Which has higher population ages 80 and above, female, France or Italy?

Italy, at 2.86 million against 2.73 million in France as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as Population ages 80 and above, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

France vs Italy: Population ages 80 and above, female

France

2.73 million

in 2025

Italy

2.86 million

in 2025

France rank

8th

Italy rank

7th

Population ages 80 and above, female over time

France
Italy

How they compare

Italy currently reports 2.86 million against 2.73 million in France, a difference of 128,900.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was France ahead.

France ranks 8th and Italy ranks 7th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 5 and Italy in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1960s	723,012	485,568	237,444	France
1970s	952,814	698,072	254,742	France
1980s	1.28 million	984,930	296,746	France
1990s	1.59 million	1.46 million	130,150	France
2000s	1.90 million	1.90 million	2,757	Italy
2010s	2.55 million	2.53 million	15,642	France
2020s	2.68 million	2.82 million	137,132	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 80 and above, female, France or Italy?: Italy, at 2.86 million against 2.73 million in France as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 80 and above, female between France and Italy?: 128,900, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do France and Italy rank globally for population ages 80 and above, female?: France ranks 8th and Italy ranks 7th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as Population ages 80 and above, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population ages 80 and above, female
Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 262 places, 17,262 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Female population between the ages 80 and above.