Population, age 21, total in France
France: Population, age 21, total was 742,042 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Population, age 21, total in France, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
France recorded 742,042 for population, age 21, total in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 21, total in France peaked at 855,682 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 742,042, in 2015.
That places France 29th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 817,118 | 758,048 | 855,682 | 10 |
| 2000s | 773,001 | 750,425 | 788,631 | 10 |
| 2010s | 762,061 | 742,042 | 779,911 | 5 |
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More education data for France
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 103.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 229,471 (2013)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.64 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 21, total in France?
- Population, age 21, total in France was 742,042 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 21, total recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 855,682 in 1990.
- What is the lowest population, age 21, total recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 742,042 in 2015.
- How does France rank for population, age 21, total?
- France ranks 29th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 21, total rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 21, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.