Population of Moselle département, France
Population of Moselle département, France stood at 1,049,746 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 | |||||||||||
| Moselle | 1,049,746 | 1,050,255 | 1,050,916 | 1,051,309 | 1,050,721 | 1,049,942 | 1,049,155 | 1,046,543 | 1,043,524 | 1,043,522 | |
| Nièvre | 199,498 | 200,188 | 200,818 | 201,417 | 202,299 | 202,417 | 202,670 | 204,452 | 205,828 | 207,182 |
Understanding population of Moselle département, France
This departmental series tracks the total count of individuals whose primary legal residence is situated inside the specific administrative boundaries of Moselle, isolating local inhabitants from broader national aggregates. The metric compiles data from local housing records, administrative registrations, and census inputs to establish the count of persons with permanent domicile within this specific territory. It excludes temporary visitors, foreign tourists, and commuting workers who maintain their primary legal residence elsewhere, thereby focusing exclusively on stable inhabitants. Unlike national totals or broader regional groupings, this row isolates a specific administrative unit to highlight localized demographic shifts.
When evaluating these figures, analysts must account for rolling census survey methodologies that update figures incrementally over multi-year cycles rather than through simultaneous national counts. Revisions often occur when administrative registers are matched against updated housing and tax databases, meaning early estimates for recent periods should be treated as provisional. Comparing figures year-on-year helps smooth out collection artifacts inherent to rolling surveys, but users should remain cautious of boundary adjustments or administrative reclassifications that might create artificial discontinuities in the historical time series.
Frequently asked questions
- How frequently are these departmental figures updated?
- The statistics are published annually, though the underlying census collection relies on rolling multi-year survey cycles.
- Are students living temporarily in the department included in this count?
- Students are typically counted based on their primary legal residence, which often remains with their family household elsewhere.
- Why do early estimates for recent periods frequently change in subsequent releases?
- Early figures are subject to regular revisions as administrative registers, tax files, and housing databases undergo continuous reconciliation.