France vs Spain

France vs Spain: People aged 65 and over

People aged 65 and over in 2023: 21.8% in France and 20.7% in Spain, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in France, by 1.1 percentage points, or 1.05 times that in Spain.

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% of people · UN

France vs Spain: People aged 65 and overPeople aged 65 and over in 2023: 21.8% in France and 20.7% in Spain, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in France, by 1.1 percentage points, or 1.05 times that in Spain.
FranceSpainUN projection (medium variant)World

What the numbers say

  • France has been higher since 2012, when it overtook Spain.
  • In 2023, France ranked 16 and Spain ranked 26 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts France at 31% and Spain at 36.3% in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 10% in 2023.

Every year

% of people · UN

YearFranceSpainWorld
202321.820.710
202221.420.29.8
202121.119.89.5
202020.819.69.3
201920.419.49.1
20182019.28.9
201719.7198.7
201619.318.88.5
201518.918.58.3
201418.418.38.1
201317.917.97.9
201217.517.57.8
201117.117.27.7
201016.816.97.6
200916.716.67.5
200816.616.47.5
200716.516.47.4
200616.416.57.3
200516.416.67.3
200416.416.67.2
200316.316.87.1
200216.216.97
200116.116.86.9
20001616.66.8
199915.916.36.8
199815.7166.7
199715.515.76.6
199615.315.46.5
199515.115.16.5
199414.914.76.4
199314.614.46.3
199214.414.16.2
199114.213.96.1
19901413.56.1
198913.813.26
198813.612.96
198713.412.55.9
198613.112.25.9
198512.9125.8
198412.811.85.8
19831311.65.8
198213.311.45.8
198113.611.35.8
198013.911.15.8
19791410.95.8
197813.910.85.7
197713.710.65.6
197613.610.55.6
197513.510.35.5
197413.310.25.5
197313.210.15.4
197213.19.95.4
1971139.85.3
197012.99.65.3
196912.89.45.2
196812.69.35.2
196712.59.15.2
196612.38.95.1
196512.18.75.1
196411.98.65
196311.88.55
196211.78.55
196111.68.35
196011.58.25
195911.585
195811.47.95
195711.47.85
195611.47.85
195511.47.85
195411.47.65
195311.47.65
195211.47.45
195111.47.45
195011.47.35.1
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearFranceSpainWorld
202422.221.210.2
202522.521.610.4
202622.922.210.6
202723.322.710.8
202823.723.311.1
202924.123.911.5
203024.424.611.8
203124.825.312
203225.125.912.3
203325.426.612.6
203425.627.212.8
203525.927.913.1
203626.228.513.4
203726.429.213.7
203826.729.913.9
203926.930.514.1
20402731.214.3
204127.131.914.5
204227.232.614.7
204327.233.314.9
204427.333.915
204527.434.415.2
204627.534.915.4
204727.635.315.7
204827.635.615.9
204927.635.916.1
205027.636.116.3
205127.636.216.6
205227.636.416.8
205327.636.517.1
205427.636.517.3
205527.636.617.6
205627.636.617.8
205727.536.618
205827.536.518.2
205927.436.418.4
206027.336.318.5
206127.236.218.7
206227.13618.8
206327.235.819
206427.235.719.1
206527.235.519.3
206627.235.419.4
206727.335.219.6
206827.435.119.7
206927.535.119.9
207027.735.120
207127.835.120.2
20722835.220.3
207328.335.420.5
207428.535.520.7
207528.735.620.9
207628.935.721.1
207729.135.921.3
207829.335.921.5
207929.43621.7
208029.636.121.9
208129.836.222.1
208229.936.322.3
20833036.422.4
208430.136.422.6
208530.236.422.7
208630.236.422.8
208730.436.422.9
208830.436.422.9
208930.536.423
209030.536.423.1
209130.636.423.2
209230.636.423.3
209330.636.423.3
209430.736.423.4
209530.736.423.5
209630.836.323.6
209730.836.323.7
209830.836.323.7
209930.936.323.8
21003136.323.9

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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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