The North! According to the latest report published by INSEE, the department is the most populated in France, while Hauts-de-France ranks 5th among the most populated regions.
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5 998 920. This is the number of inhabitants counted by INSEE on January 1, 2022 in Hauts-de-France. Which represents 9.1% of the population of mainland France.
This figure allows the region to rise to 5th place among the most populated regions behind Île-de-France, Auvergne Rhône-Alpes, Nouvelle Aquitaine and Occitanie.
The study carried out by INSEE extends from 2016 to 2022 and shows that the regional population has remained almost stable over this six-year period. While the rest of France recorded growth of 0.4% per year on average.
Nevertheless, the North remains the most populated department in the metropolitan area with 2,616,909 inhabitants, ahead of Paris and Bouches-du-Rhône. But Pas-de-Calais, Aisne and Somme are experiencing demographic decline.
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