France has a population density of 329 people per square mile compared to 5,886 people in the Vatican. France has 101,141 sq ft of land per person vs 5,274 sq ft in the Vatican. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, France and the Vatican are ranked 75th and 3rd, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. France has 0.84% of the world's population and 0.36% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.00001% of the population and 0.0000003% of the land area for the Vatican, hence the population density in France is 94.4% lower than in the Vatican.
Population density comparison
France
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 329 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 75/197 | 3/197 |
| Population |
68701054
|
949
|
| Land area | 208,090 sq mi | 0.17 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 84,669 sq ft | 4,736 sq ft |
| Rural population | 18% | n/a |
| Urban population | 82% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 3.13% | 0% |
France vs the Vatican:
Population density chart by year
From 2000 to 2019, population density in France increased by 10.6%, compared to a 13.6% growth in the Vatican.
In 2000, France ranked 65th for population density and is in 72nd place now. The Vatican was 3rd in 2000 and still ranks 3rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
France
|
Vatican
|
|
| 2024 | 329 | - |
| 2023 | 328 | - |
| 2022 | 327 | - |
| 2021 | 326 | - |
| 2020 | 325 | - |
| 2019 | 324 | 5,886 |
| 2018 | 323 | 5,886 |
| 2017 | 322 | 5,886 |
| 2016 | 321 | 5,886 |
| 2015 | 320 | 5,886 |
| 2014 | 319 | 4,956 |
| 2013 | 317 | 4,939 |
| 2012 | 316 | 4,921 |
| 2011 | 314 | 4,897 |
| 2010 | 312 | 4,880 |
| 2009 | 311 | 4,862 |
| 2008 | 309 | 4,850 |
| 2007 | 308 | 4,833 |
| 2006 | 306 | 5,486 |
| 2005 | 304 | 5,421 |
| 2004 | 301 | 5,421 |
| 2003 | 299.1 | 5,362 |
| 2002 | 297 | 5,298 |
| 2001 | 294.9 | 5,239 |
| 2000 | 292.8 | 5,180 |
| 1999 | 290.7 | - |
| 1998 | 289.3 | - |
| 1997 | 288.2 | - |
| 1996 | 287.2 | - |
| 1995 | 286.1 | - |
| 1994 | 285.1 | - |
| 1993 | 284 | - |
| 1992 | 282.8 | - |
| 1991 | 281.4 | - |
| 1990 | 280 | - |
| 1989 | 278.5 | - |
| 1988 | 276.8 | - |
| 1987 | 275.2 | - |
| 1986 | 273.7 | - |
| 1985 | 272.3 | - |
| 1984 | 271 | - |
| 1983 | 269.6 | - |
| 1982 | 268.2 | - |
| 1981 | 267.2 | - |
| 1980 | 265.6 | - |
| 1979 | 264.2 | - |
| 1978 | 263 | - |
| 1977 | 261.8 | - |
| 1976 | 260.6 | - |
| 1975 | 259.5 | - |
| 1974 | 258.3 | - |
| 1973 | 256.6 | - |
| 1972 | 254.5 | - |
| 1971 | 252.3 | - |
| 1970 | 249.9 | - |
| 1969 | 247.7 | - |
| 1968 | 245.6 | - |
| 1967 | 243.8 | - |
| 1966 | 241.8 | - |
| 1965 | 239.7 | - |
| 1964 | 237.4 | - |
| 1963 | 234.9 | - |
| 1962 | 232.5 | - |
| 1961 | 230.2 | - |
Densely populated cities
|
France
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Paris | 2.15M |
| Marseille | 877K |
| Lyon | 521K |
| Toulouse | 512K |
| Nice | 354K |
| Nantes | 325K |
| Strasbourg | 292K |
| Toulon | 181K |
| Saint-Etienne | 173K |
| Saint-Denis | 156K |
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