Belgium vs France

Belgium vs France: People aged 65 and over

People aged 65 and over in 2023: 20.2% in Belgium and 21.8% in France, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in France, by 1.6 percentage points, or 1.08 times that in Belgium.

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% of people · UN

Belgium vs France: People aged 65 and overPeople aged 65 and over in 2023: 20.2% in Belgium and 21.8% in France, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in France, by 1.6 percentage points, or 1.08 times that in Belgium.
BelgiumFranceUN projection (medium variant)World

What the numbers say

  • France has been higher since 2013, when it overtook Belgium.
  • In 2023, Belgium ranked 33 and France ranked 16 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Belgium at 32.5% and France at 31% in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 10% in 2023.

Every year

% of people · UN

YearBelgiumFranceWorld
202320.221.810
202219.821.49.8
202119.521.19.5
202019.220.89.3
20191920.49.1
201818.8208.9
201718.619.78.7
201618.419.38.5
201518.218.98.3
20141818.48.1
201317.717.97.9
201217.517.57.8
201117.317.17.7
201017.116.87.6
200917.116.77.5
200817.116.67.5
200717.116.57.4
200617.216.47.3
200517.216.47.3
200417.216.47.2
200317.116.37.1
20021716.27
200116.916.16.9
200016.8166.8
199916.715.96.8
199816.615.76.7
199716.415.56.6
199616.115.36.5
199515.915.16.5
199415.714.96.4
199315.514.66.3
199215.314.46.2
199115.114.26.1
199014.9146.1
198914.713.86
198814.513.66
198714.213.45.9
19861413.15.9
198513.812.95.8
198413.612.85.8
198313.8135.8
19821413.35.8
198114.313.65.8
198014.413.95.8
197914.4145.8
197814.313.95.7
197714.213.75.6
197614.113.65.6
19751413.55.5
197413.913.35.5
197313.813.25.4
197213.613.15.4
197113.5135.3
197013.412.95.3
196913.312.85.2
196813.112.65.2
19671312.55.2
196612.812.35.1
196512.712.15.1
196412.511.95
196312.411.85
196212.311.75
196112.111.65
19601211.55
195911.911.55
195811.811.45
195711.711.45
195611.611.45
195511.511.45
195411.411.45
195311.311.45
195211.211.45
195111.111.45
19501111.45.1
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearBelgiumFranceWorld
202420.622.210.2
20252122.510.4
202621.422.910.6
202721.823.310.8
202822.223.711.1
202922.724.111.5
203023.124.411.8
203123.624.812
203223.925.112.3
203324.325.412.6
203424.625.612.8
20352525.913.1
203625.326.213.4
203725.626.413.7
203825.926.713.9
203926.126.914.1
204026.22714.3
204126.427.114.5
204226.627.214.7
204326.727.214.9
204426.927.315
204527.127.415.2
204627.327.515.4
204727.427.615.7
204827.627.615.9
204927.727.616.1
205027.827.616.3
205127.927.616.6
20522827.616.8
205328.127.617.1
205428.327.617.3
205528.427.617.6
205628.627.617.8
205728.727.518
205828.827.518.2
205928.927.418.4
20602927.318.5
20612927.218.7
206229.127.118.8
206329.127.219
206429.127.219.1
206529.127.219.3
206629.227.219.4
206729.227.319.6
206829.227.419.7
206929.327.519.9
207029.427.720
207129.627.820.2
207229.82820.3
20733028.320.5
207430.228.520.7
207530.428.720.9
207630.628.921.1
207730.829.121.3
20783129.321.5
207931.229.421.7
208031.429.621.9
208131.529.822.1
208231.729.922.3
208331.83022.4
208431.930.122.6
20853230.222.7
208632.130.222.8
208732.330.422.9
208832.330.422.9
208932.330.523
209032.330.523.1
209132.330.623.2
209232.330.623.3
209332.430.623.3
209432.430.723.4
209532.430.723.5
209632.430.823.6
209732.430.823.7
209832.430.823.7
209932.430.923.8
210032.53123.9

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Good to know

  • The share of the population aged 65 or older.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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