France vs Indonesia: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
France
14.42 million people
in 2023
Indonesia
19.82 million people
in 2023
France rank
9th
Indonesia rank
7th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- France
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 19.82 million people against 14.42 million people in France, a difference of 5.40 million people.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.4 times France's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was France ahead.
France ranks 9th and Indonesia ranks 7th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, France averaged higher in 4 and Indonesia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.01 million people | 1.59 million people | 3.42 million people | France |
| 1960s | 5.86 million people | 2.75 million people | 3.11 million people | France |
| 1970s | 7.03 million people | 4.41 million people | 2.62 million people | France |
| 1980s | 7.38 million people | 6.26 million people | 1.12 million people | France |
| 1990s | 8.69 million people | 8.85 million people | 159,945 people | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 10.03 million people | 12.56 million people | 2.53 million people | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 12.01 million people | 15.91 million people | 3.89 million people | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 14.03 million people | 18.88 million people | 4.85 million people | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, France or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 19.82 million people against 14.42 million people in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between France and Indonesia?
- 5.40 million people, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Indonesia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do France and Indonesia rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- France ranks 9th and Indonesia ranks 7th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.