Reims population (greater city) (2022): 206,170

Reims population for Eurostat's greater city geography in France was 206,170 on 1 January 2022.

greater city Country France (FR) Geography City / greater city Area 80 km² Sources Eurostat · EEA · Copernicus
Reims · France
Population
206,170
people · 2022
#62 of 163
Density
2,580
persons per km2 · 2022
#37 of 163
Avg temp
11.0
°C · 1991-2020
#252 of 601
Rainfall
793
mm per year · 1991-2020
#324 of 601
Regional GDP
€44,600
EUR per inhabitant · 2024
Life expectancy
81.8
years · 2024

Its the average apartment price is €2,617.00 per m² (2022) — 30th highest of the 79 cities reporting this Eurostat field.

Its 1991–2020 climate normal is a mean annual temperature of 11.0 °C with 793 mm of precipitation a year (Copernicus ERA5-Land).

In its wider region (NUTS FRF23), GDP was €44,600 per inhabitant (2024, Eurostat) — a regional figure, not a city value.

This profile reports 31 of the 50 indicators currently tracked for European cities; the rest are not reported for Reims. Source: official datasets listed in the source registry.

Population & demographics

Population on 1 January, total
Label the page as Eurostat city or greater-city population for the stated year. · Population on 1 January by age groups and sex - cities and greater cities ↗
#62 of 163 · 62nd pct · #21 in France
206,170
people · 2022
Population density (population divided by GISCO area)
Derived from Eurostat population and GISCO Urban Audit area; same grain as the population figure. · Derived: population density ↗
#37 of 163 · 77th pct · #22 in France
2,580
persons per km2 · 2022
Share of population aged 65 and over
Derived from Eurostat city age bands; share of the reported total population. · Derived: share aged 65 and over ↗
#113 of 160 · 28th pct · #41 in France
18.3%
of population · 2022
Compare with same-grain records from the same year
Population on 1 January, total
Reims: Population on 1 January, total in the same year and geography grainReims: 206,170. Higher than 101 of 163 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 37,960 to 10,353,710; median 143,083.
Reims: Population on 1 January, total in the same year and geography grain
Reims206,170
Higher than101 of 163 records in the same comparison group
Median143,083
Population density (population divided by GISCO area)
Reims: Population density (population divided by GISCO area) in the same year and geography grainReims: 2,580. Higher than 126 of 163 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 162 to 17,622; median 1,661.
Reims: Population density (population divided by GISCO area) in the same year and geography grain
Reims2,580
Higher than126 of 163 records in the same comparison group
Median1,661
Share of population aged 65 and over
Reims: Share of population aged 65 and over in the same year and geography grainReims: 18.3%. Higher than 45 of 160 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 12.2% to 34.1%; median 19.7%.
Reims: Share of population aged 65 and over in the same year and geography grain
Reims18.3%
Higher than45 of 160 records in the same comparison group
Median19.7%

Climate (ERA5-Land normals)

Copernicus ERA5-Land monthly means (1991-2020 normals) ↗ · ERA5-Land reanalysis at the city centroid grid cell; not station weather or a forecast.
Reims climate by monthReims monthly 1991-2020 normals. Temperature 3.5°C to 19.2°C; warmest Jul, coldest Jan. Precipitation up to 84mm per month.
Reims monthly climate normals
MonthTempPrecip
Jan3.5°C66mm
Feb4.0°C61mm
Mar6.8°C61mm
Apr10.0°C58mm
May13.8°C72mm
Jun17.0°C65mm
Jul19.2°C63mm
Aug19.1°C69mm
Sep15.6°C57mm
Oct11.7°C68mm
Nov7.1°C69mm
Dec4.1°C84mm
ERA5-Land 1991–2020 normals.
Mean annual air temperature (1991-2020 normal)
#252 of 601 · 58th pct · #51 in France
11.0
°C · centroid · 1991-2020
Mean January air temperature (1991-2020 normal)
#225 of 601 · 62nd pct · #55 in France
3.5
°C · centroid · 1991-2020
Mean July air temperature (1991-2020 normal)
#306 of 601 · 49th pct · #45 in France
19.2
°C · centroid · 1991-2020
Mean annual precipitation (1991-2020 normal)
ERA5-Land reanalysis total precipitation at the city centroid grid cell; not station weather.
#324 of 601 · 46th pct · #38 in France
793
mm per year · centroid · 1991-2020
Mean surface solar radiation downwards (1991-2020 normal)
ERA5-Land mean surface solar radiation; this is irradiance, NOT sunshine hours.
#315 of 601 · 48th pct · #61 in France
134
W per m2 · centroid · 1991-2020
Compare with same-grain records from the same year
Mean annual air temperature (1991-2020 normal)
Reims: Mean annual air temperature (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grainReims: 11.0. Higher than 348 of 601 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 1.3 to 24.5; median 10.6.
Reims: Mean annual air temperature (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grain
Reims11.0
Higher than348 of 601 records in the same comparison group
Median10.6
Mean January air temperature (1991-2020 normal)
Reims: Mean January air temperature (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grainReims: 3.5. Higher than 374 of 601 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range -9.3 to 13.5; median 2.6.
Reims: Mean January air temperature (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grain
Reims3.5
Higher than374 of 601 records in the same comparison group
Median2.6
Mean July air temperature (1991-2020 normal)
Reims: Mean July air temperature (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grainReims: 19.2. Higher than 293 of 601 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 12.5 to 38.1; median 19.3.
Reims: Mean July air temperature (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grain
Reims19.2
Higher than293 of 601 records in the same comparison group
Median19.3
Mean annual precipitation (1991-2020 normal)
Reims: Mean annual precipitation (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grainReims: 793. Higher than 277 of 601 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 261 to 2,516; median 816.
Reims: Mean annual precipitation (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grain
Reims793
Higher than277 of 601 records in the same comparison group
Median816
Mean surface solar radiation downwards (1991-2020 normal)
Reims: Mean surface solar radiation downwards (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grainReims: 134. Higher than 286 of 601 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 96 to 230; median 136.
Reims: Mean surface solar radiation downwards (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grain
Reims134
Higher than286 of 601 records in the same comparison group
Median136

