France vs United Kingdom: Urban population
France
54.18 million
in 2025
United Kingdom
57.90 million
in 2025
France rank
17th
United Kingdom rank
16th
Urban population over time
- France
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 57.90 million against 54.18 million in France, a difference of 3.72 million.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Globally, France ranks 17th and United Kingdom ranks 16th of 215 countries.
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About this data
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.