Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Paris.
History
31% of Paris’ homes were built before 1919 (Paris towns 43%, compared French towns 7.4%)
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Paris is Arènes de Lutèce. The Culture ministry lists 1,893 historic monuments locally: 464 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1,414 inscrit (the second level). Since 1972, part of the town has been a site patrimonial remarquable, a protected historic area. The town has 9 protected monuments per 10,000 residents, above Paris’ towns (5.7) and compared French towns (2.5) alike.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Younger than most: one resident in seven is 15 to 24
Nearly two thirds of adults hold a degree, lower than Paris’ towns (71%) yet higher than compared French towns (30%). Under-15s account for 13% of the population. People 65 and over make up 18% of the town.
38median age
ParisParis medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
14%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma11%
CAP or BEP7%
Baccalauréat12%
Higher education66%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Paris 52.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Paris median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Incomes in Paris come to a median €33,650 a year per consumption unit, against €37,620 in Paris’ towns and €25,970 in compared French towns
82.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, about level with Paris’ towns (84.0%) and above compared French towns (13.4%). Per resident in work, Paris counts 1.7 jobs (1,810,950 jobs, 1,070,900 workers). Unemployment runs at 10.5%.
83%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Public transport61%
On foot11%
Bicycle10%
Driving9%
Motorbike or scooter3%
1,810,950
jobs based in Paris, 1.7 per working resident
10.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€33,650
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Sarah Bernhardt: Nadar, Public domain · Charles Baudelaire: Notwist, Public domain · Anatole France: Photographer : Wilhelm Benque. Tucker Collection, Public domain · Claude Monet: Nadar, Public domain · Édith Piaf: Studio Harcourt, Public domain · André Gide: Ottoline Morrell (1873-1938), Public domain
Paris’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Paris
Commune in Paris, Île-de-France
Paris is a commune of 2,103,778 people in the Métropole du Grand Paris. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.
