruba 59,245
Luxembourg 52,967
Seychelles 49,323
Isle of Man 39,405
Liechtenstein 33,798
St. Kitts and Nevis 32,905
Faroe Islands 30,371
Malta 27,987
Iceland 23,451
Qatar 17,548
Curacao 16,231
British Virgin Islands 15,848
Andorra 9,792
Guam 8,360
Greenland 6,858
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 3,959
Northern Mariana Islands 3,946
Palau 3,177
Turks and Caicos Islands 2,650
San Marino 728
France Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 12,422,661 18.22 -1.17%
2022 12,568,575 18.49 -1.13%
2021 12,711,228 18.76 -1.13%
2020 12,855,403 19.03 -1.12%
2019 12,999,819 19.29 -1.02%
2018 13,133,487 19.56 -0.98%
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 13,771,378 20.87 -0.71%
2012 13,869,178 21.12 -0.72%
2011 13,969,504 21.38 -0.69%
2010 14,066,764 21.63 -0.67%
2009 14,160,682 21.88 -0.62%
2008 14,248,514 22.13 -0.55%
2007 14,327,425 22.38 -0.47%
2006 14,394,621 22.62 -0.39%
2005 14,451,186 22.87 -0.32%
2004 14,498,128 23.12 -0.34%
2003 14,548,209 23.37 -0.36%
2002 14,600,994 23.62 -0.34%
2001 14,650,237 23.87 -0.34%
2000 14,699,721 24.13 -0.37%
1999 14,754,608 24.39 -0.29%
1998 14,797,194 24.58 -0.31%
1997 14,842,561 24.75 -0.32%
1996 14,890,133 24.92 -0.32%
1995 14,938,313 25.09 -0.31%
1994 14,984,368 25.26 -0.30%
1993 15,029,516 25.43 -0.24%
1992 15,064,997 25.60 -0.17%
1991 15,090,873 25.77 0.21%
1990 15,059,117 25.94 0.07%
1989 15,048,116 26.05 0.22%
1988 15,014,730 26.13 0.24%
1987 14,978,123 26.20 0.25%
1986 14,941,329 26.28 0.24%
1985 14,905,983 26.35 0.24%
1984 14,870,854 26.43 0.22%
1983 14,838,054 26.50 0.25%
1982 14,800,709 26.58 0.31%
1981 14,755,276 26.65 0.31%
1980 14,708,949 26.72 0.28%
1979 14,667,935 26.79 0.22%
1978 14,634,992 26.86 0.22%
1977 14,603,066 26.93 0.21%
1976 14,572,590 27.00 0.20%
1975 14,542,998 27.07 -0.45%
1974 14,609,071 27.35 -0.75%
1973 14,719,207 27.74 -0.63%
1972 14,812,302 28.14 -0.55%
1971 14,894,184 28.54 -0.52%
1970 14,971,545 28.95 -0.52%
1969 15,049,558 29.35 -0.49%
1968 15,124,161 29.76 -1.96%
1967 15,423,851 30.64 -2.60%
1966 15,829,365 31.78 -2.49%
1965 16,228,319 32.93 -2.38%
1964 16,619,268 34.10 -2.32%
1963 17,010,085 35.30 -2.31%
1962 17,408,369 36.51 -1.29%
1961 17,635,152 37.39 -0.83%
1960 17,782,952 38.12 %