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Paris Urban Area (Unite Urbaine):
Population, Area & Density from 1650

PARIS URBAN AREA (DEVELOPED AREA)  
Year Population Land Area (Square Miles) Density Land Area (Square Kilometers) Density
1650 450,000 2.6 173,100 6.7 66,900
1807 580,000 6.2 93,888 16 36,250
1836 900,000 9.3 97,125 24 37,500
1851 1,050,000 10.6 98,929 27 38,197
1881 2,240,000 27 82,880 70 32,000
1901 3,460,000 62 56,009 160 21,625
1954 5,850,000 270 21,645 700 8,357
1962 7,369,000 563 13,097 1,457 5,057
1968 8,537,000 708 12,060 1,833 4,656
1975 8,981,000 817 10,991 2,116 4,244
1982 9,058,000 893 10,146 2,312 3,917
1990 9,469,600 994 9,523 2,576 3,677
1999 9,645,000 1,051 9,174 2,723 3,542
2008 10,355,000 1,098 9,427 2,845 3,640
1962 & later data from INSEE      
Previous estimated by Demographia based upon INSEE data. 1650 population from Chandler (1987). Land area estimated from map inspection.

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