Population in Franche-Comté 24 indicators covering population for Franche-Comté. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 1.18 million Number 2025 down 0.4% 319th Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 1.18 million Number 2025 down 0.4% 320th Animal populations by NUTS 2 region 597.46 Thousand heads (animals) 2025 down 6.2% 110th Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 9,869 Number 2024 down 26.7% 388th Population density by NUTS 3 region 72.6 Persons per square kilometre 2024 down 0.1% 1370th Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 1.18 million Number 2025 down 0.4% 391st Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 9,869 Number 2024 down 26.7% 304th Fertility rates by age and NUTS 2 region 1.55 Number 2024 down 21.5% 106th Population in private households by educational attainment level and 827 Thousand persons 2025 down 1.2% 334th Population in private households by educational attainment level and 10.3% 2025 down 35.2% 319th Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at regional 530 2024 up 139.0% 1348th Population in private households by educational attainment level 22.6% 2025 down 16.9% 186th Population in private households by educational attainment level 22.6% 2025 down 16.9% 186th Private households by degree of urbanisation and NUTS 2 region 557.3 Thousand households 2025 up 5.0% 296th Households with access to the internet at home 95.6% 2025 up 16.1% 141st Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 1.18 million Number 2025 down 0.4% 390th Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at 94.7% 2024 down 5.3% 224th Live births by age group of the mothers and NUTS 3 region 9,869 Number 2024 down 26.7% 388th Ratio of the proportion of tertiary students over the proportion of 0.7 Rate 2024 down 12.5% 221st Pupils from age 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at 95.4% 2024 down 3.9% 152nd Households with broadband access 87.4% 2021 up 8.2% 188th Causes of death - crude death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence 1,020 Rate 2023 up 14.9% 227th Causes of death - standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of 837.05 Rate 2023 down 4.6% 323rd Causes of death - crude death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, 3 1,027 Rate 2023 up 15.6% 243rd