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People > Urban and rural Stats: compare key data on France & South Africa

Definitions

  • Female rural population: Total number of females living in rural areas by country.
  • Female urban population: Total number of females living in urban areas by country.
  • Females living in cities proper: Total number of females living in cities proper. The UN definition for city proper varies for each country but usually refers to a locality with legal boundaries, some form of local government and does not include its outlying suburbs and districts. Numbers only include cities proper with a population over 100,000.
  • Females living in cities proper per thousand people: Total number of females living in cities proper. The UN definition for city proper varies for each country but usually refers to a locality with legal boundaries, some form of local government and does not include its outlying suburbs and districts. Numbers only include cities proper with a population over 100,000. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Male rural population: Total number of males living in rural areas by country.
  • Male rural population per thousand people: Total number of males living in rural areas by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Male urban population: Total number of males living in urban areas by country.
  • Male urban population per thousand people: Total number of males living in urban areas by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Males living in cities proper: Total number of males living in cities proper. The UN definition for city proper varies for each country but usually refers to a locality with legal boundaries, some form of local government and does not include its outlying suburbs and districts. Numbers only include cities proper with a population over 100,000.
  • Males living in cities proper per thousand people: Total number of males living in cities proper. The UN definition for city proper varies for each country but usually refers to a locality with legal boundaries, some form of local government and does not include its outlying suburbs and districts. Numbers only include cities proper with a population over 100,000. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Population living in cities proper: Each city population by sex, city and city type.
  • Rural population: Total population living in rural areas by country.
  • Rural population per thousand people: Total population living in rural areas by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Urban population: Total population living in urban areas by country.
  • Urban population per thousand people: Total population living in urban areas by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Female urban population per thousand people: Total number of females living in urban areas by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Female rural population per thousand people: Total number of females living in rural areas by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
STAT France South Africa HISTORY
Female rural population 7.18 million
Ranked 14th.
11.31 million
Ranked 8th. 57% more than France

Female urban population 23.77 million
Ranked 3rd. 94% more than South Africa
12.28 million
Ranked 9th.

Females living in cities proper 64,807
Ranked 3rd.
351,985
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than France
Females living in cities proper per thousand people 1.07
Ranked 6th.
8.8
Ranked 5th. 8 times more than France
Male rural population 7.22 million
Ranked 14th.
10.26 million
Ranked 10th. 42% more than France

Male rural population per thousand people 119.31
Ranked 53th.
225.28
Ranked 34th. 89% more than France

Male urban population 22.01 million
Ranked 3rd. 90% more than South Africa
11.61 million
Ranked 8th.

Male urban population per thousand people 363.86
Ranked 10th. 43% more than South Africa
255.04
Ranked 48th.

Males living in cities proper 59,345
Ranked 4th.
340,363
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than France
Males living in cities proper per thousand people 0.981
Ranked 6th.
8.51
Ranked 5th. 9 times more than France
Population living in cities proper 9.81 million
Ranked 10th. 4% more than South Africa
9.47 million
Ranked 2nd.
Rural population 14.4 million
Ranked 17th.
19.21 million
Ranked 12th. 33% more than France

Rural population per thousand people 238.05
Ranked 62nd.
379.77
Ranked 34th. 60% more than France

Urban population 45.79 million
Ranked 5th. 41% more than South Africa
32.56 million
Ranked 10th.

Urban population per thousand people 756.86
Ranked 12th. 18% more than South Africa
643.63
Ranked 35th.

Female urban population per thousand people 393
Ranked 9th. 46% more than South Africa
269.59
Ranked 48th.

Female rural population per thousand people 118.74
Ranked 52nd.
248.35
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than France

SOURCES: United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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