Population aged 0 to 14 in France
16.2% of the population of France was aged 14 or under in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1960.
France, 2025
16.2%
Change from 2024
−0.3percentage points
European Union, 2025
14.2%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
14.5%
Position in 2025
162nd of 217
Population aged 0 to 14 in France over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | France | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16.2% | 14.2% |
| 2024 | 16.5% | 14.4% |
| 2023 | 16.8% | 14.6% |
| 2022 | 17.0% | 14.8% |
| 2021 | 17.2% | 14.9% |
| 2020 | 17.4% | 15.0% |
| 2019 | 17.6% | 15.1% |
| 2018 | 17.8% | 15.2% |
| 2017 | 17.9% | 15.2% |
| 2016 | 18.1% | 15.2% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | 15.2% |
| 2014 | 18.3% | 15.3% |
| 2013 | 18.4% | 15.3% |
| 2012 | 18.5% | 15.4% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | 15.4% |
| 2010 | 18.5% | 15.4% |
| 2009 | 18.5% | 15.4% |
| 2008 | 18.5% | 15.5% |
| 2007 | 18.4% | 15.6% |
| 2006 | 18.5% | 15.7% |
| 2005 | 18.5% | 15.9% |
| 2004 | 18.6% | 16.1% |
| 2003 | 18.7% | 16.3% |
| 2002 | 18.8% | 16.5% |
| 2001 | 18.9% | 16.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 16.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 18.2%, the figure has changed by −2.0 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, France has the 162nd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 14.2%.
More for France
All statistics for France
Population aged 65 and over
22.5%
2025 · World Bank
Fertility rate
1.61 births per woman
2024 · World Bank
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