Air quality (EEA annualized)

Monthly AQ statistics in European cities ↗ · Days-weighted annual mean from EEA monthly city averages after coverage filtering; not a forecast or station-only value.
Annual mean NO2 concentration from EEA monthly city averages
#253 of 329 · 23rd pct · #34 in France
13
µg/m3 · FR017C2 · 2024
Annual mean O3 concentration from EEA monthly city averages
#218 of 281 · 22nd pct · #43 in France
47
µg/m3 · FR017C2 · 2024
Annual mean PM2.5 concentration from EEA monthly city averages
#220 of 298 · 26th pct · #25 in France
8
µg/m3 · FR017C2 · 2024
Compare with same-grain records from the same year
Annual mean NO2 concentration from EEA monthly city averages
Reims: Annual mean NO2 concentration from EEA monthly city averages in the same year and geography grainReims: 13. Higher than 76 of 329 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 5 to 35; median 16.
Reims: Annual mean NO2 concentration from EEA monthly city averages in the same year and geography grain
Reims13
Higher than76 of 329 records in the same comparison group
Median16
Annual mean O3 concentration from EEA monthly city averages
Reims: Annual mean O3 concentration from EEA monthly city averages in the same year and geography grainReims: 47. Higher than 63 of 281 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 33 to 81; median 52.
Reims: Annual mean O3 concentration from EEA monthly city averages in the same year and geography grain
Reims47
Higher than63 of 281 records in the same comparison group
Median52
Annual mean PM2.5 concentration from EEA monthly city averages
Reims: Annual mean PM2.5 concentration from EEA monthly city averages in the same year and geography grainReims: 8. Higher than 77 of 298 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 3 to 22; median 9.
Reims: Annual mean PM2.5 concentration from EEA monthly city averages in the same year and geography grain
Reims8
Higher than77 of 298 records in the same comparison group
Median9

