France vs Upper middle income: Age dependency ratio, old
France
36.8%
in 2025
Upper middle income
17.4%
in 2025
France rank
12th
Upper middle income rank
15th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- France
- Upper middle income
How they compare
France currently reports 36.8% against 17.4% in Upper middle income, a difference of 19.4%.
That makes France's figure about 2.1 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
France ranks 12th and Upper middle income ranks 15th of 218 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.4% | 6.9% | 12.5% | France |
| 1970s | 21.4% | 7.4% | 14.0% | France |
| 1980s | 20.4% | 7.7% | 12.7% | France |
| 1990s | 22.9% | 8.7% | 14.1% | France |
| 2000s | 25.2% | 10.2% | 15.0% | France |
| 2010s | 29.4% | 12.3% | 17.1% | France |
| 2020s | 35.1% | 16.3% | 18.8% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, France or Upper middle income?
- France, at 36.8% against 17.4% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between France and Upper middle income?
- 19.4%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Upper middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do France and Upper middle income rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- France ranks 12th and Upper middle income ranks 15th 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.