Lyon, France Metro Area Population 1950-2024

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Lyon, France metro area from 1950 to 2024. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Lyon in 2024 is 1,774,000, a 0.74% increase from 2023.
  • The metro area population of Lyon in 2023 was 1,761,000, a 0.74% increase from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Lyon in 2022 was 1,748,000, a 0.81% increase from 2021.
  • The metro area population of Lyon in 2021 was 1,734,000, a 0.87% increase from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

MLA Citation:
Other Cities in France
City Name Population
Paris 11,277,000
Lyon 1,774,000
Marseille-Aix-en-Provence 1,636,000
Lille 1,085,000
Toulouse 1,071,000
Bordeaux 1,010,000
Nice-Cannes 952,000
Nantes 706,000
Toulon 589,000
Grenoble 540,000
Douai-Lens 504,000
Strasbourg 487,000
Montpellier 483,000
Avignon 481,000
Rouen 476,000
Saint-Etienne 380,000
Rennes 368,000
Tours 368,000
Bethune 363,000
Valenciennes 343,000
Lyon - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2024 1,774,000 0.74%
2023 1,761,000 0.74%
2022 1,748,000 0.81%
2021 1,734,000 0.87%
2020 1,719,000 0.82%
2019 1,705,000 0.89%
2018 1,690,000 0.90%
2017 1,675,000 0.84%
2016 1,661,000 0.85%
2015 1,647,000 0.92%
2014 1,632,000 0.87%
2013 1,618,000 0.87%
2012 1,604,000 0.88%
2011 1,590,000 0.82%
2010 1,577,000 0.90%
2009 1,563,000 0.84%
2008 1,550,000 0.91%
2007 1,536,000 0.85%
2006 1,523,000 0.86%
2005 1,510,000 0.87%
2004 1,497,000 0.88%
2003 1,484,000 0.88%
2002 1,471,000 0.89%
2001 1,458,000 0.83%
2000 1,446,000 0.91%
1999 1,433,000 0.63%
1998 1,424,000 0.49%
1997 1,417,000 0.43%
1996 1,411,000 0.50%
1995 1,404,000 0.50%
1994 1,397,000 0.50%
1993 1,390,000 0.43%
1992 1,384,000 0.51%
1991 1,377,000 0.51%
1990 1,370,000 0.51%
1989 1,363,000 0.52%
1988 1,356,000 0.44%
1987 1,350,000 0.52%
1986 1,343,000 0.52%
1985 1,336,000 0.53%
1984 1,329,000 0.53%
1983 1,322,000 0.53%
1982 1,315,000 1.23%
1981 1,299,000 1.64%
1980 1,278,000 1.67%
1979 1,257,000 1.62%
1978 1,237,000 1.64%
1977 1,217,000 1.67%
1976 1,197,000 1.61%
1975 1,178,000 1.29%
1974 1,163,000 1.04%
1973 1,151,000 1.05%
1972 1,139,000 1.06%
1971 1,127,000 0.99%
1970 1,116,000 1.09%
1969 1,104,000 1.01%
1968 1,093,000 1.86%
1967 1,073,000 2.19%
1966 1,050,000 2.24%
1965 1,027,000 2.19%
1964 1,005,000 2.24%
1963 983,000 2.18%
1962 962,000 3.00%
1961 934,000 3.32%
1960 904,000 3.31%
1959 875,000 3.31%
1958 847,000 3.29%
1957 820,000 3.27%
1956 794,000 3.39%
1955 768,000 3.23%
1954 744,000 0.81%
1953 738,000 0.27%
1952 736,000 0.27%
1951 734,000 0.41%
1950 731,000 0.00%