Esri uses demographic and socioeconomic updates and forecasts provided by Esri France to create an advanced demographics dataset for France.
Created in 1988, Esri France assists organizations and companies in their efforts to optimize the use of spatial dimension in their organization. Esri France also relies on a network of specialized, close, and qualified partners.
Vintages
The French advanced demographics dataset uses the following vintages:
- 2024
- 2023
- 2022
- 2021
- 2020
- 2019
- 2016
- 2011
Available geographies
See the Geography levels section in the France topic.
Update frequency
Esri France updates the data that Esri uses for the French advanced demographics dataset approximately every two years.
Attribute summaries
The following table contains a summary description of the available field categories in the French advanced demographics dataset. See France for more information about this advanced demographics dataset, such as use cases and related documents.
| Field category | Data category | Definition |
|---|---|---|
Age: 15 Year Increments | An estimated count of total population and gender cohorts grouped by 15-year age ranges, such as females aged 30-44 or total population aged 60-74. | |
Detailed Age | An estimated count of population grouped into age cohorts, such as the total population aged 65-79. | |
Detailed Age <30 Years | An estimated count of population younger than age 30 grouped into age cohorts, such as the total population aged 11-17. | |
Business Totals | An estimated count of businesses grouped by specific categories, such as the number of businesses with salaries or the number of establishments with 50 employees or more. | |
Educational Institutions | An estimated count of educational institution businesses grouped by type, such as the number of nursery schools or technical high schools. | |
Health Facilities | An estimated count of health facility businesses grouped by specific types, such as the number of elder care homes or long stay health facilities. | |
Industry by Naf17 Codes | An estimated count of businesses grouped by established INSEE (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques or The French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies) industry category codes, such as the number of transportation-storage or real estate businesses. | |
Leisure/Tourism Businesses | An estimated count of leisure/tourism businesses grouped by specific types, such as the number of camping sites or hotels. | |
Retail Businesses | An estimated count of retail businesses grouped by business types, such as the number of mini markets or bookstores. | |
Educational Attainment | An estimated count of the population age 15+ grouped by educational attainment status categories, such as the population age 15+ with a professional degree. | |
School Enrollment | An estimated count of the population attending school grouped by age cohorts, such as the population age 11-14 attending school. | |
Households Totals | Includes an estimated count of total households and a 10-year percentage change comparison of household growth (2011 to 2021). A household is defined as the persons who live together in one housing unit. | |
Households by Family Types | An estimated count of households grouped by relationship characteristics such as 1-person households, family households (members are related), or non-family households (members are not related). | |
Family Type | An estimated count of families (household members are related) grouped into categories based on relationship structures, such as the number of single parent families or couple families with children. | |
Families by Presence of Children | An estimated count of families (household members are related) grouped into categories based on the presence and number (when present) of children under the age of 25, for example, the number of families with one child under the age of 25. | |
Vehicles Available | An estimated count of households grouped by the number of automobiles available for use. | |
Housing Units Totals | Includes an estimated count of total housing units, a count of housing units categorized by construction type—such as a house or apartment—or occupancy, a 10-year percentage change comparison of housing stock growth (2011 to 2021), and the ratio of the number of households to housing units. | |
Households by Tenure | An estimated count of households grouped by housing unit tenure categories, such as rented or owned. Tenure refers to whether the household owns or rents the dwelling; includes free housing and social housing (government-owned properties). Owned dwellings are those where some member of the household owns the residence, even if it is still being paid for. Rented dwellings are those where no member of the household owns the residence; it is considered rented even if no monetary rent is paid. | |
Housing by Comfort Elements | An estimated count of households grouped by access to comfort resources, such as a parking space or a bath/shower. | |
Housing by Heating Fuel | An estimated count of households grouped by heating fuel categories, such as central heating or electrical heating. | |
Housing by Number of Rooms | An estimated count of households categorized by the number of rooms in the housing unit (up to 5+). | |
Housing by Size | An estimated count of households categorized by structure size ranges (in square meters). For example, the number of households smaller than 40 sq. m. or the number of households greater than 100 sq. m. | |
Housing by Structure | An estimated count of households categorized by the structure type of their housing unit, such as an apartment or a house. | |
Household Income | Provides the estimated sum or percentage of household income or income-related finances grouped by specific income amount categories or types. For example, the number of households with an annual income less than €10,000. The Household Income category also includes a count of fiscal households (foyer fiscal, typically used to consolidate household income for tax purposes, particularly for households with dependent children) and a sum of fiscal income, average income per household, median household income, and the percentage of households paying income taxes. Average household income is the sum of all household incomes divided by the number of households. Median household income is the middle value, dividing total regional household income into two equal parts: half the income is higher and half is lower than the median. | |
Consumption Units | Provides the estimated average amount of energy (Unité de Consommation) used by adult population and the average income per consumption unit. It adheres to standard international consumption unit metrics and guidelines. | |
Income by Type | An estimated sum of household income grouped by specific categories, such as income from salary or income from public benefits. | |
Personal Income | An estimated count of the population included in fiscal households (foyer fiscal, typically used to consolidate household income for tax purposes, particularly for households with dependent children) and the estimated average income per person. Average household income is the sum of all household incomes divided by the number of households. | |
Employment by Age | An estimated count of the population, grouped by age, gender, and employment type categories. | |
Unemployment by Age | An estimated count of the unemployed population, grouped by age and gender categories; includes a regional unemployment rate. | |
Commute by Type | An estimated count of employed population grouped by transit to work methods, such as via cycling or public transportation. | |
Jobs at the Workplace | An estimated count of employed population grouped by specific job type categories, such as salaried employees, working farmers, or office workers. | |
Place of Work | An estimated count of employed population age 15+ grouped by location of work categories, such as work within the same commune or work in another department in the same region. | |
Population with No Occupation | An estimated count of unemployed population grouped by students age 15-64, retired persons age 15-64, or others (no age listed). | |
Professions and Socioprofessional Categories | An estimated count of employed population or households grouped by specific profession and age categories—for example, the number of households whose reference person (primary tax payer) is an office employee or the number of working farmers age 15-64. | |
Salaried/Non-Salaried | An estimated count of population age 15+ grouped by salaried or not-salaried categories—for example, the estimated salaried population age 15+ who work in the public sector or long-term contract or the estimated not-salaried population age 15+ who work part-time. | |
Nationality | An estimated count of the population grouped into three categories: French citizen, foreigner, or immigrant. | |
Marital Status | An estimated count of the population age 15+ grouped into two categories: married or not married. | |
Population Totals | Includes an estimated count of the total population, population by gender cohorts, population included in household counts, population not included in household counts, and a ten-year percentage change comparison of population growth (2011 to 2021). | |
Births | An estimated annual count of the number of births for the years 2019 – 2023 and the annual birth rate. | |
Population Living Alone by Age | An estimated count of the population living alone grouped by specific age cohorts—for example, the number of people living alone age 80+. | |
Benefits | An estimated count of the population receiving government (public) benefits grouped into benefit type categories—for example, the population receiving the minimum guaranteed income. |