Ranked list of French regions
French regions ranked by population and area
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By population
These figures are as of January 1, 2026.[1]
| Rank | Region | Population (2026) |
% of France |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Île-de-France |
12,594,502 | 18.2 % |
| 2 |  Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
8,303,191 | 12.0 % |
| 3 |  Occitanie |
6,246,988 | 9.0 % |
| 4 |  Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
6,241,784 | 9.0 % |
| 5 |  Hauts-de-France |
5,965,764 | 8.6 % |
| 6 |  Grand Est |
5,544,271 | 8.0 % |
| 7 |  Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
5,318,370 | 7.7 % |
| 8 |  Pays de la Loire |
3,965,226 | 5.7 % |
| 9 |  Brittany |
3,510,058 | 5.1 % |
| 10 |  Normandy |
3,353,726 | 4.9 % |
| 11 |  Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
2,794,043 | 4.0 % |
| 12 |  Centre-Val de Loire |
2,589,286 | 3.7 % |
| 13 |  Réunion |
910,985 | 1.3 % |
| 14 |  Guadeloupe |
382,586 | 0.6 % |
| 15 |  Corsica |
365,636 | 0.5 % |
| 16 |  Martinique |
358,818 | 0.5 % |
| 17 |  Mayotte |
338,208 | 0.5 % |
| 18 |  French Guiana |
298,554 | 0.4 % |
| Total France | 69,081,996 | 100 % |
By area
The total area of France is 632,734 km2, of which 543,940 km2 (86.0%) is in Europe (Metropolitan France).[2]
| Rank | Region | Area (km2) | % (total) |
% (European France) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
84,061 | 13.3% | 15.4% |
| 2 | French Guiana |
83,534 | 13.2% | – |
| 3 | Occitanie |
72,724 | 11.5% | 13.3% |
| 4 | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
69,711 | 11.0% | 12.8% |
| 5 | Grand Est |
57,433 | 9.0% | 10.5% |
| 6 | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
47,784 | 7.6% | 8.8% |
| 7 | Centre-Val de Loire |
39,151 | 6.2% | 7.2% |
| 8 | Pays de la Loire |
32,082 | 5.1% | 5.9% |
| 9 | Hauts-de-France |
31,713 | 5.1% | 5.9% |
| 10 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
31,400 | 5.0% | 5.8% |
| 11 | Normandy |
29,906 | 4.7% | 5.5% |
| 12 | Brittany |
27,208 | 4.3% | 5.0% |
| 13 | Île-de-France |
12,012 | 1.9% | 2.2% |
| 14 | Corsica |
8,680 | 1.4% | 1.6% |
| 15 | Réunion |
2,504 | 0.4% | – |
| 16 | Guadeloupe |
1,628 | 0.3% | – |
| 17 | Martinique |
1,128 | 0.2% | – |
| 18 | Mayotte |
374 | 0.06% | – |
| Total | 632,760 | 100% |
By density
In 2026, the official population of France had a density of 109 people per square kilometre, including the overseas regions, and 123 people per square kilometre excluding them.
| Rank | Region | Population 2026 | Area (km2) | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Île-de-France |
12,594,502 | 12,012 | 1,048 |
| 2 | Mayotte |
338,208 | 374 | 904 |
| 3 | Réunion |
910,985 | 2,504 | 364 |
| 4 | Martinique |
358,818 | 1,128 | 318 |
| 5 | Guadeloupe |
382,586 | 1,628 | 235 |
| 6 | Hauts-de-France |
5,965,764 | 31,713 | 188 |
| 7 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
5,318,370 | 31,400 | 169 |
| 8 | Brittany |
3,510,058 | 27,208 | 129 |
| 9 | Pays de la Loire |
3,965,226 | 32,082 | 124 |
| 10 | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
8,303,191 | 69,711 | 119 |
| 11 | Normandy |
3,353,726 | 29,906 | 112 |
| 12 | Grand Est |
5,544,271 | 57,433 | 97 |
| 13 | Occitanie |
6,246,988 | 72,724 | 86 |
| 14 | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
6,241,784 | 84,061 | 74 |
| 15 | Centre-Val de Loire |
2,589,286 | 39,151 | 66 |
| 16 | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
2,794,043 | 47,784 | 58 |
| 17 | Corsica |
365,636 | 8,680 | 42 |
| 18 | French Guiana |
298,554 | 83,534 | 4 |
| Total | 69,081,996 | 632,760 | 109 |