Population of Grand Est, France
Population of Grand Est, France stood at 5,544,271 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regions | |||||||||||
| Grand Est | 5,544,271 | 5,550,155 | 5,557,457 | 5,563,378 | 5,560,079 | 5,561,287 | 5,562,651 | 5,556,219 | 5,550,389 | 5,549,586 | |
| Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 6,241,784 | 6,210,839 | 6,181,885 | 6,150,451 | 6,113,384 | 6,069,352 | 6,033,952 | 6,010,289 | 5,979,778 | 5,956,978 |
Understanding population of Grand Est, France
This series tracks the aggregate count of permanent residents whose primary households are established within the northeastern administrative region sharing extensive international borders. The measurement covers all civilian and institutionalized populations meeting habitual residence rules, while explicitly omitting non-resident military personnel stationed temporarily and foreign transients. Relative to other regional rows, this dataset isolates a territory shaped by cross-border integration and distinct aging profiles.
Evaluating these figures necessitates accounting for periodic updates to municipal housing registers and demographic corrections applied during census benchmarking. Analysts should focus on annual percentage changes to understand underlying population trends without distortion from temporary migration anomalies. When contrasting this territory with western or southern regions, users should remember that differing economic and industrial legacies influence household formation rates.
Frequently asked questions
- How are institutionalized residents, such as those in nursing homes or prisons, handled?
- Individuals residing in collective housing facilities within the region are included in the total population count.
- Why are year-on-year comparisons preferred over shorter intervals for this region?
- Shorter intervals fail to capture slow-moving demographic shifts and can be skewed by seasonal timing in administrative data processing.
- Does this series adjust for international migration involving neighboring countries?
- Official migration estimates derived from housing and tax records are factored into the annual population updates.