France vs Italy: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
France
14.42 million people
in 2023
Italy
14.39 million people
in 2023
France rank
9th
Italy rank
10th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- France
- Italy
How they compare
France currently reports 14.42 million people against 14.39 million people in Italy, a difference of 31,200 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was France ahead.
France ranks 9th and Italy ranks 10th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, France averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.01 million people | 4.17 million people | 838,234 people | France |
| 1960s | 5.86 million people | 5.20 million people | 664,570 people | France |
| 1970s | 7.03 million people | 6.62 million people | 407,868 people | France |
| 1980s | 7.38 million people | 7.67 million people | 288,143 people | Italy |
| 1990s | 8.69 million people | 9.48 million people | 786,917 people | Italy |
| 2000s | 10.03 million people | 11.33 million people | 1.30 million people | Italy |
| 2010s | 12.01 million people | 13.16 million people | 1.14 million people | Italy |
| 2020s | 14.03 million people | 14.19 million people | 160,925 people | Italy |
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 Italy?
- France, at 14.42 million people against 14.39 million people in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between France and Italy?
- 31,200 people, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do France and Italy rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- France ranks 9th and Italy ranks 10th 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+.