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Population Pyramid of France2024

Total population
66.5M
Median age
43
Peak year
2095
Peak population
68.5M

Age & sex distribution over time

195019802000202420502100
1950 · 41.9M · median age 34.5
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1950
1980 · 53.9M · median age 32.4
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1980
2000 · 59.5M · median age 37.7
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2000
2024 · 66.5M · median age 43
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2024
2050 · 68.2M · median age 44.5
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2050
2100 · 68.5M · median age 48.1
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2100

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024 Revision (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Values in thousands. Years after 2024 are medium-variant projections.

Key insights

Demographic profile

France presently shows a stationary pyramid typical of post-transition populations, with roughly equal cohorts at most ages below retirement. The median age in 2024 is 43 years.

Age composition

Children under 15 account for 16.5% of the population; people 65 and older account for 22.1%.

Peak population

UN medium-variant projections place France's peak population in 2095.

Long arc

In 1950 the population was 41.9 million with median age 34.5. Projected 2100 values are 68.5 million and median age 48.1.

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