What is the population of Marseille?
Marseille has a city population of 877,215. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · France · Europe
Marseille
City population
877,215
#2
in France
#1
in Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
#634
worldwide
43.297, 5.381 · 661 km from Paris
About Marseille
At 28 m above sea level, this city of 877,215 ranks second in France by population and accounts for 1.3% of the national total. It sits 661 km from Paris and is the largest city in its region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Aubagne, with a population of 44,844, lies 15 km away; Marignane and Allauch are also nearby at 19 km and 9 km respectively.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Rank in region
#1of 53
Elevation
28 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Paris
Coordinates
43.297, 5.381
Record updated
2026-03-23
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 640 in FranceClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Marseille | 877K |
Marseille Population FAQ
Where is Marseille?
Marseille is in Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France, 661 km from the capital, Paris. Its coordinates are 43.297, 5.381.
How big is Marseille compared with other cities in France?
It is the 2nd largest of the 640 cities of 15,000 or more listed in France, holding 1.3% of the national population.