Urban Development in France 75 indicators covering urban development for France. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population in the largest city 20.9% 2025 up 1.0% 113th Population density 126.86 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 3.6% 87th PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 8.23 micrograms per cubic meter 2023 down 42.4% 169th Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 15.87 million 2025 up 5.7% 26th Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.2309 units per person 2025 up 2.4% 59th Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.6226 % change on previous year 2025 up 20.0% 94th Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 23.3% 106th Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square 29.09 units per square kilometre 2023 up 5.5% 34th Population in largest city 11.35 million 2025 up 5.7% 20th Crude steelmaking capacity 19.12 Tonnes 2025 down 14.1% 13th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 1,345 Hectares 2020 up 5.9% 10th Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 28,681 Number 2026 down 4.5% 11th PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO 78.2% 2017 down 21.5% 167th Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 471.65 million Number 2025 up 15.0% 5th Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 15,752 Million euro 2023 down 11.3% 4th Wagons and their load capacity by type of wagons 69,284 Number 2024 down 19.0% 5th Road freight transport by load capacity (LC) of vehicle and type of 172,907 Million tonne-kilometre (TKM) 2025 up 12.6% 5th Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status 6.4% 2025 up 12.3% 24th At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex 29.5% 2025 up 7.3% 24th Average number of rooms per person by tenure status and dwelling type 1.8 Average 2025 unchanged 14th Total housing costs in pps 532 Purchasing power standard (PPS) 2025 up 5.2% 17th Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and 12.2% 2025 down 6.9% 24th Self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main 1.9% 2025 down 36.7% 11th At-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation 4,859 Thousand persons 2025 up 29.7% 6th Seat capacity of passenger railway vehicles by type of vehicles 1,295 Thousand 2005 up 3.3% 3rd Seat/berth capacity of passenger railway vehicles 1,295 Thousand 2005 up 3.3% 3rd Severe material deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation 2,111 Thousand persons 2025 up 36.5% 4th Average number of rooms per person by degree of urbanization 1.8 Average 2025 unchanged 14th Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of 6,153 Thousand persons 2025 up 23.3% 6th At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of 29.5% 2025 up 7.3% 22nd Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of 16.9% 2025 up 0.6% 15th Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status 6.4% 2025 up 12.3% 24th Self-propelled vessels, dumb and pushed vessels by load capacity 644 Number 2024 down 24.3% 6th Load capacity of self-propelled vessels by year of construction 685.58 Thousand tonnes 2024 up 1.7% 5th Housing cost overburden rate by level of disability (activity) 7.4% 2025 down 2.6% 22nd Subjective poverty by degree of urbanization 23.1% 2025 up 16.7% 7th Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 28,681 Number 2026 down 4.5% 11th Seat capacity of new motor coaches, buses and trolley buses 327,833 Number 2024 up 10.6% 2nd Lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross weight 5.42 million Number 2024 up 12.5% 2nd Severe housing deprivation rate by age, sex and poverty status 4.6% 2023 up 119.0% 14th Children (aged 0 to 17) living in a dwelling with a leaking roof 28.1% 2023 up 96.5% 3rd Financial burden of the total housing cost 31.4% 2023 up 6.1% 16th Material deprivation for the 'Housing' dimension, by age, sex and by 72.5% 2023 down 11.3% 43rd Prison capacity and number of persons held 62,385 Number 2024 up 7.9% 6th New lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross 367,595 Number 2025 up 13.6% 3rd Children (aged 0 to 17) having neither a bath, nor a shower in their 0.7% 2023 up 40.0% 18th Noise from neighbours or from the street by degree of urbanisation 29.9% 2023 up 39.7% 8th Crime, violence or vandalism in the area by degree of urbanisation 23.0% 2023 down 3.0% 4th Severe housing deprivation rate by tenure status 1.7% 2023 up 88.9% 20th Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 471.65 million Number 2025 up 15.0% 5th Severe housing deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation 8.2% 2023 up 156.2% 5th Power of self-propelled vessels by load capacity 326.23 Megawatt 2024 up 1.0% 4th Material and social deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation 13.3% 2025 up 4.7% 9th Child well-being — Children experiencing severe housing deprivation 6.2 2020 up 40.9% 7th New trailers and their load capacity, by permissible maximum gross 70,980 Number 2025 up 14.1% 4th Trailers and their load capacity, by permissible maximum gross weight 1.26 million Number 2020 — 3rd Semi-trailers and their load capacity, by permissible maximum gross 325,597 Number 2024 up 8.6% 5th Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of 6,091 Thousand persons 2025 up 17.1% 2nd Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of 3.9% 2025 up 50.0% 31st Severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization 7.0% 2025 up 2.9% 9th Page 1 of 2 Next →