Demographia

Paris Urban Area & Metropolitan Area: 1962-1999

PARIS URBAN AREA (UNITE URBAINE): Continuously Developed Urban Area      
             
POPULATION 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
Paris 2,790,091 2,590,771 2,299,830 2,176,243 2,152,423 2,125,246
             
Hauts-de-Seine 1,381,805 1,461,619 1,438,930 1,387,039 1,391,658 1,428,881
Seine-St.-Denis 1,083,724 1,249,606 1,322,127 1,324,301 1,381,197 1,382,861
Val-de-Marne 974,962 1,121,319 1,215,713 1,193,655 1,215,538 1,227,250
Petite Couronne 3,440,491 3,832,544 3,976,770 3,904,995 3,988,393 4,038,992
             
Paris & Petite Couronne 6,230,582 6,423,315 6,276,600 6,081,238 6,140,816 6,164,238
             
Balance Urbanized Area (in Grande Couronne) 1,138,805 2,113,407 2,704,416 2,976,606 3,328,747 3,480,269
             
Urbanized Area 7,369,387 8,536,722 8,981,016 9,057,844 9,469,563 9,644,507
             
Urbanized Land Area (Square Miles) 562 707 816 892 994 1,051
Density 13,113 12,075 11,006 10,155 9,527 9,177
             
Urbanized Land Area (Square Kilometers) 1,456 1,831 2,113 2,310 2,574 2,722
Density 5,063 4,662 4,249 3,921 3,678 3,543
             
SHARE OF POPULATION            
Paris 37.9% 30.3% 25.6% 24.0% 22.7% 22.0%
             
Hauts-de-Seine 18.8% 17.1% 16.0% 15.3% 14.7% 14.8%
Seine-St.-Denis 14.7% 14.6% 14.7% 14.6% 14.6% 14.3%
Val-de-Marne 13.2% 13.1% 13.5% 13.2% 12.8% 12.7%
Petite Couronne 46.7% 44.9% 44.3% 43.1% 42.1% 41.9%
             
Paris & Petite Couronne 84.5% 75.2% 69.9% 67.1% 64.8% 63.9%
             
Balance Urbanized Area 15.5% 24.8% 30.1% 32.9% 35.2% 36.1%
             
Urbanized Area 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
             
METROPOLITAN AREA (ILE DE FRANCE)            
             
Paris 2,790,091 2,590,771 2,299,830 2,176,243 2,152,423 2,125,246
             
Petite Couronne 3,440,491 3,832,544 3,976,770 3,904,995 3,988,393 4,038,992
Grand Couronne 2,239,433 2,825,316 3,601,965 3,991,821 4,519,738 4,787,773
Total Suburbs 5,679,924 6,657,860 7,578,735 7,896,816 8,508,131 8,826,765
             
Ile-de-France 8,470,015 9,248,631 9,878,565 10,073,059 10,660,554 10,952,011
             
SHARE OF POPULATION            
             
Paris 32.9% 28.0% 23.3% 21.6% 20.2% 19.4%
             
Petite Couronne 40.6% 41.4% 40.3% 38.8% 37.4% 36.9%
Grand Couronne 26.4% 30.5% 36.5% 39.6% 42.4% 43.7%
Total Suburbs 67.1% 72.0% 76.7% 78.4% 79.8% 80.6%
             
Ile-de-France 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
             
CHANGE IN POPULATION            
             
Paris   (199,320) (290,941) (123,587) (23,820) (27,177)
             
Petite Couronne   392,053 144,226 (71,775) 83,398 50,599
Grand Couronne   585,883 776,649 389,856 527,917 268,035
Total Suburbs   977,936 920,875 318,081 611,315 318,634
             
Ile-de-France   778,616 629,934 194,494 587,495 291,457
             
SHARE OF CHANGE IN POPULATION            
             
Paris   -25.6% -46.2% -63.5% -4.1% -9.3%
             
Petite Couronne   50.4% 22.9% -36.9% 14.2% 17.4%
Grand Couronne   75.2% 123.3% 200.4% 89.9% 92.0%
Total Suburbs   125.6% 146.2% 163.5% 104.1% 109.3%
             
Ile-de-France   100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
             
CHANGE IN POPULATION FROM 1962            
             
Paris           (664,845)
             
Petite Couronne           598,501
Grand Couronne           2,548,340
Total Suburbs           3,146,841
             
Ile-de-France           2,481,996
             
SHARE OF CHANGE IN POPULATION FROM 1962          
             
Paris           -26.8%
             
Petite Couronne           24.1%
Grand Couronne           102.7%
Total Suburbs           126.8%
             
Ile-de-France           100.0%
             
Calculated from INSEE data.            

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