France vs Greece

France vs Greece: People aged 65 and over

People aged 65 and over in 2023: 21.8% in France and 23.5% in Greece, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Greece, by 1.7 percentage points, or 1.08 times that in France.

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% of people · UN

France vs Greece: People aged 65 and overPeople aged 65 and over in 2023: 21.8% in France and 23.5% in Greece, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Greece, by 1.7 percentage points, or 1.08 times that in France.
FranceGreeceUN projection (medium variant)World

What the numbers say

  • Greece has been higher since 1992, when it overtook France.
  • In 2023, France ranked 16 and Greece ranked 9 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts France at 31% and Greece at 35.9% in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 10% in 2023.

Every year

% of people · UN

YearFranceGreeceWorld
202321.823.510
202221.423.29.8
202121.122.89.5
202020.822.49.3
201920.422.19.1
20182021.98.9
201719.721.78.7
201619.321.48.5
201518.921.18.3
201418.420.78.1
201317.920.37.9
201217.519.97.8
201117.119.57.7
201016.819.27.6
200916.718.97.5
200816.618.77.5
200716.518.67.4
200616.418.57.3
200516.418.37.3
200416.418.17.2
200316.317.87.1
200216.217.57
200116.117.36.9
200016176.8
199915.916.86.8
199815.716.56.7
199715.516.26.6
199615.315.96.5
199515.115.56.5
199414.915.26.4
199314.614.86.3
199214.414.46.2
199114.214.16.1
19901413.66.1
198913.813.36
198813.613.26
198713.413.15.9
198613.1135.9
198512.912.85.8
198412.812.85.8
19831312.85.8
198213.312.85.8
198113.612.75.8
198013.912.85.8
19791412.95.8
197813.912.75.7
197713.712.45.6
197613.612.25.6
197513.5125.5
197413.311.75.5
197313.211.35.4
197213.1115.4
19711310.75.3
197012.910.65.3
196912.89.75.2
196812.69.45.2
196712.59.15.2
196612.38.95.1
196512.18.65.1
196411.97.85
196311.87.75
196211.77.75
196111.67.55
196011.57.25
195911.57.15
195811.475
195711.475
195611.475
195511.46.95
195411.46.95
195311.46.85
195211.46.85
195111.46.85
195011.46.85.1
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearFranceGreeceWorld
202422.223.910.2
202522.524.410.4
202622.924.710.6
202723.325.110.8
202823.725.411.1
202924.125.711.5
203024.426.111.8
203124.826.512
203225.12712.3
203325.427.512.6
203425.628.112.8
203525.928.613.1
203626.229.113.4
203726.429.613.7
203826.730.113.9
203926.930.514.1
2040273114.3
204127.131.514.5
204227.231.914.7
204327.232.414.9
204427.332.815
204527.433.315.2
204627.533.715.4
204727.63415.7
204827.634.315.9
204927.634.516.1
205027.634.616.3
205127.634.716.6
205227.634.716.8
205327.634.617.1
205427.634.617.3
205527.634.617.6
205627.634.517.8
205727.534.418
205827.534.318.2
205927.434.118.4
206027.33418.5
206127.233.818.7
206227.133.618.8
206327.233.519
206427.233.319.1
206527.233.219.3
206627.233.119.4
206727.33319.6
206827.43319.7
206927.53319.9
207027.73320
207127.833.120.2
20722833.320.3
207328.333.520.5
207428.533.820.7
207528.73420.9
207628.934.321.1
207729.134.521.3
207829.334.721.5
207929.434.821.7
208029.63521.9
208129.835.222.1
208229.935.422.3
20833035.522.4
208430.135.622.6
208530.235.722.7
208630.235.822.8
208730.435.922.9
208830.435.922.9
208930.535.923
209030.535.923.1
209130.635.923.2
209230.635.923.3
209330.635.923.3
209430.735.923.4
209530.735.923.5
209630.835.923.6
209730.835.923.7
209830.835.923.7
209930.935.923.8
21003135.923.9

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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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