Housing & living costs

Living conditions - cities and greater cities ↗ · Coverage is voluntary and city-level availability must be shown.
Average price for buying a house
#37 of 87 · 57th pct · #28 in France
€291,318
EUR · 2022
Average price for buying an apartment
#43 of 87 · 51st pct · #24 in France
€157,976
EUR · 2022
Average price for buying a house per m2
#32 of 79 · 59th pct · #28 in France
€2,951.00
EUR per m2 · 2022
Average price for buying an apartment per m2
#30 of 79 · 62nd pct · #25 in France
€2,617.00
EUR per m2 · 2022
Compare with same-grain records from the same year
Average price for buying a house
Reims: Average price for buying a house in the same year and geography grainReims: €291,318. Higher than 50 of 87 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range €115,394 to €1,019,946; median €269,488.
Reims: Average price for buying a house in the same year and geography grain
Reims€291,318
Higher than50 of 87 records in the same comparison group
Median€269,488
Average price for buying an apartment
Reims: Average price for buying an apartment in the same year and geography grainReims: €157,976. Higher than 44 of 87 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range €75,560 to €400,891; median €155,406.
Reims: Average price for buying an apartment in the same year and geography grain
Reims€157,976
Higher than44 of 87 records in the same comparison group
Median€155,406
Average price for buying a house per m2
Reims: Average price for buying a house per m2 in the same year and geography grainReims: €2,951.00. Higher than 47 of 79 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range €793.00 to €8,308.00; median €2,655.00.
Reims: Average price for buying a house per m2 in the same year and geography grain
Reims€2,951.00
Higher than47 of 79 records in the same comparison group
Median€2,655.00
Average price for buying an apartment per m2
Reims: Average price for buying an apartment per m2 in the same year and geography grainReims: €2,617.00. Higher than 49 of 79 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range €1,054.00 to €7,185.00; median €2,333.00.
Reims: Average price for buying an apartment per m2 in the same year and geography grain
Reims€2,617.00
Higher than49 of 79 records in the same comparison group
Median€2,333.00
Unemployment rate
Eurostat city or greater-city unemployment rate for the stated year; national definitions and observation flags still apply.
#30 of 128 · 77th pct · #21 in France
15.7%d
of population · 2022
Total employment/jobs (workplace based)
Workplace-based jobs reported for the Eurostat city or greater-city geography; not employed residents or job openings.
#51 of 141 · 64th pct · #22 in France
105,565d
jobs · 2022
Compare with same-grain records from the same year
Unemployment rate
Reims: Unemployment rate in the same year and geography grainReims: 15.7%. Higher than 98 of 128 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 1.9% to 22.7%; median 13.2%.
Reims: Unemployment rate in the same year and geography grain
Reims15.7%
Higher than98 of 128 records in the same comparison group
Median13.2%
Total employment/jobs (workplace based)
Reims: Total employment/jobs (workplace based) in the same year and geography grainReims: 105,565. Higher than 90 of 141 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 15,527 to 5,298,886; median 71,369.
Reims: Total employment/jobs (workplace based) in the same year and geography grain
Reims105,565
Higher than90 of 141 records in the same comparison group
Median71,369

Education

Share of students in higher education in the total population
Students in ISCED levels 5-8 per 1000 residents; not the share of residents with a university degree. · Education - cities and greater cities ↗
#23 of 142 · 84th pct · #14 in France
143
students per 1000 residents · 2022
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Share of students in higher education in the total population
Reims: Share of students in higher education in the total population in the same year and geography grainReims: 143. Higher than 119 of 142 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 1 to 288; median 71.
Reims: Share of students in higher education in the total population in the same year and geography grain
Reims143
Higher than119 of 142 records in the same comparison group
Median71
Crude birth rate
Annual live births per 1000 residents for the reported Eurostat geography; not a fertility rate.
#28 of 154 · 82nd pct · #20 in France
12
births per 1000 residents · 2022
Crude death rate
Annual deaths per 1000 residents for the reported Eurostat geography; age structure strongly affects comparisons.
#109 of 156 · 30th pct · #40 in France
9
deaths per 1000 residents · 2022
Compare with same-grain records from the same year
Crude birth rate
Reims: Crude birth rate in the same year and geography grainReims: 12. Higher than 126 of 154 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 0 to 39; median 10.
Reims: Crude birth rate in the same year and geography grain
Reims12
Higher than126 of 154 records in the same comparison group
Median10
Crude death rate
Reims: Crude death rate in the same year and geography grainReims: 9. Higher than 47 of 156 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 6 to 16; median 10.
Reims: Crude death rate in the same year and geography grain
Reims9
Higher than47 of 156 records in the same comparison group
Median10
Number of registered cars per 1000 population
Registered cars per resident, not congestion, traffic speed or household car access.
#53 of 137 · 61st pct · #32 in France
498
cars per 1000 population · 2022
People killed in road accidents per 10000 population
Small annual rates can be volatile; do not present as a full traffic-safety score.
#121 of 140 · 10th pct · #53 in France
0
deaths per 10000 population · 2022
Cost of a taxi ride of 5 km to the centre at daytime
This is a transport-cost input, not a full cost-of-living index.
#37 of 81 · 54th pct · #24 in France
€12e
EUR · 2022
Compare with same-grain records from the same year
Number of registered cars per 1000 population
Reims: Number of registered cars per 1000 population in the same year and geography grainReims: 498. Higher than 84 of 137 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 257 to 816; median 482.
Reims: Number of registered cars per 1000 population in the same year and geography grain
Reims498
Higher than84 of 137 records in the same comparison group
Median482
People killed in road accidents per 10000 population
Reims: People killed in road accidents per 10000 population in the same year and geography grainReims: 0. Higher than 14 of 140 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 0 to 1; median 0.
Reims: People killed in road accidents per 10000 population in the same year and geography grain
Reims0
Higher than14 of 140 records in the same comparison group
Median0
Cost of a taxi ride of 5 km to the centre at daytime
Reims: Cost of a taxi ride of 5 km to the centre at daytime in the same year and geography grainReims: €12. Higher than 44 of 81 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range €8 to €33; median €12.
Reims: Cost of a taxi ride of 5 km to the centre at daytime in the same year and geography grain
Reims€12
Higher than44 of 81 records in the same comparison group
Median€12

