France in figures
Back to FranceFrance's government borrowed in every year from 2000 to 2025, and by the IMF's figures its gross debt went from 59.7% of GDP in 2000 to 116.0% in 2025. For 2029 the IMF projected 121.3%. The World Bank's population count rose in every one of those years. Births per woman, though, fell from 2.03 in 2010 to 1.61 in 2024.
GDP
$3.37 tn
2025
from $1.36 tn in 2000
GDP per person
$48 986
2025
from $22 341 in 2000
Real growth
0.8%
2025
from 4.1% in 2000
Inflation
0.9%
2025
from 1.7% in 2000
Unemployment
7.5%
2025
from 10.2% in 2000
Government debt
116.0%of GDP
2025
from 59.7% in 2000
Sections
Economy
How large France's economy is, how fast it grows and what it is made of
The sharpest year was 2020, when output fell 7.4%. The next was the fastest: 6.9% growth in 2021. The contraction of 2009 was 2.8%. Growth has slowed in each year since 2022, to 0.8% in 2025, and the IMF projected 0.9% for both 2026 and 2027, while GDP in current dollars went from $2.93 trillion in 2008 to $2.44 trillion in 2015 and $3.37 trillion in 2025. Manufacturing shrank from 14.4% of GDP in 2000 to 9.5% in 2025, with a low of 9.1% in 2021. Services took 70.8% in 2025, industry with construction 16.8% and agriculture, forestry and fishing 1.4%.
$3.37 tn2025
Data
| Year | GDP, current US dollars |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.37 tn |
| 2024 | $3.16 tn |
| 2023 | $3.06 tn |
| 2022 | $2.79 tn |
| 2021 | $2.97 tn |
| 2020 | $2.65 tn |
| 2019 | $2.72 tn |
| 2018 | $2.78 tn |
| 2017 | $2.59 tn |
| 2016 | $2.47 tn |
| 2015 | $2.44 tn |
| 2014 | $2.86 tn |
| 2013 | $2.82 tn |
| 2012 | $2.68 tn |
| 2011 | $2.87 tn |
| 2010 | $2.65 tn |
| 2009 | $2.70 tn |
| 2008 | $2.93 tn |
| 2007 | $2.66 tn |
| 2006 | $2.32 tn |
| 2005 | $2.19 tn |
| 2004 | $2.11 tn |
| 2003 | $1.84 tn |
| 2002 | $1.49 tn |
| 2001 | $1.37 tn |
| 2000 | $1.36 tn |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
0.8%2025
Data
| Year | Growth |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 1.1% |
| 2030 (projection) | 1.1% |
| 2029 (projection) | 1.2% |
| 2028 (projection) | 1.2% |
| 2027 (projection) | 0.9% |
| 2026 (projection) | 0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.8% |
| 2024 | 1.2% |
| 2023 | 1.4% |
| 2022 | 2.7% |
| 2021 | 6.9% |
| 2020 | −7.4% |
| 2019 | 2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.6% |
| 2017 | 2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2% |
| 2011 | 2.4% |
| 2010 | 2.0% |
| 2009 | −2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4% |
| 2007 | 2.5% |
| 2006 | 2.7% |
| 2005 | 1.9% |
| 2004 | 2.9% |
| 2003 | 1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.1% |
| 2001 | 1.9% |
| 2000 | 4.1% |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · IMF World Economic Outlook NGDP_RPCH
$48 9862025
At market exchange ratesAt purchasing power parity
Data
| Year | GDP per person | At purchasing power |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $48 986 | $63 975 |
| 2024 | $46 103 | $62 525 |
| 2023 | $44 700 | $60 927 |
| 2022 | $40 989 | $57 012 |
| 2021 | $43 725 | $52 517 |
| 2020 | $39 170 | $49 482 |
| 2019 | $40 408 | $51 130 |
| 2018 | $41 418 | $46 381 |
| 2017 | $38 687 | $44 469 |
| 2016 | $37 024 | $42 880 |
| 2015 | $36 702 | $40 905 |
| 2014 | $43 148 | $40 218 |
| 2013 | $42 669 | $39 583 |
| 2012 | $40 864 | $37 671 |
| 2011 | $43 930 | $37 510 |
| 2010 | $40 695 | $35 908 |
| 2009 | $41 728 | $34 685 |
| 2008 | $45 465 | $35 053 |
| 2007 | $41 486 | $34 066 |
| 2006 | $36 432 | $32 424 |
| 2005 | $34 696 | $30 431 |
| 2004 | $33 645 | $28 921 |
| 2003 | $29 480 | $28 024 |
| 2002 | $24 145 | $28 350 |
| 2001 | $22 332 | $27 347 |
| 2000 | $22 341 | $26 007 |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.CD · World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Manufacturing has its own band and is left out of other industry. The remainder is taxes on products less subsidies, which the national accounts add to reach GDP.
