France vs Germany: Population by labor force status

France

10.81 million people

in 2025

Germany

11.67 million people

in 2025

France rank

40th

Germany rank

37th

Population by labor force status over time

Germany currently reports 11.67 million people against 10.81 million people in France, a difference of 860,600 people.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Germany ahead.

France ranks 40th and Germany ranks 37th of 186 countries.

Indicator: Population by labor force status
Unit: people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 186 places, 6,496 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population below working age (under 15 years old).