France (2025)
15,059,530
number of persons
+1.9% YoY
YoY Change
+1.9%
number of persons
Trend
up
Series length
21
years of data

Data

France Population Aged 65+ (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year number of persons YoY Change
2025 15,059,530 +1.9%
2024 14,777,175 +2.4%
2023 14,426,771 +1.5%
2022 14,210,347 +1.7%
2021 13,970,121 +1.6%
2020 13,746,836 +2.1%
2019 13,464,725 +2.2%
2018 13,173,519 +2.2%
2017 12,887,787 +2.6%
2016 12,566,755 +2.7%
2015 12,234,257 +2.9%
2014 11,885,399 +3.1%
2013 11,524,405 +3.0%
2012 11,188,037 +2.9%
2011 10,876,547 +1.3%
2010 10,739,325 +1.2%
2009 10,615,078 +1.2%
2008 10,488,603 +1.0%
2007 10,389,616 +0.5%
2006 10,341,358 +1.0%

About this Dataset

France recorded 15,059,530 number of persons in 2025. The latest change was +1.9%. Across 2005–2025 the series ranges from 10,237,827 in 2005 to 15,059,530 in 2025.

This page tracks the absolute population aged 65 and over in France from 2005 to present.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the absolute population aged 65 and over in France from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations).

The series peaked at 15,059,530 number of persons in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 10,237,827 in 2005. The latest reading of 15,059,530 in 2025 represents a change of +1.9%.