The four France(s). Population growth from the 1962 census to the 2023 census in the Paris metro area vs the largest French metro areas outside Paris vs the rest of France vs the overseas regions.
1962 is when the the largest metro areas outside Paris started to grow more than Paris. Since 1962, growth has essentially taken place in those large metro areas outside of Paris (+85.7% for all the green metro areas).
For the entire France, the population growth from 1962 to 2023 has been +44.3%.
In comparison, the population growth in the US, UK, and Germany between 1962 and 2023 has been:
- USA: +81.5%
- France: +44.3%
- UK: +28.1%
- Germany: +12.6%
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