- Services
- Manufacturing
- Other industry and construction
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing
- Taxes less subsidies
Prices and work
What prices and jobs did
Unemployment stayed between 7.3% and 10.3% across the whole series, with the high in 2014 and 2015 and the low in 2022 and 2023; 2025 ended at 7.5%. Youth unemployment peaked at 25.3% in 2015 and was 18.9% in 2025. In 2022 and 2023 prices rose 5.2% and 4.9%; in 2015 they did not rise at all, and in 2025 the rise was 0.9%.
0.9%2025
Data
| Year | Inflation |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 1.8% |
| 2030 (projection) | 1.9% |
| 2029 (projection) | 1.9% |
| 2028 (projection) | 1.9% |
| 2027 (projection) | 1.7% |
| 2026 (projection) | 1.8% |
| 2025 | 0.9% |
| 2024 | 2.0% |
| 2023 | 4.9% |
| 2022 | 5.2% |
| 2021 | 1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.9% |
| 2011 | 2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1% |
| 2008 | 2.8% |
| 2007 | 1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.8% |
| 2004 | 2.1% |
| 2003 | 2.1% |
| 2002 | 1.9% |
| 2001 | 1.6% |
| 2000 | 1.7% |
Series World Bank FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · IMF World Economic Outlook PCPIPCH
7.5%2025
All agesAges 15 to 24
Data
| Year | Unemployment | Ages 15 to 24 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.5% | 18.9% |
| 2024 | 7.4% | 18.6% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | 17.4% |
| 2022 | 7.3% | 17.9% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | 19.3% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | 20.4% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | 19.9% |
| 2018 | 9.0% | 20.9% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | 22.6% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | 24.9% |
| 2015 | 10.3% | 25.3% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | 24.8% |
| 2013 | 9.9% | 24.4% |
| 2012 | 9.8% | 24.9% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | 23.0% |
| 2010 | 9.3% | 23.6% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | 24.0% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | 19.2% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | 19.6% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | 22.4% |
| 2005 | 8.9% | 21.2% |
| 2004 | 8.9% | 19.7% |
| 2003 | 8.3% | 17.2% |
| 2002 | 8.7% | 18.9% |
| 2001 | 8.6% | 17.9% |
| 2000 | 10.2% | 20.5% |
Series World Bank SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS · World Bank SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Trade
How open the economy is
Exports and imports moved close together throughout: 29.8% and 28.0% of GDP in 2000, 36.6% and 39.4% in 2022, 33.4% and 33.8% in 2025. The current account showed a surplus of 1.2% of GDP in 2000 and a deficit of 2.0% in 2020, the widest in the series. It was a deficit of 0.3% in 2025. Foreign direct investment inflows ranged from 0.2% of GDP in 2014 to 4.0% in 2022.
33.4%2025
ExportsImports
Data
| Year | Exports of goods and services | Imports |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33.4% | 33.8% |
| 2024 | 33.9% | 34.2% |
| 2023 | 34.5% | 36.2% |
| 2022 | 36.6% | 39.4% |
| 2021 | 31.3% | 32.5% |
| 2020 | 28.6% | 30.3% |
| 2019 | 32.9% | 33.5% |
| 2018 | 32.9% | 33.9% |
| 2017 | 32.3% | 33.1% |
| 2016 | 31.5% | 31.8% |
| 2015 | 31.7% | 31.8% |
| 2014 | 30.7% | 31.5% |
| 2013 | 30.6% | 31.2% |
| 2012 | 30.4% | 31.3% |
| 2011 | 29.5% | 31.1% |
| 2010 | 27.8% | 28.8% |
| 2009 | 25.9% | 26.3% |
| 2008 | 29.2% | 30.0% |
| 2007 | 28.9% | 29.3% |
| 2006 | 28.9% | 28.9% |
| 2005 | 28.2% | 27.7% |
| 2004 | 27.5% | 26.2% |
| 2003 | 27.1% | 25.5% |
| 2002 | 28.7% | 26.4% |
| 2001 | 29.4% | 27.5% |
| 2000 | 29.8% | 28.0% |
Series World Bank NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS · World Bank NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS
−0.3%2025
Data
| Year | Current account balance |
|---|---|
| 2025 | −0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1% |
| 2023 | −1.0% |
| 2022 | −1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2% |