Country price context (PPP)

Country price level index for GDP
Country-grain price-level context; not a city cost-of-living basket or local price survey. · Purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real expenditures by analytical categories - based on COICOP 1999 ↗
109
EU27_2020=100 · FR · 2024

Tourism

Total nights spent in tourist accommodation establishments
Accommodation nights are not total visitors or day trips. · Culture and tourism - cities and greater cities ↗
#27 of 82 · 67th pct · #21 in France
1,149,818e
nights / year · 2022
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Total nights spent in tourist accommodation establishments
Reims: Total nights spent in tourist accommodation establishments in the same year and geography grainReims: 1,149,818. Higher than 55 of 82 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 30,931 to 71,423,725; median 683,405.
Reims: Total nights spent in tourist accommodation establishments in the same year and geography grain
Reims1,149,818
Higher than55 of 82 records in the same comparison group
Median683,405
Number of cinema seats per 1000 residents
Cinema-seat capacity per resident; not annual attendance or a culture score.
#111 of 121 · 8th pct · #61 in France
7
seats per 1000 residents · 2022
Cinema attendance per year
Culture attendance count where reported; not a full cultural-offer index.
#85 of 117 · 27th pct · #56 in France
261,102
visits per year · 2022
Number of museum visitors per year
Museum visitor count where reported; not a count of museums or all cultural visits.
#65 of 99 · 34th pct · #39 in France
48,118
visits per year · 2022
Number of public libraries (all distribution points)
Library distribution points where reported; not library visits or service quality.
#48 of 124 · 59th pct · #21 in France
13
libraries · 2022
Compare with same-grain records from the same year
Number of cinema seats per 1000 residents
Reims: Number of cinema seats per 1000 residents in the same year and geography grainReims: 7. Higher than 10 of 121 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 0 to 53; median 23.
Reims: Number of cinema seats per 1000 residents in the same year and geography grain
Reims7
Higher than10 of 121 records in the same comparison group
Median23
Cinema attendance per year
Reims: Cinema attendance per year in the same year and geography grainReims: 261,102. Higher than 32 of 117 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 0 to 35,526,645; median 454,396.
Reims: Cinema attendance per year in the same year and geography grain
Reims261,102
Higher than32 of 117 records in the same comparison group
Median454,396
Number of museum visitors per year
Reims: Number of museum visitors per year in the same year and geography grainReims: 48,118. Higher than 34 of 99 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 0 to 8,946,728; median 88,416.
Reims: Number of museum visitors per year in the same year and geography grain
Reims48,118
Higher than34 of 99 records in the same comparison group
Median88,416
Number of public libraries (all distribution points)
Reims: Number of public libraries (all distribution points) in the same year and geography grainReims: 13. Higher than 73 of 124 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 1 to 539; median 10.
Reims: Number of public libraries (all distribution points) in the same year and geography grain
Reims13
Higher than73 of 124 records in the same comparison group
Median10

Regional context (NUTS)

Values describe the city's NUTS region, not the city itself
Regional GDP per inhabitant
NUTS3 regional value, not a city figure; the city lies within this region. · Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by NUTS 3 region ↗
€44,600
EUR per inhabitant · FRF23 · 2024
Life expectancy at birth, both sexes
NUTS2 regional value at birth, both sexes; not a city-specific figure. · Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region ↗
81.8
years · FRF2 · 2024

Common questions

What is the population of Reims?

Reims had a population of 206,170 on 1 January 2022 (Eurostat greater city figure), the 62nd largest of the 163 reporting greater city records in the same year.

What is the climate of Reims?

Its 1991–2020 ERA5-Land normal is a mean annual temperature of 11.0 °C (January 3.5 °C, July 19.2 °C) with 793 mm of precipitation a year. This is reanalysis, not station weather.

Not reported for this city: Resident perception survey. Eurostat Urban Audit coverage is voluntary, so some indicators are unavailable for some cities.

Eurostat flags: d = definition differs · e = estimated

Every figure is an official indicator with its source linked. Ranks compare only records with the same reference year and geography grain. See the methodology.

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