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 155th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.2% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 103.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 229,471 (2013)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.4% (2024)
- Labor force, female 48.4% (2025)
- Labor force, total 31.86 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9925 GPI (2020)
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 155th out of 215 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.