{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"fr-urban-population-pct","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/fr-urban-population-pct","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/fr-urban-population-pct/","title":"France Urban Population Share (2025)","description":"France's Urban Population Share: 78.8 % of total population in 2025, unchanged YoY. World Bank (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS), 1976–2025.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","World Bank","France","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"France","temporal_coverage":"1976/2025","unit":"% of total population","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"France Urban Population Share","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS?locations=FR"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1976–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"50"},{"label":"Geography","value":"France"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"France (2025)","value":"78.8","unit":"% of total population","trend":{"direction":"neutral","value":"unchanged YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"unchanged","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"neutral","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"50","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"France Urban Population Share"}],"observation_count":50,"observations":[{"period":"1976","value":73.0820015754495},{"period":"1977","value":73.1339199821614},{"period":"1978","value":73.1746727920795},{"period":"1979","value":73.2106388615716},{"period":"1980","value":73.2481970470056},{"period":"1981","value":73.2937262047492},{"period":"1982","value":73.3522531908044},{"period":"1983","value":73.4180335490284},{"period":"1984","value":73.487468496869},{"period":"1985","value":73.5623571560102},{"period":"1986","value":73.6440191686816},{"period":"1987","value":73.7337741771127},{"period":"1988","value":73.8329418235332},{"period":"1989","value":73.9428417501728},{"period":"1990","value":74.0675966432025},{"period":"1991","value":74.2197862924166},{"period":"1992","value":74.4051122960444},{"period":"1993","value":74.6168782336776},{"period":"1994","value":74.8499283532348},{"period":"1995","value":75.0991069026347},{"period":"1996","value":75.3592581297959},{"period":"1997","value":75.6252262826369},{"period":"1998","value":75.8918556090764},{"period":"1999","value":76.1682703613968},{"period":"2000","value":76.5143983146093},{"period":"2001","value":76.9074413607811},{"period":"2002","value":77.2543866607525},{"period":"2003","value":77.4691216035138},{"period":"2004","value":77.4900500011961},{"period":"2005","value":77.4363315105438},{"period":"2006","value":77.3467240068648},{"period":"2007","value":77.2457976606157},{"period":"2008","value":77.1561901569367},{"period":"2009","value":77.1005391809676},{"period":"2010","value":77.0962844808803},{"period":"2011","value":77.1182717387509},{"period":"2012","value":77.1669464919916},{"period":"2013","value":77.2440721470918},{"period":"2014","value":77.3524296788613},{"period":"2015","value":77.7610919150066},{"period":"2016","value":78.5999114705779},{"period":"2017","value":78.6467804026368},{"period":"2018","value":78.6714432536599},{"period":"2019","value":78.6890784549356},{"period":"2020","value":78.7119131765249},{"period":"2021","value":78.7364603392338},{"period":"2022","value":78.7591921123356},{"period":"2023","value":78.7804323126547},{"period":"2024","value":78.7999750964116},{"period":"2025","value":78.8449650563584}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of total population"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"78.8","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2024","value":"78.8","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2023","value":"78.8","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2022","value":"78.8","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"78.7","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2020","value":"78.7","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2019","value":"78.7","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2018","value":"78.7","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"78.6","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2016","value":"78.6","yoyChange":"+0.8pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"77.8","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"77.4","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"77.2","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2012","value":"77.2","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"77.1","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2010","value":"77.1","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2009","value":"77.1","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"77.2","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2007","value":"77.2","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"77.3","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the urban population as a share of total population in France from 1990 to present. Urbanisation is a structural driver of consumer spending, infrastructure investment, and financial services adoption. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1976–2025 (50 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 78.8 % of total population in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 73.1 in 1976. The latest reading of 78.8 in 2025 is unchanged on the previous period."}]}