Compare Population: France vs Germany

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Metric	France	Germany
Population	68 084 217	83 019 200

Higher in Germany

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Population by age groups

Group	France	Germany
Children under 6 years old	6 893 527	8 395 317
Teenagers from 7 to 17	7 948 832	9 702 869
Young people from 18 to 29	8 255 211	10 055 701
Adults from 30 to 59	29 191 108	35 604 859
Elderly over 60	12 799 833	15 607 610
Centenarians over 80	2 995 706	3 652 845

Education level

Group	France	Germany
Higher education	15 250 865	18 679 320
Incomplete higher	2 178 695	2 573 595
Secondary vocational	24 101 813	29 471 816
Elementary school	10 484 969	12 867 976
Middle school	5 719 074	7 056 632
High school	5 787 158	6 973 613
Without education	68 084	166 038
Illiterate	612 758	664 154

Employment, unemployment and pensioners

Group	France	Germany
Employed population	42 076 046	52 302 096
Unemployed	5 582 906	5 811 344
Pensioners	18 382 739	22 415 184

Disability

Group	France	Germany
Total disabled	7 305 436	8 575 883
Disabled of the group I	1 205 091	1 386 421
Disabled of the group II	2 736 986	3 254 353
Disabled of the group III	2 634 859	3 129 824
Disabled children	728 501	805 286

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Questions about this comparison

What does the France vs Germany comparison show?

It compares Population for France and Germany, then links to detailed country or city pages where the same topic can be explored in more detail.

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Are these values exact official statistics?

No. BDEEX values are approximate estimates compiled from site data, public indicators and internal models, so they are best used for quick comparison and planning.