Canada vs France

Canada vs France: People aged 65 and over

People aged 65 and over in 2023: 19.4% in Canada and 21.8% in France, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in France, by 2.4 percentage points, or 1.12 times that in Canada.

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% of people · UN

Canada vs France: People aged 65 and overPeople aged 65 and over in 2023: 19.4% in Canada and 21.8% in France, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in France, by 2.4 percentage points, or 1.12 times that in Canada.
CanadaFranceUN projection (medium variant)World

What the numbers say

  • France has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2023, Canada ranked 40 and France ranked 16 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Canada at 30.4% and France at 31% in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 10% in 2023.

Every year

% of people · UN

YearCanadaFranceWorld
202319.421.810
202218.921.49.8
202118.521.19.5
20201820.89.3
201917.520.49.1
201817.1208.9
201716.819.78.7
201616.419.38.5
20151618.98.3
201415.618.48.1
201315.217.97.9
201214.817.57.8
201114.417.17.7
201014.116.87.6
200913.916.77.5
200813.616.67.5
200713.416.57.4
200613.216.47.3
200513.116.47.3
200412.916.47.2
200312.816.37.1
200212.716.27
200112.616.16.9
200012.5166.8
199912.415.96.8
199812.315.76.7
199712.215.56.6
199612.115.36.5
19951215.16.5
199411.814.96.4
199311.714.66.3
199211.614.46.2
199111.414.26.1
199011.2146.1
198911.113.86
198810.913.66
198710.713.45.9
198610.513.15.9
198510.212.95.8
19841012.85.8
19839.8135.8
19829.713.35.8
19819.613.65.8
19809.413.95.8
19799.2145.8
1978913.95.7
19778.813.75.6
19768.613.65.6
19758.413.55.5
19748.313.35.5
19738.213.25.4
19728.113.15.4
19718135.3
19707.912.95.3
19697.912.85.2
19687.812.65.2
19677.712.55.2
19667.712.35.1
19657.712.15.1
19647.611.95
19637.611.85
19627.611.75
19617.611.65
19607.611.55
19597.611.55
19587.611.45
19577.711.45
19567.711.45
19557.811.45
19547.811.45
19537.811.45
19527.811.45
19517.811.45
19507.711.45.1
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearCanadaFranceWorld
202419.822.210.2
202520.322.510.4
202620.722.910.6
202721.223.310.8
202821.723.711.1
202922.124.111.5
203022.524.411.8
203122.924.812
203223.125.112.3
203323.325.412.6
203423.525.612.8
203523.725.913.1
203623.926.213.4
203724.126.413.7
203824.226.713.9
203924.326.914.1
204024.42714.3
204124.527.114.5
204224.627.214.7
204324.727.214.9
204424.827.315
20452527.415.2
204625.127.515.4
204725.227.615.7
204825.427.615.9
204925.527.616.1
205025.727.616.3
205125.827.616.6
20522627.616.8
205326.127.617.1
205426.327.617.3
205526.527.617.6
205626.727.617.8
205726.827.518
20582727.518.2
205927.227.418.4
206027.427.318.5
206127.627.218.7
206227.727.118.8
206327.927.219
206428.127.219.1
206528.327.219.3
206628.527.219.4
206728.627.319.6
206828.727.419.7
206928.827.519.9
207028.927.720
20712927.820.2
207229.12820.3
207329.228.320.5
207429.428.520.7
207529.528.720.9
207629.628.921.1
207729.629.121.3
207829.729.321.5
207929.829.421.7
208029.829.621.9
208129.929.822.1
208229.929.922.3
2083303022.4
20843030.122.6
20853030.222.7
208630.130.222.8
208730.130.422.9
208830.130.422.9
208930.130.523
209030.130.523.1
209130.230.623.2
209230.230.623.3
209330.230.623.3
209430.230.723.4
209530.230.723.5
209630.330.823.6
209730.330.823.7
209830.330.823.7
209930.330.923.8
210030.43123.9

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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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