France Demographics: Median age, Gender, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
France vs World

Table

Year	Median age
	France	World
1960	32.8	22.5
1961	32.8	22.5
1962	32.9	22.4
1963	32.8	22.2
1964	32.8	22
1965	32.7	21.8
1966	32.7	21.7
1967	32.7	21.6
1968	32.6	21.5
1969	32.5	21.5
1970	32.4	21.4
1971	32.2	21.4
1972	32	21.5
1973	31.8	21.5
1974	31.7	21.6
1975	31.6	21.7
1976	31.7	21.9
1977	31.9	22
1978	32.1	22.2
1979	32.3	22.3
1980	32.4	22.5
1981	32.6	22.6
1982	32.8	22.7
1983	33	22.9
1984	33.3	23
1985	33.5	23.2
1986	33.7	23.3
1987	34	23.4
1988	34.2	23.6
1989	34.5	23.8
1990	34.7	23.9
1991	35	24.1
1992	35.3	24.3
1993	35.6	24.5
1994	35.9	24.7
1995	36.2	25
1996	36.5	25.2
1997	36.8	25.4
1998	37.1	25.7
1999	37.4	25.9
2000	37.7	26.1
2001	37.9	26.3
2002	38.2	26.5
2003	38.4	26.7
2004	38.6	27
2005	38.9	27.2
2006	39.1	27.4
2007	39.4	27.6
2008	39.6	27.8
2009	39.8	28
2010	40	28.2
2011	40.3	28.4
2012	40.5	28.6
2013	40.8	28.9
2014	41	29.1
2015	41.2	29.3
2016	41.4	29.5
2017	41.6	29.8
2018	41.9	30
2019	42.1	30.3
2020	42.3	30.6
2021	42.4	30.8
2022	42.6	31
2023	42.8	31.3
2024	43	31.6
2025	43.3	31.9
2026	43.5	32.1
2027	43.6	32.3
2028	43.7	32.6
2029	43.9	32.8
2030	44	33
2031	44.2	33.2
2032	44.3	33.4
2033	44.4	33.6
2034	44.5	33.8
2035	44.5	34
2036	44.5	34.2
2037	44.5	34.4
2038	44.5	34.6
2039	44.4	34.8
2040	44.3	35
2041	44.3	35.2
2042	44.2	35.4
2043	44.2	35.6
2044	44.2	35.8
2045	44.2	36
2046	44.2	36.2
2047	44.3	36.4
2048	44.3	36.6
2049	44.4	36.8
2050	44.5	37.1

In 1960, the median age in France was 32.8 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 43 years compared to the world's average of 31.6 years. Ranked 11th for median age 64 years ago (old to young), France ranks 29th currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in France is expected to increase to around 44.5 years by 2050. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

France demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	France
	Male	Female
0-4	2.58%	2.46%
5-9	2.8%	2.67%
10-14	3.07%	2.93%
15-19	3.18%	3.02%
20-24	3.14%	2.98%
25-29	2.93%	2.86%
30-34	2.83%	2.85%
35-39	2.93%	3.06%
40-44	3.02%	3.15%
45-49	3.04%	3.08%
50-54	3.25%	3.36%
55-59	3.1%	3.29%
60-64	3.01%	3.27%
65-69	2.75%	3.11%
70-74	2.51%	2.97%
75-79	2.03%	2.53%
80+	2.32%	3.94%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. France has low demographic potential with 40.3% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 162/196).

