France vs Germany: Number of children under 15, by world region
France
11.15 million people
in 2023
Germany
11.77 million people
in 2023
France rank
38th
Germany rank
37th
Number of children under 15, by world region 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 number of children under 15, by world region, France or Germany?
- Germany, at 11.77 million people against 11.15 million people in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children under 15, by world region 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 number of children under 15, by world region?
- 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 Number of children under 15, by world region. 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 0-14.