Rural population fell 1.17% to 12.8 mil in France in 2020, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rural population in France reached an all time high of 17.8 mil in 1960 and an all time low of 12.8 mil in 2020. When compared to France's main peers, rural population in Belgium amounted to 0.222 mil, 18.8 mil in Germany, 17.2 mil in Italy and 9.09 mil in Spain in 2020.
France has been ranked 41st within the group of 170 countries we follow in terms of rural population, 6 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Rural Population | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Austria | mil | 3.63 | 3.65 | 3.68 | 3.69 | 3.69 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | mil | 0.243 | 0.239 | 0.236 | 0.232 | 0.228 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | mil | 13.7 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 13.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | mil | 18.5 | 18.6 | 18.8 | 18.8 | 18.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | mil | 18.7 | 18.5 | 18.3 | 18.1 | 17.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | mil | 0.056 | 0.056 | 0.056 | 0.055 | 0.055 | ||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | mil | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | mil | 1.74 | 1.66 | 1.59 | 1.53 | 1.47 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | mil | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.2 | 15.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | mil | 3.86 | 3.78 | 3.71 | 3.64 | 3.58 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | mil | 0.958 | 0.954 | 0.950 | 0.945 | 0.943 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | mil | 9.59 | 9.47 | 9.37 | 9.28 | 9.21 | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | mil | 2.15 | 2.18 | 2.20 | 2.22 | 2.23 |
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