List of French departments by population

The list of French departments by population is based on figures from the 2008 census.

Rank	Department	Population (2008)	Size (km²)	Density (pop./km²)
1	Nord	2,565,257	5,743	449
2	Paris	2,181,371	105	20,605
3	Bouches-du-Rhône	1,958,926	5,087	385
4	Rhône	1,677,073	3,249	516
5	Hauts-de-Seine	1,536,100	176	8,619
6	Seine-Saint-Denis	1,502,340	236	6,366
7	Pas-de-Calais	1,453,387	6,671	218
8	Gironde	1,409,345	10,000	141
9	Yvelines	1,395,804	2,284	611
10	Val-de-Marne	1,298,340	245	5,220
11	Seine-et-Marne	1,289,584	5,915	218
12	Loire-Atlantique	1,268,173	6,815	186
13	Seine-Maritime	1,243,834	6,278	198
14	Haute-Garonne	1,202,920	6,309	191
15	Essonne	1,201,994	1,804	666
16	Isère	1,178,714	7,431	159
17	Val-d'Oise	1,157,052	1,246	914
18	Alpes-Maritimes	1,082,465	4,299	252
19	Bas-Rhin	1,079,016	4,755	224
20	Moselle	1,036,776	6,216	166
21	Hérault	1,001,041	6,101	159
22	Var	995,934	5,973	167
23	Ille-et-Vilaine	955,846	6,775	141
24	Finistère	883,001	6,733	130
25	Oise	816,142	5,860	139
26	Réunion	781,962	2,504	309
27	Maine-et-Loire	766,659	7,166	105
28	Haut-Rhin	742,408	3,525	211
29	Loire	740,668	4,781	155
30	Meurthe-et-Moselle	725,302	5,246	138
31	Haute-Savoie	706,708	4,388	161
32	Morbihan	702,487	6,823	103
33	Gard	683,169	5,853	114
34	Calvados	673,667	5,548	121
35	Loiret	647,733	6,775	96
36	Pyrénées-Atlantiques	643,090	7,645	84
37	Puy-de-Dôme	626,639	7,970	79
38	Vendée	607,430	6,720	90
39	Charente-Maritime	605,410	6,864	88
40	Indre-et-Loire	583,086	6,127	95
41	Côtes-d'Armor	576,049	6,878	84
42	Ain	574,377	5,762	100
43	Saône-et-Loire	571,193	8,575	67
44	Eure	567,221	6,040	92
45	Marne	565,841	8,162	69
46	Somme	564,319	6,170	91
47	Sarthe	556,946	6,206	90
48	Vaucluse	538,541	3,567	151
49	Aisne	537,061	7,369	73
50	Côte-d'Or	532,948	8,763	61
51	Doubs	516,157	5,234	97
52	Manche	495,153	5,938	83
53	Drôme	473,428	6,530	73
54	Pyrénées-Orientales	437,157	4,116	106
55	Eure-et-Loir	422,411	5,880	72
56	Vienne	421,891	6,990	60
57	Dordogne	406,793	9,060	45
58	Savoie	405,535	6,028	67
59	Guadeloupe	400,736	1,703	264
60	Martinique	397,732	1,128	384
61	Vosges	379,975	5,874	65
62	Haute-Vienne	371,102	5,520	67
63	Tarn	369,501	5,758	64
64	Landes	367,492	9,243	40
65	Deux-Sèvres	362,944	5,999	61
66	Yonne	352,585	7,427	47
67	Charente	349,535	5,956	59
68	Aude	345,779	6,139	56
69	Allier	343,114	7,340	47
70	Loir-et-Cher	325,182	6,343	51
71	Lot-et-Garonne	324,170	5,361	60
72	Cher	314,675	7,235	43
73	Ardèche	309,456	5,529	56
74	Mayenne	300,643	5,175	58
75	Aube	299,704	6,004	49
76	Orne	292,609	6,103	48
77	Ardennes	285,653	5,229	55
78	Aveyron	274,425	8,735	31
79	Jura	257,399	4,999	51
80	Corrèze	242,038	5,857	41
81	Haute-Saône	235,867	5,360	44
82	Indre	232,959	6,791	34
83	Nièvre	228,969	6,817	34
84	Hautes-Pyrénées	228,594	4,464	51
85	Tarn-et-Garonne	226,849	3,718	59
86	Haute-Loire	219,484	4,977	43
87	Guyane	205,954	83,534	2
88	Meuse	193,696	6,211	31
89	Haute-Marne	187,652	6,211	31
90	Gers	181,375	6,257	29
91	Lot	171,173	5,217	33
92	Haute-Corse	158,400	4,666	32
93	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence	156,067	6,925	23
94	Cantal	149,682	5,726	26
95	Ariège	148,568	4,890	30
96	Territoire de Belfort	144,600	609	237
97	Corse-du-Sud	135,718	4,014	31
98	Hautes-Alpes	132,482	5,549	24
99	Creuse	123,861	5,565	22
100	Lozère	76,800	5,167	15