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Bourgogne-Franche-Comté population 2026

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté has 2,796,878 people on the latest official figure, for 1 January 2025, 3,302 fewer than a year earlier (−0.12%). It is 11th of France’s 18 regions by population, home to 4.1% of France’s people.

If last year’s change continues: about 2.8 million by 1 July 2026. That is our arithmetic, not an official figure.

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in numbers

Population
2.8 million 1 January 2025
Change in a year
−0.12% −3,302 people
Change since 2020
−0.17% from 2.8 million
Share of France
4.1% 11th of 18 regions
Population density
59per km² 47,784 km²

That is about as many people as Lithuania (2.8 million).

Population of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté by year

Population of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
2.8M
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YearPopulation
20122,816,814
20132,819,783
20142,820,623
20152,820,940
20162,818,338
20172,811,423
20182,807,807
20192,805,580
20202,801,695
20212,800,194
20222,803,977
20232,800,234
20242,800,180
20252,796,878
YearPopulationChange
2025 2,796,878 −3,302
2024 2,800,180 −54
2023 2,800,234 −3,743
2022 2,803,977 +3,783
2021 2,800,194 −1,501
2020 2,801,695 −3,885
2019 2,805,580 −2,227
2018 2,807,807 −3,616
2017 2,811,423 −6,915
2016 2,818,338 −2,602
2015 2,820,940 +317
2014 2,820,623 +840
2013 2,819,783 +2,969
2012 2,816,814 –

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté among France’s regions

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Regions of France by population
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1 Île-de-France12,549,288+0.33%
2 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes8,270,088+0.39%
3 Nouvelle-Aquitaine6,210,839+0.47%
4 Occitanie6,205,575+0.64%
5 Hauts-de-France5,974,447−0.16%
6 Grand Est5,550,155−0.13%
7 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur5,285,125+0.62%
8 Pays de la Loire3,945,359+0.47%
9 Brittany3,489,252+0.56%
10 Normandy3,350,982+0.06%
11 Bourgogne-Franche-Comté2,796,878−0.12%
12 Centre-Val de Loire2,588,306+0.01%
13 La Réunion904,180+0.73%
14 Guadeloupe413,791−0.25%
15 Corsica362,253+0.95%
16 Martinique359,419−0.22%
17 Mayotte329,208+2.67%
18 French Guiana297,455+0.44%

Largest cities in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

City proper, not the wider metro area; latest figure in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), so years differ.

  1. Dijon159,941
  2. Besançon128,426
  3. Belfort54,562
  4. Chalon-sur-Saône47,251
  5. Nevers43,988
  6. Auxerre41,516

Questions

What is the population of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in 2026?
The latest official figure is 2,796,878, for 1 January 2025 (Eurostat). If last year’s change continues, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté would have about 2.8 million people by 1 July 2026; that is our arithmetic, not an official figure. Eurostat updates regional populations once a year.

Is Bourgogne-Franche-Comté’s population growing or shrinking?
It shrank by 3,302 people (−0.12%) in the latest year, and has changed −0.17% since 2020.

How does Bourgogne-Franche-Comté rank in France?
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté is 11th of France’s 18 regions, with 4.1% of the people. Île-de-France is the largest, with 12.5 million.

What is the population density of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté?
About 59 people per km², on 47,784 km². Total area, Wikidata.

What is the largest city in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté?
Dijon, with about 160 thousand people in the city proper. Metro areas are larger, and years differ (GeoNames).

Source and method

Eurostat, population on 1 January by NUTS region (demo_r_d2jan). Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0). Total area, Wikidata. Eurostat updates regional populations once a year. Ranks, shares and changes are our arithmetic on the published figures. National figures can differ from the UN’s projection for France, which uses a different method. The 2026 figure above carries last year’s change forward; it does not come from the source.

Cite this page: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté population, Eurostat, 1 January 2025. GlobeMetrics, https://globemetrics.org/world-population/france/bourgogne-franche-comte/

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