Population ages 15-64 in France
France: Population ages 15-64 was 61.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Population ages 15-64 in France, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
France recorded 61.2% for population ages 15-64 in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64 in France peaked at 66.0% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 61.2%, in 2025.
That places France 157th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Population ages 15-64 in France, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 62.0% | — |
| 1961 | 61.9% | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 62.1% | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 62.2% | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 62.3% | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 62.3% | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 62.3% | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 62.3% | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 62.2% | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 62.3% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 62.3% | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 62.3% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 62.3% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 62.4% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 62.5% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 62.6% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 62.8% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 63.0% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 63.1% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 63.4% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 63.7% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 64.2% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 64.7% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 65.2% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 65.6% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 65.8% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 65.9% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 65.9% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 66.0% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 66.0% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 65.9% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 65.7% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 65.6% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 65.5% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 65.4% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 65.4% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 65.3% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 65.3% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 65.3% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 65.2% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 65.1% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 65.0% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 65.0% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 65.0% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 65.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 65.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 65.1% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 65.0% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 64.8% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 64.7% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 64.4% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 64.0% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 63.6% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 63.3% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 62.9% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 62.6% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 62.4% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 62.2% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 62.0% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 61.8% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 61.7% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 61.6% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 61.5% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 61.3% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 61.2% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.2% | 61.9% | 62.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 62.7% | 62.3% | 63.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.3% | 63.7% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.5% | 65.2% | 65.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.0% | 64.8% | 65.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.2% | 62.0% | 64.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.5% | 61.2% | 61.8% | 6 |
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More education data for France
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.9304 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 190,544 (2013)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 38,927 (2013)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.6496 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64 in France?
- Population ages 15-64 in France was 61.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64 recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 1988.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64 recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.2% in 2025.
- How does France rank for population ages 15-64?
- France ranks 157th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64 rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.