The two charts present a comparison of age distributions by gender for the demographics of France and India in 1984.
Overall, France’s society exhibited greater diversity across age groups, with a significantly larger share of elderly residents, while India had a younger population characterized by a notably higher percentage of individuals under 20 and a distinct decrease in numbers as age increased. Moreover, during this period, France also had a higher life expectancy than India, with women generally living longer than men, while in India, the ratios of women to men were nearly equal throughout their lifetimes.
In detail, in India, nearly 14% of the population was aged 5 or younger, with each subsequent five-year age bracket representing a progressively smaller share of the total. In contrast, France exhibited a more balanced age distribution, with around 7% to 8% of each cohort in the five-year groups from ages 0 to 40. Additionally, between 10% and 15% of the French population was 70 or older, whereas only 2% of people in India fell into that age group.
Examining gender more closely, a significantly higher percentage of French women than men was observed in each age group from 50 years and older. For instance, nearly 3% of the French population aged 70 to 75 were women, while just under 2% were men. Conversely, the Indian statistics showed no notable gender differences.