France Rural Population 1960-2025

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.
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.