Paris' population reached its highest to date shortly after World War I with nearly 3 million inhabitants, then decreased for the rest of the 20th century, with its sharpest decline between the 1960s and 1970s when it dropped from 2.8 to 2.2 million.
Paris' population reached its highest to date shortly after World War I with nearly 3 million inhabitants, then decreased for the rest of the 20th century while its suburban population continued to grow. The sharpest decline was between the 1960s and 1970s, when it dropped from 2.8 to 2.2 million.