France vs United Kingdom: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people

France

14.42 million people

in 2023

United Kingdom

13.20 million people

in 2023

France rank

9th

United Kingdom rank

11th

Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time

France currently reports 14.42 million people against 13.20 million people in United Kingdom, a difference of 1.22 million people.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United Kingdom ahead.

France ranks 9th and United Kingdom ranks 11th of 236 countries.

Indicator: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Unit: people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.