France vs Poland

France vs Poland: People aged 65 and over

People aged 65 and over in 2023: 21.8% in France and 19.6% in Poland, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in France, by 2.2 percentage points, or 1.11 times that in Poland.

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% of people · UN

France vs Poland: People aged 65 and overPeople aged 65 and over in 2023: 21.8% in France and 19.6% in Poland, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in France, by 2.2 percentage points, or 1.11 times that in Poland.
FrancePolandUN 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 Poland ranked 39 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts France at 31% and Poland at 39.1% in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 10% in 2023.

Every year

% of people · UN

YearFrancePolandWorld
202321.819.610
202221.4199.8
202121.118.59.5
202020.818.19.3
201920.417.69.1
201820178.9
201719.716.58.7
201619.315.98.5
201518.915.48.3
201418.414.98.1
201317.914.47.9
201217.5147.8
201117.113.77.7
201016.813.67.6
200916.713.67.5
200816.613.57.5
200716.513.57.4
200616.413.47.3
200516.413.27.3
200416.413.17.2
200316.312.97.1
200216.212.77
200116.112.56.9
20001612.26.8
199915.9126.8
199815.711.86.7
199715.511.66.6
199615.311.46.5
199515.111.16.5
199414.910.96.4
199314.610.66.3
199214.410.56.2
199114.210.36.1
19901410.16.1
198913.89.96
198813.69.76
198713.49.55.9
198613.19.45.9
198512.99.45.8
198412.89.55.8
1983139.65.8
198213.39.85.8
198113.6105.8
198013.910.15.8
19791410.25.8
197813.910.15.7
197713.79.95.6
197613.69.75.6
197513.59.55.5
197413.39.35.5
197313.295.4
197213.18.85.4
1971138.55.3
197012.98.25.3
196912.885.2
196812.67.75.2
196712.57.45.2
196612.37.15.1
196512.16.85.1
196411.96.65
196311.86.45
196211.76.25
196111.665
196011.55.85
195911.55.65
195811.45.55
195711.45.55
195611.45.55
195511.45.45
195411.45.45
195311.45.45
195211.45.35
195111.45.35
195011.45.25.1
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearFrancePolandWorld
202422.220.110.2
202522.520.810.4
202622.921.310.6
202723.321.710.8
202823.72211.1
202924.122.311.5
203024.422.511.8
203124.822.812
203225.12312.3
203325.423.212.6
203425.623.512.8
203525.923.713.1
203626.22413.4
203726.424.413.7
203826.724.813.9
203926.925.214.1
20402725.614.3
204127.126.114.5
204227.226.714.7
204327.227.214.9
204427.327.815
204527.428.415.2
204627.52915.4
204727.629.715.7
204827.630.415.9
204927.631.116.1
205027.631.816.3
205127.632.516.6
205227.633.116.8
205327.633.617.1
205427.634.217.3
205527.634.717.6
205627.635.117.8
205727.535.518
205827.535.918.2
205927.436.218.4
206027.336.518.5
206127.236.718.7
206227.136.918.8
206327.23719
206427.237.119.1
206527.237.119.3
206627.23719.4
206727.336.919.6
206827.436.819.7
206927.536.719.9
207027.736.620
207127.836.620.2
20722836.720.3
207328.336.820.5
207428.536.920.7
207528.737.120.9
207628.937.321.1
207729.137.521.3
207829.337.621.5
207929.437.721.7
208029.637.921.9
208129.83822.1
208229.938.222.3
20833038.422.4
208430.138.622.6
208530.238.822.7
208630.238.922.8
208730.43922.9
208830.43922.9
208930.539.123
209030.539.123.1
209130.639.123.2
209230.639.123.3
209330.639.223.3
209430.739.123.4
209530.739.123.5
209630.839.123.6
209730.839.123.7
209830.839.123.7
209930.939.123.8
21003139.123.9

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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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