France vs Mexico

France vs Mexico: People aged 65 and over

People aged 65 and over in 2023: 21.8% in France and 8% in Mexico, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in France, by 13.8 percentage points, or 2.72 times that in Mexico.

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% of people · UN

France vs Mexico: People aged 65 and overPeople aged 65 and over in 2023: 21.8% in France and 8% in Mexico, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in France, by 13.8 percentage points, or 2.72 times that in Mexico.
FranceMexicoUN 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 Mexico ranked 122 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts France at 31% and Mexico at 31.9% in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 10% in 2023.

Every year

% of people · UN

YearFranceMexicoWorld
202321.8810
202221.47.79.8
202121.17.69.5
202020.87.59.3
201920.47.39.1
2018207.18.9
201719.778.7
201619.36.88.5
201518.96.78.3
201418.46.58.1
201317.96.47.9
201217.56.37.8
201117.16.27.7
201016.86.17.6
200916.767.5
200816.667.5
200716.55.97.4
200616.45.87.3
200516.45.77.3
200416.45.67.2
200316.35.47.1
200216.25.37
200116.15.16.9
20001656.8
199915.94.96.8
199815.74.86.7
199715.54.76.6
199615.34.66.5
199515.14.56.5
199414.94.46.4
199314.64.36.3
199214.44.26.2
199114.24.26.1
1990144.16.1
198913.846
198813.63.96
198713.43.75.9
198613.13.65.9
198512.93.55.8
198412.83.45.8
1983133.25.8
198213.33.15.8
198113.635.8
198013.935.8
1979142.95.8
197813.92.95.7
197713.72.95.6
197613.62.85.6
197513.52.85.5
197413.32.85.5
197313.22.75.4
197213.12.75.4
1971132.75.3
197012.92.75.3
196912.82.75.2
196812.62.75.2
196712.52.75.2
196612.32.75.1
196512.12.75.1
196411.92.75
196311.82.75
196211.72.75
196111.62.75
196011.52.85
195911.52.85
195811.42.85
195711.42.95
195611.42.95
195511.42.95
195411.42.95
195311.42.95
195211.435
195111.435
195011.435.1
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearFranceMexicoWorld
202422.28.210.2
202522.58.510.4
202622.98.810.6
202723.39.110.8
202823.79.411.1
202924.19.711.5
203024.41011.8
203124.810.412
203225.110.712.3
203325.41112.6
203425.611.412.8
203525.911.713.1
203626.212.113.4
203726.412.413.7
203826.712.813.9
203926.913.214.1
20402713.514.3
204127.113.914.5
204227.214.214.7
204327.214.514.9
204427.314.915
204527.415.215.2
204627.515.615.4
204727.615.915.7
204827.616.315.9
204927.616.616.1
205027.61716.3
205127.617.316.6
205227.617.716.8
205327.618.117.1
205427.618.517.3
205527.618.917.6
205627.619.317.8
205727.519.718
205827.520.118.2
205927.420.518.4
206027.320.918.5
206127.221.218.7
206227.121.618.8
206327.22219
206427.222.319.1
206527.222.719.3
206627.223.119.4
206727.323.519.6
206827.423.919.7
206927.524.319.9
207027.724.620
207127.82520.2
20722825.420.3
207328.325.720.5
207428.526.120.7
207528.726.420.9
207628.926.821.1
207729.127.121.3
207829.327.521.5
207929.427.821.7
208029.628.121.9
208129.828.422.1
208229.928.722.3
20833028.922.4
208430.129.122.6
208530.229.422.7
208630.229.622.8
208730.429.822.9
208830.43022.9
208930.530.223
209030.530.423.1
209130.630.523.2
209230.630.723.3
209330.630.923.3
209430.73123.4
209530.731.223.5
209630.831.323.6
209730.831.423.7
209830.831.623.7
209930.931.723.8
21003131.923.9

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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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