France vs Israel

France vs Israel: People aged 65 and over

People aged 65 and over in 2023: 21.8% in France and 12.4% in Israel, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in France, by 9.3 percentage points, or 1.75 times that in Israel.

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% of people · UN

France vs Israel: People aged 65 and overPeople aged 65 and over in 2023: 21.8% in France and 12.4% in Israel, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in France, by 9.3 percentage points, or 1.75 times that in Israel.
FranceIsraelUN projection (medium variant)World

What the numbers say

  • France has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2023, France ranked 16 and Israel ranked 84 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts France at 31% and Israel at 23.9% in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 10% in 2023.

Every year

% of people · UN

YearFranceIsraelWorld
202321.812.410
202221.412.39.8
202121.112.29.5
202020.812.19.3
201920.411.99.1
20182011.78.9
201719.711.58.7
201619.311.38.5
201518.9118.3
201418.410.88.1
201317.910.67.9
201217.510.37.8
201117.110.17.7
201016.89.97.6
200916.79.87.5
200816.69.87.5
200716.59.97.4
200616.49.97.3
200516.4107.3
200416.49.97.2
200316.39.97.1
200216.29.87
200116.19.76.9
2000169.76.8
199915.99.76.8
199815.79.86.7
199715.59.86.6
199615.39.86.5
199515.19.76.5
199414.99.66.4
199314.69.56.3
199214.49.46.2
199114.29.46.1
1990149.26.1
198913.89.16
198813.69.16
198713.495.9
198613.195.9
198512.98.95.8
198412.88.95.8
1983138.95.8
198213.395.8
198113.68.95.8
198013.98.85.8
1979148.65.8
197813.98.45.7
197713.78.25.6
197613.685.6
197513.57.75.5
197413.37.55.5
197313.27.25.4
197213.175.4
1971136.85.3
197012.96.65.3
196912.86.45.2
196812.66.25.2
196712.565.2
196612.35.95.1
196512.15.75.1
196411.95.65
196311.85.55
196211.75.45
196111.65.25
196011.555
195911.54.85
195811.44.65
195711.44.55
195611.44.45
195511.44.35
195411.44.25
195311.44.15
195211.44.15
195111.445
195011.445.1
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearFranceIsraelWorld
202422.212.610.2
202522.512.710.4
202622.912.810.6
202723.312.910.8
202823.71311.1
202924.113.111.5
203024.413.211.8
203124.813.312
203225.113.412.3
203325.413.512.6
203425.613.612.8
203525.913.713.1
203626.213.913.4
203726.41413.7
203826.714.113.9
203926.914.314.1
20402714.514.3
204127.114.614.5
204227.214.814.7
204327.214.914.9
204427.31515
204527.415.115.2
204627.515.315.4
204727.615.415.7
204827.615.515.9
204927.615.616.1
205027.615.716.3
205127.615.816.6
205227.615.916.8
205327.61617.1
205427.616.117.3
205527.616.217.6
205627.616.217.8
205727.516.318
205827.516.418.2
205927.416.518.4
206027.316.518.5
206127.216.618.7
206227.116.618.8
206327.216.719
206427.216.819.1
206527.216.919.3
206627.21719.4
206727.317.119.6
206827.417.219.7
206927.517.419.9
207027.717.620
207127.817.720.2
20722817.920.3
207328.318.120.5
207428.518.320.7
207528.718.620.9
207628.918.821.1
207729.11921.3
207829.319.321.5
207929.419.521.7
208029.619.821.9
208129.82022.1
208229.920.322.3
20833020.622.4
208430.120.822.6
208530.221.122.7
208630.221.322.8
208730.421.522.9
208830.421.822.9
208930.52223
209030.522.223.1
209130.622.423.2
209230.622.523.3
209330.622.723.3
209430.722.923.4
209530.72323.5
209630.823.223.6
209730.823.423.7
209830.823.623.7
209930.923.823.8
21003123.923.9

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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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