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	France			World
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	61.3%	42.8%	18.6%	73.5%	64.9%	8.62%
1961	61.5%	42.8%	18.7%	73.8%	65.1%	8.67%
1962	61.1%	42.2%	18.9%	74.1%	65.4%	8.73%
1963	60.8%	41.7%	19%	74.9%	66.1%	8.79%
1964	60.6%	41.4%	19.2%	75.5%	66.6%	8.85%
1965	60.5%	41.1%	19.4%	75.8%	66.8%	8.93%
1966	60.5%	40.8%	19.7%	75.9%	66.9%	9%
1967	60.6%	40.6%	20%	75.9%	66.8%	9.07%
1968	60.7%	40.4%	20.3%	75.8%	66.6%	9.14%
1969	60.6%	40.1%	20.5%	75.7%	66.5%	9.2%
1970	60.5%	39.9%	20.6%	75.5%	66.2%	9.26%
1971	60.5%	39.6%	20.8%	75.2%	65.9%	9.33%
1972	60.4%	39.5%	21%	74.9%	65.6%	9.39%
1973	60.3%	39.2%	21.1%	74.6%	65.1%	9.46%
1974	60.1%	38.8%	21.3%	74.4%	64.9%	9.54%
1975	59.7%	38.2%	21.5%	74.2%	64.6%	9.64%
1976	59.3%	37.7%	21.6%	74%	64.3%	9.72%
1977	58.8%	37%	21.8%	73.5%	63.7%	9.79%
1978	58.4%	36.4%	21.9%	72.4%	62.5%	9.84%
1979	57.8%	35.8%	22.1%	71.3%	61.4%	9.88%
1980	57%	35.1%	21.9%	70.4%	60.5%	9.89%
1981	55.7%	34.5%	21.2%	69.5%	59.6%	9.85%
1982	54.4%	33.9%	20.6%	68.7%	58.9%	9.79%
1983	53.3%	33.3%	20%	67.9%	58.1%	9.72%
1984	52.3%	32.8%	19.6%	67%	57.3%	9.68%
1985	51.9%	32.3%	19.6%	66.3%	56.6%	9.68%
1986	51.8%	31.9%	19.9%	65.7%	55.9%	9.71%
1987	51.7%	31.4%	20.3%	65.2%	55.4%	9.75%
1988	51.6%	31%	20.6%	64.8%	54.9%	9.81%
1989	51.6%	30.7%	20.9%	64.4%	54.5%	9.89%
1990	51.8%	30.6%	21.2%	64.2%	54.3%	9.97%
1991	52.2%	30.6%	21.6%	64%	53.9%	10.1%
1992	52.5%	30.5%	22%	63.7%	53.6%	10.2%
1993	52.7%	30.3%	22.3%	63.5%	53.2%	10.3%
1994	52.8%	30.1%	22.7%	63.1%	52.7%	10.4%
1995	53%	29.9%	23.1%	62.7%	52.2%	10.5%
1996	53%	29.6%	23.5%	62.1%	51.5%	10.6%
1997	53.1%	29.3%	23.8%	61.5%	50.8%	10.7%
1998	53.2%	29.1%	24.1%	60.7%	50%	10.7%
1999	53.5%	29.1%	24.4%	60%	49.2%	10.8%
2000	53.7%	29.1%	24.6%	59.3%	48.4%	10.9%
2001	53.8%	29%	24.8%	58.5%	47.6%	11%
2002	53.9%	28.9%	24.9%	57.8%	46.7%	11.1%
2003	53.8%	28.7%	25%	57%	45.9%	11.1%
2004	53.7%	28.6%	25.2%	56.3%	45.1%	11.2%
2005	53.7%	28.4%	25.3%	55.6%	44.3%	11.3%
2006	53.6%	28.4%	25.3%	55%	43.6%	11.4%
2007	53.6%	28.3%	25.3%	54.5%	43.1%	11.4%
2008	53.9%	28.4%	25.5%	54.1%	42.6%	11.5%
2009	54.2%	28.5%	25.7%	53.8%	42.2%	11.6%
2010	54.6%	28.6%	25.9%	53.5%	41.9%	11.6%
2011	55.3%	28.8%	26.5%	53.4%	41.6%	11.8%
2012	56.3%	29%	27.3%	53.3%	41.4%	11.9%
2013	57.2%	29%	28.2%	53.4%	41.2%	12.1%
2014	58.1%	29%	29.1%	53.5%	41.1%	12.4%
2015	59%	29%	30%	53.6%	40.9%	12.7%
2016	59.7%	28.9%	30.8%	53.7%	40.7%	13%
2017	60.3%	28.7%	31.5%	53.9%	40.6%	13.3%
2018	60.8%	28.6%	32.2%	54.1%	40.4%	13.7%
2019	61.3%	28.4%	32.9%	54.2%	40.1%	14%
2020	61.8%	28.2%	33.6%	54.2%	39.8%	14.4%
2021	62.1%	27.9%	34.1%	54.2%	39.5%	14.7%
2022	62.4%	27.7%	34.7%	54%	39%	15%
2023	62.7%	27.3%	35.4%	53.9%	38.5%	15.4%
2024	63%	26.9%	36.1%	53.7%	38%	15.7%

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in France increased from 53.7% to 63% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

