France vs Russia

France vs Russia: People aged 65 and over

People aged 65 and over in 2023: 21.8% in France and 16.6% in Russia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in France, by 5.1 percentage points, or 1.31 times that in Russia.

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% of people · UN

France vs Russia: People aged 65 and overPeople aged 65 and over in 2023: 21.8% in France and 16.6% in Russia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in France, by 5.1 percentage points, or 1.31 times that in Russia.
FranceRussiaUN 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 Russia ranked 58 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts France at 31% and Russia at 26.7% in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 10% in 2023.

Every year

% of people · UN

YearFranceRussiaWorld
202321.816.610
202221.416.19.8
202121.115.79.5
202020.815.59.3
201920.415.19.1
20182014.68.9
201719.714.28.7
201619.313.98.5
201518.913.58.3
201418.413.28.1
201317.912.97.9
201217.512.77.8
201117.112.67.7
201016.812.77.6
200916.713.17.5
200816.613.57.5
200716.513.97.4
200616.413.97.3
200516.413.77.3
200416.413.57.2
200316.313.17.1
200216.212.87
200116.112.56.9
20001612.36.8
199915.912.36.8
199815.712.46.7
199715.512.36.6
199615.312.16.5
199515.111.96.5
199414.911.66.4
199314.611.36.3
199214.410.86.2
199114.210.46.1
199014106.1
198913.89.76
198813.69.56
198713.49.55.9
198613.19.55.9
198512.99.65.8
198412.89.75.8
1983139.85.8
198213.39.95.8
198113.610.15.8
198013.910.25.8
197914105.8
197813.99.85.7
197713.79.55.6
197613.69.25.6
197513.58.95.5
197413.38.75.5
197313.28.45.4
197213.18.15.4
1971137.95.3
197012.97.75.3
196912.87.55.2
196812.67.25.2
196712.575.2
196612.36.85.1
196512.16.65.1
196411.96.45
196311.86.35
196211.76.25
196111.66.15
196011.565
195911.55.95
195811.45.75
195711.45.65
195611.45.55
195511.45.45
195411.45.45
195311.45.35
195211.45.25
195111.45.25
195011.45.15.1
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearFranceRussiaWorld
202422.217.210.2
202522.517.810.4
202622.918.410.6
202723.318.810.8
202823.719.211.1
202924.119.511.5
203024.419.811.8
203124.82012
203225.120.112.3
203325.420.212.6
203425.620.312.8
203525.920.413.1
203626.220.613.4
203726.420.813.7
203826.720.913.9
203926.921.114.1
20402721.314.3
204127.121.514.5
204227.221.714.7
204327.221.914.9
204427.322.115
204527.422.415.2
204627.522.615.4
204727.622.815.7
204827.623.115.9
204927.623.516.1
205027.623.816.3
205127.624.316.6
205227.624.716.8
205327.625.117.1
205427.625.517.3
205527.625.817.6
205627.62617.8
205727.526.118
205827.52618.2
205927.425.918.4
206027.325.718.5
206127.225.518.7
206227.125.318.8
206327.22519
206427.224.719.1
206527.224.419.3
206627.224.219.4
206727.32419.6
206827.423.819.7
206927.523.719.9
207027.723.720
207127.823.620.2
20722823.620.3
207328.323.720.5
207428.523.820.7
207528.723.920.9
207628.92421.1
207729.124.321.3
207829.324.621.5
207929.424.921.7
208029.625.221.9
208129.825.622.1
208229.925.922.3
20833026.122.4
208430.126.222.6
208530.226.322.7
208630.226.422.8
208730.426.522.9
208830.426.522.9
208930.526.623
209030.526.623.1
209130.626.623.2
209230.626.623.3
209330.626.623.3
209430.726.623.4
209530.726.623.5
209630.826.623.6
209730.826.623.7
209830.826.623.7
209930.926.623.8
21003126.723.9

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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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