France vs Vietnam

France vs Vietnam: People aged 65 and over

People aged 65 and over in 2023: 21.8% in France and 8.6% in Vietnam, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in France, by 13.1 percentage points, or 2.52 times that in Vietnam.

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% of people · UN

France vs Vietnam: People aged 65 and overPeople aged 65 and over in 2023: 21.8% in France and 8.6% in Vietnam, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in France, by 13.1 percentage points, or 2.52 times that in Vietnam.
FranceVietnamUN 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 Vietnam ranked 115 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts France at 31% and Vietnam at 31.4% in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 10% in 2023.

Every year

% of people · UN

YearFranceVietnamWorld
202321.88.610
202221.48.29.8
202121.17.99.5
202020.87.69.3
201920.47.39.1
20182078.9
201719.76.88.7
201619.36.68.5
201518.96.58.3
201418.46.38.1
201317.96.27.9
201217.56.17.8
201117.16.17.7
201016.867.6
200916.76.17.5
200816.66.17.5
200716.56.27.4
200616.46.27.3
200516.46.27.3
200416.46.27.2
200316.36.27.1
200216.26.17
200116.16.16.9
20001666.8
199915.95.96.8
199815.75.86.7
199715.55.76.6
199615.35.66.5
199515.15.66.5
199414.95.56.4
199314.65.56.3
199214.45.56.2
199114.25.56.1
1990145.56.1
198913.85.56
198813.65.46
198713.45.45.9
198613.15.35.9
198512.95.35.8
198412.85.35.8
1983135.35.8
198213.35.35.8
198113.65.35.8
198013.95.35.8
1979145.35.8
197813.95.35.7
197713.75.25.6
197613.65.25.6
197513.55.25.5
197413.35.25.5
197313.25.25.4
197213.15.35.4
1971135.35.3
197012.95.35.3
196912.85.35.2
196812.65.35.2
196712.55.25.2
196612.35.15.1
196512.15.15.1
196411.955
196311.855
196211.74.95
196111.64.95
196011.54.85
195911.54.85
195811.44.75
195711.44.75
195611.44.65
195511.44.55
195411.44.45
195311.44.45
195211.44.35
195111.44.25
195011.44.15.1
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearFranceVietnamWorld
202422.2910.2
202522.59.510.4
202622.99.910.6
202723.310.310.8
202823.710.811.1
202924.111.311.5
203024.411.811.8
203124.812.212
203225.112.612.3
203325.41312.6
203425.613.412.8
203525.913.913.1
203626.214.313.4
203726.414.713.7
203826.71513.9
203926.915.414.1
20402715.814.3
204127.116.114.5
204227.216.514.7
204327.216.814.9
204427.317.215
204527.417.615.2
204627.51815.4
204727.618.415.7
204827.618.915.9
204927.619.516.1
205027.62016.3
205127.620.516.6
205227.62116.8
205327.621.517.1
205427.62217.3
205527.622.617.6
205627.623.117.8
205727.523.618
205827.52418.2
205927.424.318.4
206027.324.618.5
206127.224.818.7
206227.124.918.8
206327.224.919
206427.224.919.1
206527.22519.3
206627.22519.4
206727.32519.6
206827.425.119.7
206927.525.119.9
207027.725.220
207127.825.320.2
20722825.520.3
207328.325.720.5
207428.525.920.7
207528.726.120.9
207628.926.421.1
207729.126.821.3
207829.327.321.5
207929.427.721.7
208029.628.121.9
208129.828.522.1
208229.928.822.3
2083302922.4
208430.129.222.6
208530.229.522.7
208630.229.722.8
208730.429.922.9
208830.43022.9
208930.530.223
209030.530.323.1
209130.630.423.2
209230.630.523.3
209330.630.623.3
209430.730.723.4
209530.730.823.5
209630.830.923.6
209730.83123.7
209830.831.123.7
209930.931.323.8
21003131.423.9

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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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