France working age demographic chart

Table

Year	Working age population share
	France	World
1960	62%	57.6%
1961	61.9%	57.5%
1962	62.1%	57.4%
1963	62.2%	57.2%
1964	62.3%	57%
1965	62.3%	56.9%
1966	62.3%	56.8%
1967	62.3%	56.9%
1968	62.2%	56.9%
1969	62.3%	56.9%
1970	62.3%	57%
1971	62.3%	57.1%
1972	62.3%	57.2%
1973	62.4%	57.3%
1974	62.5%	57.3%
1975	62.6%	57.4%
1976	62.8%	57.5%
1977	63%	57.7%
1978	63.1%	58%
1979	63.4%	58.4%
1980	63.7%	58.7%
1981	64.2%	59%
1982	64.7%	59.3%
1983	65.2%	59.6%
1984	65.6%	59.9%
1985	65.8%	60.1%
1986	65.9%	60.4%
1987	65.9%	60.5%
1988	66%	60.7%
1989	66%	60.8%
1990	65.9%	60.9%
1991	65.7%	61%
1992	65.6%	61.1%
1993	65.5%	61.2%
1994	65.4%	61.3%
1995	65.4%	61.5%
1996	65.3%	61.7%
1997	65.3%	61.9%
1998	65.3%	62.2%
1999	65.2%	62.5%
2000	65.1%	62.8%
2001	65%	63.1%
2002	65%	63.4%
2003	65%	63.7%
2004	65%	64%
2005	65.1%	64.3%
2006	65.1%	64.5%
2007	65.1%	64.7%
2008	65%	64.9%
2009	64.8%	65%
2010	64.7%	65.1%
2011	64.4%	65.2%
2012	64%	65.2%
2013	63.6%	65.2%
2014	63.3%	65.2%
2015	62.9%	65.1%
2016	62.6%	65.1%
2017	62.4%	65%
2018	62.2%	64.9%
2019	62%	64.9%
2020	61.8%	64.8%
2021	61.7%	64.9%
2022	61.6%	64.9%
2023	61.5%	65%
2024	61.3%	65.1%
2025	61.2%	65.2%
2026	61.1%	65.3%
2027	61%	65.4%
2028	60.8%	65.4%
2029	60.7%	65.4%
2030	60.5%	65.4%
2031	60.3%	65.4%
2032	60.1%	65.4%
2033	59.9%	65.4%
2034	59.7%	65.3%
2035	59.4%	65.2%
2036	59.1%	65%
2037	58.9%	64.9%
2038	58.6%	64.7%
2039	58.3%	64.6%
2040	58.1%	64.5%
2041	57.9%	64.4%
2042	57.7%	64.3%
2043	57.6%	64.2%
2044	57.4%	64.1%
2045	57.2%	63.9%
2046	57.1%	63.8%
2047	56.9%	63.7%
2048	56.9%	63.6%
2049	56.9%	63.4%
2050	56.9%	63.3%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in France changed from 65% to 61.3% between 2004 and 2024.

Share of young population (0-14 years)

