The Black Death had killed an estimated one-third of the population of France from its appearance in 1348.  The concurrent Hundred Years' War slowed recovery.  It would be the early 16th century before the population recovered to mid-14th century levels. With an estimated population of 11 million in 1400, 20 million in the 17th century, and 28 million in 1789, until 1795 France was the most populated country in Europe  and the third most populous country in the world, behind only China and India. These demographic changes also led to a massive increase in urban populations, although on the whole France remained a profoundly rural country.  Paris was one of the most populated cities in Europe .  Other major French cities include Lyon, Rouen, Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Marseille. These centuries saw several periods of epidemics and crop failures due to wars and climatic change.  Between 1693 and 1694, France lost 6% of its population. In the extremely harsh winter of 1709, France lost 3.5% of its population. In the past 300 years, no period has been so proportionally deadly for the French, both World Wars included.

Question: How much of France's population was lost in a single year before 1700?
Answer: 6%

Question: How many millions of people did the population of France grow by between 1400 and 1789?
Answer: 17

Question: What did France lose proportionally less of its population to, the black death or both World Wars?
Answer: both World Wars

Question: How many major French cities are there besides Paris?
Answer: 5

Question: How many people did France gain from 1400 to the 17th century?
Answer: 9000000

Question: How many countries had more people than France in 1795?
Answer: 2

Question: Did France lose more of its population in 1693 and 1694 or the winter of 1709?
Answer: 1693 and 1694

Question: What two countries had the biggest population until 1795?
Answer: China and India

Question: When did France lose the second most of its population?
Answer: 1709

Question: How many centuries did it take for the population to recover to mid-14th century levels?
Answer: 2

Question: When did France have its smallest population?
Answer: 1400

Question: How many millions more people lived in France in 1789 than lived there in 1400?
Answer: 17

Question: What were the two most populous countries in the world in 1794?
Answer: China and India

Question: About how many people in percent did the black death kill in 1349?
Answer: 33.3

Question: Compared to the year 1400, how many more people in millions lived in France in the 17th century?
Answer: 9

Question: Compared to the 17th century, how many more people in millions lived in France in 1789?
Answer: 8

Question: How many people did the population increase by from 1400 to 1789?
Answer: 17000000

Question: Which year was the population higher in France, 1400 or 1789?
Answer: 1789

Question: How many more millions of people lived in France in the 17th century compared to 1400?
Answer: 9

Question: Which three countries had the highest population in the world in 1795?
Answer: China, India, France

Question: Which two countries had a larger population than France in 1795?
Answer: China, India

Question: Which was France, a rural country or urban?
Answer: rural country

Question: How many more percent of the population was lost in France between 1693 and 1694 compared to the winter of 1709?
Answer: 2.5