At the 1968 census, the earliest date for which population figures were retrospectively computed for French aire urbaines, the Paris metropolitan area had 8,368,459 inhabitants in an area that only encompassed 279 communes in central Île-de-France. By the 1999 census the Paris metropolitan area was slightly larger than Île-de-France and had 11,174,743 inhabitants in 14,518 km². At the 2010 revision, the aire urbaine of Paris had 1,751 communes. Population The area had a population of 13,064,617 as of 2018. Nearly 20% of France's population resides in the region. The table below shows the population growth of the Paris metropolitan area (aire urbaine), i.e. the urban area (pôle urbain) and the commuter belt (couronne périurbaine) surrounding it. (Note: the area shown in red and pink in the map above): 1968 : 1975 : 1982 : 1990 : (1,155 communes; 9,679 km²) 1999 : (1,584 communes; 14,518 km²) 2010 : (1,751 communes; 17,194 km²) 2018 : (1,929 communes; 18,941 km²) See also Grand Paris Functional areas of France Île-de-France References External links Document about the functioning of Paris Metropolitan Area Document about the extension of Paris Metropolitan Area Geography of France Geography of Paris Metropolitan areas of France INSEE concepts cs:Pařížská aglomerace vi:Vùng đô thị Paris