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

Italy, at 1.80 million against 1.63 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, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

France vs Italy: Population ages 80 and above, male

France

1.63 million

in 2025

Italy

1.80 million

in 2025

France rank

8th

Italy rank

6th

Population ages 80 and above, male over time

France
Italy

How they compare

Italy currently reports 1.80 million against 1.63 million in France, a difference of 164,900.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times France's.

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 6th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1960s	322,984	324,408	1,423	Italy
1970s	373,922	380,364	6,442	Italy
1980s	547,413	479,427	67,986	France
1990s	711,851	717,643	5,792	Italy
2000s	924,620	948,362	23,742	Italy
2010s	1.36 million	1.41 million	52,072	Italy
2020s	1.56 million	1.73 million	178,897	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 80 and above, male, France or Italy?: Italy, at 1.80 million against 1.63 million in France as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 80 and above, male between France and Italy?: 164,900, 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, male?: France ranks 8th and Italy ranks 6th of 218 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, male. 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, male
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: 03 September 2026

Male population between the ages 80 and above.