France Population Pyramid 2020
France in 2020
In 2020, France had a total population of 65,905,277 people. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 3.9%, up from 63,417,362 in 2010.
Half of the population was younger than 42.3 years; 17.4% were children under 15 and 20.7% were 65 or older. This is a constrictive pyramid — its base is narrower than its middle, the signature of sustained low birth rates and population ageing.
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 | 65,905,278 | 42.3 | |
| Germany | 83,628,709 | 45.8 | |
| Netherlands | 17,636,731 | 42.5 | |
| Belgium | 11,540,107 | 41.9 | |
| Austria | 8,921,405 | 43.6 |