Table

Year	Share of population 0-14 years old
	France	World
1960	26.5%	37.4%
1961	26.5%	37.5%
1962	26.2%	37.6%
1963	26%	37.8%
1964	25.8%	38%
1965	25.6%	38%
1966	25.4%	38%
1967	25.3%	38%
1968	25.1%	37.9%
1969	25%	37.8%
1970	24.8%	37.7%
1971	24.7%	37.6%
1972	24.6%	37.5%
1973	24.4%	37.3%
1974	24.2%	37.2%
1975	23.9%	37.1%
1976	23.6%	36.9%
1977	23.3%	36.7%
1978	23%	36.3%
1979	22.7%	35.9%
1980	22.4%	35.5%
1981	22.1%	35.2%
1982	21.9%	34.9%
1983	21.7%	34.6%
1984	21.5%	34.3%
1985	21.3%	34%
1986	21%	33.8%
1987	20.7%	33.6%
1988	20.5%	33.4%
1989	20.3%	33.2%
1990	20.1%	33%
1991	20.1%	32.9%
1992	20%	32.7%
1993	19.9%	32.5%
1994	19.7%	32.3%
1995	19.5%	32.1%
1996	19.3%	31.8%
1997	19.1%	31.5%
1998	19%	31.1%
1999	19%	30.8%
2000	18.9%	30.4%
2001	18.9%	30%
2002	18.8%	29.6%
2003	18.7%	29.2%
2004	18.6%	28.8%
2005	18.5%	28.5%
2006	18.5%	28.1%
2007	18.4%	27.9%
2008	18.5%	27.6%
2009	18.5%	27.5%
2010	18.5%	27.3%
2011	18.5%	27.1%
2012	18.5%	27%
2013	18.4%	26.9%
2014	18.3%	26.8%
2015	18.2%	26.6%
2016	18.1%	26.5%
2017	17.9%	26.4%
2018	17.8%	26.2%
2019	17.6%	26%
2020	17.4%	25.8%
2021	17.2%	25.6%
2022	17%	25.3%
2023	16.8%	25%
2024	16.5%	24.7%
2025	16.2%	24.4%
2026	16%	24.1%
2027	15.7%	23.8%
2028	15.5%	23.4%
2029	15.3%	23.1%
2030	15.1%	22.8%
2031	15%	22.6%
2032	14.8%	22.3%
2033	14.8%	22.1%
2034	14.7%	21.9%
2035	14.7%	21.7%
2036	14.7%	21.6%
2037	14.7%	21.5%
2038	14.7%	21.4%
2039	14.8%	21.3%
2040	14.9%	21.2%
2041	15%	21.1%
2042	15.1%	21%
2043	15.2%	21%
2044	15.3%	20.9%
2045	15.4%	20.8%
2046	15.5%	20.7%
2047	15.5%	20.7%
2048	15.5%	20.6%
2049	15.6%	20.5%
2050	15.6%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in France decreased from 18.6% to 16.5% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	France	World
1960	11.5%	4.97%
1961	11.6%	4.99%
1962	11.7%	5.01%
1963	11.8%	5.02%
1964	11.9%	5.04%
1965	12.1%	5.08%
1966	12.3%	5.12%
1967	12.5%	5.16%
1968	12.6%	5.2%
1969	12.7%	5.24%
1970	12.9%	5.28%
1971	13%	5.32%
1972	13.1%	5.37%
1973	13.2%	5.42%
1974	13.3%	5.47%
1975	13.5%	5.53%
1976	13.6%	5.59%
1977	13.7%	5.65%
1978	13.9%	5.71%
1979	14%	5.77%
1980	13.9%	5.81%
1981	13.6%	5.81%
1982	13.3%	5.8%
1983	13%	5.79%
1984	12.8%	5.8%
1985	12.9%	5.82%
1986	13.1%	5.86%
1987	13.4%	5.91%
1988	13.6%	5.95%
1989	13.8%	6.01%
1990	14%	6.07%
1991	14.2%	6.14%
1992	14.4%	6.21%
1993	14.6%	6.29%
1994	14.9%	6.37%
1995	15.1%	6.45%
1996	15.3%	6.53%
1997	15.5%	6.61%
1998	15.7%	6.68%
1999	15.9%	6.76%
2000	16%	6.84%
2001	16.1%	6.92%
2002	16.2%	7.01%
2003	16.3%	7.1%
2004	16.4%	7.18%
2005	16.4%	7.26%
2006	16.4%	7.34%
2007	16.5%	7.41%
2008	16.5%	7.47%
2009	16.7%	7.52%
2010	16.8%	7.58%
2011	17.1%	7.66%
2012	17.5%	7.78%
2013	17.9%	7.92%
2014	18.4%	8.08%
2015	18.9%	8.26%
2016	19.3%	8.45%
2017	19.7%	8.65%
2018	20%	8.88%
2019	20.4%	9.1%
2020	20.7%	9.33%
2021	21.1%	9.53%
2022	21.4%	9.74%
2023	21.7%	9.98%
2024	22.1%	10.2%
2025	22.5%	10.4%
2026	22.9%	10.6%
2027	23.3%	10.8%
2028	23.7%	11.1%
2029	24%	11.5%
2030	24.4%	11.7%
2031	24.8%	12%
2032	25.1%	12.3%
2033	25.3%	12.6%
2034	25.6%	12.8%
2035	25.9%	13.1%
2036	26.2%	13.4%
2037	26.4%	13.7%
2038	26.7%	13.9%
2039	26.9%	14.1%
2040	27%	14.3%
2041	27.1%	14.5%
2042	27.2%	14.7%
2043	27.2%	14.9%
2044	27.3%	15%
2045	27.4%	15.2%
2046	27.5%	15.4%
2047	27.5%	15.7%
2048	27.6%	15.9%
2049	27.6%	16.1%
2050	27.6%	16.3%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in France increased from 16.4% to 22.1% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in life expectancy.