France vs Germany: Age dependency ratio, old
France
36.8%
in 2025
Germany
38.0%
in 2025
France rank
12th
Germany rank
9th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 38.0% against 36.8% in France, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was France ahead.
France ranks 12th and Germany ranks 9th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Germany in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.4% | 19.2% | 0.3% | France |
| 1970s | 21.4% | 23.0% | 1.6% | Germany |
| 1980s | 20.4% | 21.7% | 1.3% | Germany |
| 1990s | 22.9% | 22.4% | 0.5% | France |
| 2000s | 25.2% | 27.8% | 2.7% | Germany |
| 2010s | 29.4% | 32.0% | 2.6% | Germany |
| 2020s | 35.1% | 35.8% | 0.7% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, France or Germany?
- Germany, at 38.0% against 36.8% in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between France and Germany?
- 1.2%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- France ranks 12th and Germany ranks 9th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.