France vs United Kingdom: Population ages 15-64, total

France

42.08 million

in 2025

United Kingdom

44.01 million

in 2025

France rank

23rd

United Kingdom rank

21st

Population ages 15-64, total over time

France
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 44.01 million against 42.08 million in France, a difference of 1.93 million.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Globally, France ranks 23rd and United Kingdom ranks 21st of 215 countries.

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Population ages 15-64, total in France
Population ages 15-64, total in United Kingdom
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Population ages 15-64, total
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Total population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.