| 2020 | −2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6% |
| 2018 | −0.7% |
| 2017 | −0.5% |
| 2016 | −0.5% |
| 2015 | −0.3% |
| 2014 | −1.0% |
| 2013 | −0.6% |
| 2012 | −1.2% |
| 2011 | −1.0% |
| 2010 | −0.8% |
| 2009 | −0.8% |
| 2008 | −1.0% |
| 2007 | −0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0% |
| 2005 | −0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.2% |
| 2001 | 1.5% |
| 2000 | 1.2% |
Series World Bank BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
2.2%2025
Data
| Year | Foreign direct investment, net inflows |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.2% |
| 2024 | 1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6% |
| 2022 | 4.0% |
| 2021 | 3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7% |
| 2019 | 2.0% |
| 2018 | 2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.7% |
| 2016 | 1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7% |
| 2008 | 2.3% |
| 2007 | 3.1% |
| 2006 | 3.4% |
| 2005 | 3.9% |
| 2004 | 1.7% |
| 2003 | 2.3% |
| 2002 | 3.5% |
| 2001 | 3.7% |
| 2000 | 3.0% |
Series World Bank BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
Public finances
What the state owes and borrows
No year in the IMF's series shows a surplus. Net lending ranged from a deficit of 1.3% of GDP in 2000 to one of 8.9% in 2020 and was a deficit of 5.1% in 2025. Gross debt rose from 69.8% of GDP in 2008 to 84.1% in 2009, and from 98.2% in 2019 to 114.9% in 2020; the IMF projected 121.3% for 2029 and 120.7% for 2031. Taxes brought in 22.8% of GDP in 2024.
116.0%2025
Data
| Year | General government gross debt |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 120.7% |
| 2030 (projection) | 121.2% |
| 2029 (projection) | 121.3% |
| 2028 (projection) | 121.1% |
| 2027 (projection) | 120.5% |
| 2026 (projection) | 118.4% |
| 2025 | 116.0% |
| 2024 | 113.2% |
| 2023 | 109.6% |
| 2022 | 111.4% |
| 2021 | 112.8% |
| 2020 | 114.9% |
| 2019 | 98.2% |
| 2018 | 98.5% |
| 2017 | 98.8% |
| 2016 | 98.1% |
| 2015 | 97.0% |
| 2014 | 96.2% |
| 2013 | 94.6% |
| 2012 | 91.7% |
| 2011 | 88.7% |
| 2010 | 86.3% |
| 2009 | 84.1% |
| 2008 | 69.8% |
| 2007 | 65.5% |
| 2006 | 65.4% |
| 2005 | 68.2% |
| 2004 | 66.9% |
| 2003 | 65.4% |
| 2002 | 61.3% |
| 2001 | 59.3% |
| 2000 | 59.7% |
Series IMF World Economic Outlook GGXWDG_NGDP
−5.1%2025
Below zero the government borrowed.
Data
| Year | General government net lending or borrowing |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | −2.9% |
| 2030 (projection) | −3.4% |
| 2029 (projection) | −3.8% |
| 2028 (projection) | −4.3% |
| 2027 (projection) | −4.8% |
| 2026 (projection) | −4.9% |
| 2025 | −5.1% |
| 2024 | −5.8% |
| 2023 | −5.4% |
| 2022 | −4.7% |
| 2021 | −6.6% |
| 2020 | −8.9% |
| 2019 | −2.4% |
| 2018 | −2.3% |
| 2017 | −3.4% |
| 2016 | −3.8% |
| 2015 | −3.9% |
| 2014 | −4.6% |
| 2013 | −4.9% |
| 2012 | −5.2% |
| 2011 | −5.3% |
| 2010 | −7.2% |
| 2009 | −7.4% |
| 2008 | −3.5% |
| 2007 | −3.0% |
| 2006 | −2.7% |
| 2005 | −3.5% |
| 2004 | −3.6% |
| 2003 | −4.1% |
| 2002 | −3.2% |
| 2001 | −1.4% |
| 2000 | −1.3% |
Series IMF World Economic Outlook GGXCNL_NGDP
22.8%2024
Data
| Year | Tax revenue |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 22.8% |
| 2023 | 23.2% |
| 2022 | 24.6% |
| 2021 | 24.0% |
| 2020 | 24.8% |
| 2019 | 24.7% |
| 2018 | 24.3% |
| 2017 | 23.8% |
| 2016 | 23.1% |
| 2015 | 23.3% |
| 2014 | 23.2% |
| 2013 | 23.2% |
| 2012 | 22.6% |
| 2011 | 21.8% |
| 2010 | 22.0% |
| 2009 | 20.8% |
| 2008 | 22.1% |
| 2007 | 22.2% |
| 2006 | 22.7% |
| 2005 | 22.4% |
| 2004 | 22.3% |
| 2003 | 22.3% |
| 2002 | 22.8% |
| 2001 | 23.6% |
| 2000 | 23.5% |
Series World Bank GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS
People
Who lives in France
Every year from 2000 to 2025 added people, from 60,918,661 at the start to 68,720,337 at the end by the World Bank's count, though growth slowed to 0.2% in 2025. Births fell from 13.3 per 1,000 people in 2000 to 9.7 in 2024, while deaths rose to 9.4. Net migration was 200,629 in 2004, dropped to a net outflow of 345 in 2015 and was 91,737 in 2025. Life expectancy at birth reached 83.0 years in 2024.
