France vs Germany: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
France
11.15 million people
in 2023
Germany
11.77 million people
in 2023
France rank
38th
Germany rank
37th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 11.77 million people against 11.15 million people in France, a difference of 613,800 people.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Germany ahead.
France ranks 38th and Germany ranks 37th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Germany in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.80 million people | 15.58 million people | 4.78 million people | Germany |
| 1960s | 12.47 million people | 17.03 million people | 4.56 million people | Germany |
| 1970s | 12.55 million people | 16.86 million people | 4.31 million people | Germany |
| 1980s | 11.80 million people | 12.99 million people | 1.19 million people | Germany |
| 1990s | 11.36 million people | 13.16 million people | 1.79 million people | Germany |
| 2000s | 11.43 million people | 11.97 million people | 543,130 people | Germany |
| 2010s | 11.77 million people | 11.01 million people | 761,960 people | France |
| 2020s | 11.33 million people | 11.64 million people | 310,525 people | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, France or Germany?
- Germany, at 11.77 million people against 11.15 million people in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between France and Germany?
- 613,800 people, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- France ranks 38th and Germany ranks 37th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share 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
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.