Median age of the population in France
The median age in France was 42.8 years on 1 January 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1991. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
France, 2025
42.8p (Provisional)
Change from 2024
+0.5%
European Union, 2025
44.9 yearsep (Source flag ep)
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
43.8 years
Position in 2025
24th of 40
Median age of the population in France over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Years. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | France | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42.8 yearsp (provisional) | 44.9 yearsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2024 | 42.6 yearsp (provisional) | 44.7 yearsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2023 | 42.3 yearsp (provisional) | 44.5 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2022 | 42.1 yearsp (provisional) | 44.4 years |
| 2021 | 42.0 years | 44.2 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2020 | 41.9 years | 43.9 yearse (estimated) |
| 2019 | 41.8 years | 43.7 years |
| 2018 | 41.6 yearsp (provisional) | 43.5 yearse (estimated) |
| 2017 | 41.4 years | 43.2 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2016 | 41.2 years | 43.0 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2015 | 41.0 years | 42.8 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2014 | 40.7 yearsb (break in time series) | 42.5 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2013 | 40.6 years | – |
| 2012 | 40.3 yearsb (break in time series) | 41.9 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2011 | 40.0 years | 41.6 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2010 | 39.8 years | 41.3 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2009 | 39.6 years | 41.0 years |
| 2008 | 39.3 years | 40.6 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2007 | 39.1 years | 40.3 years |
| 2006 | 38.9 years | 40.0 years |
| 2005 | 38.6 years | 39.6 years |
| 2004 | 38.4 years | 39.3 years |
| 2003 | 38.1 years | 39.0 years |
| 2002 | 37.9 years | 38.7 years |
| 2001 | 37.6 years | 38.4 yearsb (break in time series) |
Flags: b break in time series; be break in time series, estimated; e estimated; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; ep estimated, provisional; p provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.5% from 42.6 years in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 41.0 years, the figure has changed by +4.4%.
- Among the 40 countries with data for 2025, France has the 24th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 44.9 years.
More for France
All statistics for France
Population aged 65 and over
21.9%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat
Old-age dependency ratio
35.5p (Provisional) per 100 working-age people
2025 · Eurostat
Population on 1 January
68,882,600p (Provisional) people
2025 · Eurostat
Population by age and sex
68,882,600p (Provisional) people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude birth rate
9.3p (Provisional) per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude death rate
9.4p (Provisional) per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat