City of Paris — France population by age and region
France population by age and region — City of Paris stood at 2,047,602 persons in 2026, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the Population and demography table (Value · Annual), with a complete series running from 1975 to 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Population and demography table
| Indicator | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departments | |||||||||||
| City of Paris | 2,047,602 | 2,065,560 | 2,084,894 | 2,103,778 | 2,113,705 | 2,133,111 | 2,145,906 | 2,165,423 | 2,175,601 | 2,187,526 | |
| Seine-Maritime | 1,261,832 | 1,261,529 | 1,261,327 | 1,260,964 | 1,260,205 | 1,255,918 | 1,254,739 | 1,255,633 | 1,255,883 | 1,254,378 |
Understanding city of Paris
Municipal-level demographic compilation for Ville de Paris measures the exact resident population legally established within the capital's official administrative limits. This series isolates individuals maintaining their primary legal domicile within the municipal boundaries, separating the urban core from surrounding suburban territories. The compilation aggregates permanent inhabitants through civil status records, housing databases, and administrative listings, omitting non-resident workers and visitors.
Reading this metric requires careful attention to the dense urban context, where high turnover and complex housing dynamics can complicate administrative tracking. Revisions to early estimates occur when exhaustive census matching resolves ambiguities in primary residence declarations. Analysts comparing this urban core population to surrounding departmental series must account for distinct administrative boundaries that do not reflect functional metropolitan commuting patterns.
Frequently asked questions
- Does this series cover the entire metropolitan area around the capital?
- No, the measure is strictly limited to the official administrative boundaries of the central municipality.
- How are complex housing situations handled in primary residence determinations?
- Residency status relies on official administrative declarations, civil registrations, and standardized housing database matching.
- Why do initial estimates for the capital frequently undergo revision?
- High residential mobility requires subsequent administrative corrections to reconcile preliminary housing and civil registry counts.