Lyon, France Metro Area Population 1950-2025

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Lyon, France metro area from 1950 to 2025. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Lyon in 2025 is 1,787,000, a 0.73% increase from 2024.
  • The metro area population of Lyon in 2024 was 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.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

MLA Citation:
Other Cities in France
City Name Population
Paris 11,347,000
Lyon 1,787,000
Marseille-Aix-en-Provence 1,645,000
Lille 1,092,000
Toulouse 1,080,000
Bordeaux 1,018,000
Nice-Cannes 956,000
Nantes 711,000
Toulon 593,000
Grenoble 544,000
Douai-Lens 507,000
Strasbourg 490,000
Montpellier 487,000
Avignon 484,000
Rouen 479,000
Saint-Etienne 382,000
Rennes 371,000
Tours 370,000
Bethune 365,000
Valenciennes 344,000
Lyon - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2025 1,787,000 0.73%
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%