Today's demographic activity
Estimates based on 2026 annual rates
Births today
1,735
Deaths today
1,727
Net migration today
242
As of today, France has approximately 66,746,401 people. Estimated births today: 1,735; deaths: 1,727.
Watch France's population change in real time. These counters estimate births, deaths, and migration activity every second based on annual demographic rates.
Key terms
- Real-time counters
- — Live estimates derived from annual demographic rates evenly distributed throughout the year.
- Natural change
- — Net change from births minus deaths (excluding migration).
- Net migration
- — Balance of people moving into vs. leaving the country.
- Population growth
- — Total change combining births, deaths, and migration.
Major Cities
(71)Projection| # | City | Region | Population | Area (km²) | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris★ Capital | Paris | 9.38M | 1,381 | 6,793 |
| 2 | Lyon | Rhône | 1.21M | 242 | 4,975 |
| 3 | Marseille | Bouches-du-Rhône | 903.2K | 173 | 5,209 |
| 4 | Lille | Nord | 891.1K | 211 | 4,223 |
| 5 | Toulouse | Haute-Garonne | 644.5K | 188 | 3,428 |
| 6 | Bordeaux | Gironde | 633.8K | 183 | 3,467 |
| 7 | Nantes | Loire-Atlantique | 454.4K | 121 | 3,755 |
| 8 | Nice | Alpes-Maritimes | 419.4K | 108 | 3,884 |
| 9 | Strasbourg | Bas-Rhin | 397.9K | 93 | 4,278 |
| 10 | Grenoble | Isère | 360.3K | 83 | 4,320 |
| 11 | Montpellier | Hérault | 324.7K | 69 | 4,706 |
| 12 | Rouen | Seine-Maritime | 312.7K | 96 | 3,257 |
| 13 | Toulon | Var | 300.8K | 101 | 2,978 |
| 14 | Rennes | Ille-et-Vilaine | 249.3K | 51 | 4,851 |
| 15 | Cergy | Val-d'Oise | 236.3K | 72 | 3,282 |
| 16 | Cannes | Alpes-Maritimes | 222.8K | 87 | 2,555 |
| 17 | Tours | Indre-et-Loire | 216.1K | 67 | 3,225 |
| 18 | Nancy | Meurthe-et-Moselle | 208.8K | 48 | 4,350 |
| 19 | Maurepas | Yvelines | 206.2K | 64 | 3,223 |
| 20 | Orléans | Loiret | 205.7K | 69 | 2,981 |
| 21 | Dijon | Côte-d'Or | 198.5K | 49 | 4,052 |
| 22 | Clermont-Ferrand | Puy-de-Dôme | 189.2K | 51 | 3,710 |
| 23 | Reims | Marne | 187.4K | 44 | 4,258 |
| 24 | Saint-Étienne | Loire | 180.7K | 43 | 4,184 |
| 25 | Mulhouse | Haute-Rhin | 168.5K | 45 | 3,744 |
| 26 | Le Havre | Seine-Maritime | 164.3K | 58 | 2,822 |
| 27 | Lens | Pas-de-Calais | 162.5K | 70 | 2,309 |
| 28 | Angers | Maine-et-Loire | 159.3K | 45 | 3,539 |
| 29 | Caen | Calvados | 146.6K | 43 | 3,410 |
| 30 | Le Mans | Sarthe | 146.0K | 45 | 3,245 |
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Population figures are urban agglomerations (the contiguous built-up area), which can be larger than city-proper municipal boundaries.
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) · Creative Commons license CC BY 3.0 IGO
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Historical estimates (1950–2024) and medium-variant projections (2025–2100).