France Population Pyramid 2009
France in 2009
The population of France in 2009 was 63,106,463. That is 6.8% more than in 1999, when the population stood at 59,084,210.
Half of the population was younger than 39.8 years; 18.5% were children under 15 and 16.7% were 65 or older. The pyramid is stationary: cohort sizes are roughly even through the younger ages, reflecting fertility close to replacement level and slow population change.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of France was 1.66 births per woman in 2023, under the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 82.9 years in 2023: 85.9 for women and 80.1 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
8,287,342 immigrants live in France, 12.5% of the population.
| Algeria | 1,405,235 |
| Morocco | 1,066,129 |
| Portugal | 585,896 |
| Tunisia | 444,223 |
| Italy | 303,685 |
2,540,573 people born in France live in other countries.
| United States of America | 253,094 |
| Spain | 217,960 |
| Belgium | 196,995 |
| Switzerland | 195,100 |
| United Kingdom | 174,571 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 63,106,463 | 39.8 | |
| Germany | 80,935,283 | 43.9 | |
| Netherlands | 16,684,150 | 40.3 | |
| Belgium | 10,812,936 | 40.8 | |
| Austria | 8,345,066 | 41.4 |





