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Population aged 15 to 64 in France

Population aged 15 to 64 in France was 42.39 million in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.2% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

2025, persons42,393,765 Provisional
Change on 2024+0.2%
Rank2nd of 27EU countries ranked
Series high42,393,7652025
Series low39,401,8302000

Population aged 15 to 64 in France, 2000 to 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

39M40M41M42M43M20002004200820122016202020252000: 39,401,830 persons2001: 39,644,822 persons2002: 39,916,878 persons2003: 40,206,348 persons2004: 40,514,381 persons2005: 40,827,143 persons2006: 41,164,259 persons2007: 41,469,030 persons2008: 41,682,997 persons2009: 41,808,724 persons2010: 41,912,055 persons2011: 42,032,813 persons2012: 41,958,592 persons2013: 41,882,640 persons2014: 41,953,896 persons2015: 41,877,855 persons2016: 41,788,201 persons2017: 41,700,220 persons2018: 41,673,984 persons2019: 41,711,222 persons2020: 41,687,555 persons2021: 41,790,172 persons2022: 42,003,862 persons2023: 42,093,173 persons2024: 42,290,549 persons2025: 42,393,765 persons
persons. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-09-25.
All 26 values
Periodpersons
202542,393,765 Provisional
202442,290,549 Provisional
202342,093,173 Provisional
202242,003,862
202141,790,172
202041,687,555
201941,711,222
201841,673,984 Provisional
201741,700,220
201641,788,201
201541,877,855
201441,953,896 Series break
201341,882,640
201241,958,592
201142,032,813
201041,912,055
200941,808,724
200841,682,997
200741,469,030
200641,164,259
200540,827,143
200440,514,381
200340,206,348
200239,916,878
200139,644,822
200039,401,830

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2025
France42,393,765
European Union (27)286,912,339

Rankings

Definition

Resident population aged 15 to 64 on 1 January (Eurostat).

The working-age band Eurostat uses for EU comparisons. population_16_64 (INE, Spain) starts at 16, so the two series differ.

How to cite

Eurostat. Population on 1 January by broad age group, 15 to 64 (demo_pjanbroad). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_pjanbroad/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the population aged 15 to 64 in France?

Population aged 15 to 64 in France was 42.39 million in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.2% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Population on 1 January by broad age group, 15 to 64 (demo_pjanbroad). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest population aged 15 to 64 in France?

42.39 million in 2025, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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