Europe & Central Asia · High income
France: key statistics
France has 68.7m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $48,986. Below: 69 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Paris
- Region
- Europe & Central Asia
- Income group
- High income
- Currency
- euro, CFP Franc EUR · XPF
- Languages
- French
- ISO codes
- FRFRA
- Land neighbours
- Andorra, Belgium, Brazil, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Suriname
Population68.7m2025 · rank 23 of 217GDP$3.4tn2025 · rank 7 of 211GDP per capita$48,9862025 · rank 34 of 211Life expectancy83.0 yrs2024 · rank 24 of 217Internet users88.7%2024 · rank 66 of 188Fertility1.612024 · rank 135 of 217CO₂ per person4.00 t2024 · rank 70 of 203Inflation0.9%2025 · rank 147 of 180
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France, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Europe & Central Asia.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 68.7m | 2025 | 23/217 | 5/58 | +3.3% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 0.25% | 2025 | 158/217 | 32/58 | −0.1 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 78.8% | 2025 | 65/217 | 20/58 | +1.1 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.61 | 2024 | 135/217 | 16/58 | −19% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 22.5% | 2025 | 17/217 | 12/58 | +3.7 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 16.2% | 2025 | 162/217 | 23/58 | −2.0 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 127.2 | 2024 | 88/216 | 18/57 | +3.4% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 9.7 | 2024 | 162/217 | 21/58 | −22% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 606,410 km² | 2024 | 45/216 | 5/57 | +10% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $3.4tn | 2025 | 7/211 | 3/57 | +38% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $48,986 | 2025 | 34/211 | 22/57 | +33% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $63,975 | 2025 | 34/199 | 19/53 | +56% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $48,630 | 2025 | 29/201 | 18/53 | +18% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 0.8% | 2025 | 179/210 | 45/56 | −0.2 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 0.6% | 2025 | 163/210 | 43/56 | −0.1 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 1.4% | 2025 | 162/198 | 42/56 | −0.1 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 16.8% | 2025 | 150/201 | 48/57 | −0.5 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 70.9% | 2025 | 33/201 | 10/57 | +0.5 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 21.9% | 2025 | 104/175 | 35/51 | +0.2 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 21.6% | 2025 | 88/163 | 31/49 | +0.1 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 0.9% | 2025 | 147/180 | 45/49 | +0.9 pp | 3.0% | |
| Exchange rate | 0.88 | 2025 | 184/210 | 38/57 | −1.8% | — | |
| Tax revenue | 22.8% | 2024 | 29/142 | 16/48 | −0.4 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 47.3% | 2023 | 9/142 | 4/47 | −1.8 pp | 28.5% | |
| Military spending | 2.03% | 2025 | 62/156 | 25/47 | +0.2 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 33.4% | 2025 | 100/184 | 41/52 | +1.7 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 33.8% | 2025 | 118/184 | 44/52 | +2.0 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 67.2% | 2025 | 117/184 | 44/52 | +3.7 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -0.3% | 2025 | 79/185 | 25/50 | ±0.0 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 1.8% | 2025 | 111/197 | 27/51 | ±0.0 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 1.3% | 2025 | 112/178 | 27/50 | +0.3 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 117m | 2020 | 1/196 | 1/51 | −38% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 7.5% | 2025 | 57/187 | 14/49 | −2.8 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 18.9% | 2025 | 57/187 | 18/49 | −6.4 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 55.3% | 2025 | 138/187 | 38/49 | −0.3 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 51.5% | 2025 | 109/187 | 32/49 | +0.5 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extreme poverty | 0.1% | 2023 | 129/151 | 34/47 | ±0.0 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 0.1% | 2023 | 139/151 | 39/47 | ±0.0 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 15.6% | 2021 | 108/145 | 26/47 | — | — | |
| Gini index | 31.8 | 2023 | 107/151 | 22/47 | −2.2% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 2.5% | 2024 | 125/167 | 19/47 | ±0.0 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 36.2% | 2025 | 41/190 | 18/52 | +10.0 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary enrolment | 103.4% | 2024 | 60/191 | 13/53 | +2.2 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 103.8% | 2024 | 47/176 | 25/53 | +0.4 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 71.5% | 2024 | 48/172 | 29/52 | +10.0 pp | 43.6% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 18.2 | 2013 | — | — | −2.5% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 5.3% | 2022 | 45/184 | 12/49 | −0.4 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 83.0 yrs | 2024 | 24/217 | 14/58 | +0.3% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 3.4 | 2024 | 163/196 | 25/52 | +9.7% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 4.3 | 2024 | 162/196 | 23/52 | +4.9% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 7 | 2023 | 159/194 | 25/51 | −22% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 11.5% | 2024 | 13/193 | 4/52 | ±0.0 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $5,327 | 2024 | 19/193 | 16/52 | +6.4% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 3.28 | 2022 | 54/180 | 39/50 | +4.5% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 95% | 2024 | 62/193 | 20/51 | +4.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.3% | 2023 | 82/153 | 7/35 | ±0.0 pp | 0.7% | |
| Basic water | 100.0% | 2024 | 37/206 | 19/56 | ±0.0 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 98.6% | 2024 | 62/203 | 30/54 | ±0.0 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 88.7% | 2024 | 66/188 | 37/51 | +4.9 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 116.7 | 2023 | 100/210 | 39/56 | +19% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 48.9 | 2024 | 7/208 | 5/55 | +22% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 36/215 | 18/57 | ±0.0 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 100.0% | 2024 | 15/192 | 6/51 | +1.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 4.00 t | 2024 | 70/203 | 34/49 | −19% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 16.2% | 2021 | 118/212 | 34/54 | +5.6 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 22.8% | 2021 | 104/206 | 37/51 | +10.4 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 32.9% | 2024 | 106/214 | 27/57 | +1.8 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 31.3% | 2024 | 26/206 | 12/53 | −2.7 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 12.2% | 2022 | 81/177 | 25/47 | −1.8 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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