Population of Haute-Garonne département, France
Population of Haute-Garonne département, France stood at 1,519,613 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 | |||||||||||
| Haute-Garonne | 1,519,613 | 1,503,240 | 1,487,248 | 1,471,468 | 1,456,261 | 1,434,367 | 1,415,757 | 1,400,039 | 1,380,672 | 1,362,672 | |
| Cher | 295,279 | 296,293 | 297,369 | 298,660 | 299,496 | 299,573 | 300,933 | 302,306 | 303,408 | 304,256 |
Understanding population of Haute-Garonne département, France
This demographic metric aggregates all legal inhabitants whose principal domicile falls within the Haute-Garonne territory, separating permanent residents from temporary visitors. It contrasts with sibling rows by isolating the specific demographic dynamics of this administrative division from neighboring jurisdictions. Temporary occupants, including students residing part-time or workers with primary homes elsewhere, are treated according to specific residency rules that prevent double-counting across departmental boundaries.
Analysts should note that revisions often follow updated housing records and administrative address matching between census cycles. When evaluating these numbers, comparing equivalent annual periods removes intra-year administrative lags. Cross-département comparisons require caution due to differing municipal sizes and varying patterns of suburban expansion adjacent to major urban centers.
Frequently asked questions
- Are students counted at their university address or family home?
- Students maintaining dual residences are assigned based on statutory primary domicile rules.
- How frequently are these figures revised?
- Updates occur as new administrative registers and rolling survey batches are incorporated into the dataset.
- Does this series include foreign nationals residing locally?
- Foreign residents with legal primary status in the territory are included within the total head count.