68.72 m2025
The axis does not start at zero, so the change looks larger than it is.
Data
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 68.72 m |
| 2024 | 68.55 m |
| 2023 | 68.37 m |
| 2022 | 68.18 m |
| 2021 | 67.84 m |
| 2020 | 67.60 m |
| 2019 | 67.38 m |
| 2018 | 67.16 m |
| 2017 | 66.92 m |
| 2016 | 66.72 m |
| 2015 | 66.55 m |
| 2014 | 66.31 m |
| 2013 | 66.00 m |
| 2012 | 65.66 m |
| 2011 | 65.34 m |
| 2010 | 65.03 m |
| 2009 | 64.71 m |
| 2008 | 64.38 m |
| 2007 | 64.02 m |
| 2006 | 63.62 m |
| 2005 | 63.18 m |
| 2004 | 62.71 m |
| 2003 | 62.25 m |
| 2002 | 61.81 m |
| 2001 | 61.36 m |
| 2000 | 60.92 m |
Series World Bank SP.POP.TOTL
Data
| Year | Aged 0 to 14 | 15 to 64 | 65 and over |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16.2% | 61.2% | 22.5% |
| 2024 | 16.5% | 61.4% | 22.1% |
| 2023 | 16.8% | 61.5% | 21.8% |
| 2022 | 17.0% | 61.6% | 21.4% |
| 2021 | 17.3% | 61.7% | 21.1% |
| 2020 | 17.4% | 61.8% | 20.8% |
| 2019 | 17.6% | 62.0% | 20.4% |
| 2018 | 17.8% | 62.2% | 20.0% |
| 2017 | 17.9% | 62.4% | 19.7% |
| 2016 | 18.1% | 62.6% | 19.3% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | 62.9% | 18.9% |
| 2014 | 18.4% | 63.3% | 18.4% |
| 2013 | 18.4% | 63.6% | 17.9% |
| 2012 | 18.5% | 64.0% | 17.5% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | 64.4% | 17.1% |
| 2010 | 18.5% | 64.7% | 16.8% |
| 2009 | 18.5% | 64.8% | 16.7% |
| 2008 | 18.5% | 65.0% | 16.6% |
| 2007 | 18.4% | 65.1% | 16.5% |
| 2006 | 18.5% | 65.1% | 16.4% |
| 2005 | 18.5% | 65.1% | 16.4% |
| 2004 | 18.6% | 65.0% | 16.4% |
| 2003 | 18.7% | 65.0% | 16.3% |
| 2002 | 18.8% | 65.0% | 16.2% |
| 2001 | 18.9% | 65.0% | 16.1% |
| 2000 | 18.9% | 65.1% | 16.0% |
Series World Bank SP.POP.0014.TO.ZS · World Bank SP.POP.1564.TO.ZS · World Bank SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
1.612024
Data
| Year | Births per woman |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.61 |
| 2023 | 1.66 |
| 2022 | 1.78 |
| 2021 | 1.83 |
| 2020 | 1.82 |
| 2019 | 1.86 |
| 2018 | 1.87 |
| 2017 | 1.89 |
| 2016 | 1.92 |
| 2015 | 1.96 |
| 2014 | 2.00 |
| 2013 | 1.99 |
| 2012 | 2.01 |
| 2011 | 2.01 |
| 2010 | 2.03 |
| 2009 | 2.00 |
| 2008 | 2.01 |
| 2007 | 1.98 |
| 2006 | 2.00 |
| 2005 | 1.94 |
| 2004 | 1.92 |
| 2003 | 1.89 |
| 2002 | 1.88 |
| 2001 | 1.90 |
| 2000 | 1.89 |
Series World Bank SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
83.0 years2024
Data
| Year | Life expectancy at birth |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 83.0 years |
| 2023 | 82.8 years |
| 2022 | 82.1 years |
| 2021 | 82.3 years |
| 2020 | 82.2 years |
| 2019 | 82.8 years |
| 2018 | 82.7 years |
| 2017 | 82.6 years |
| 2016 | 82.6 years |
| 2015 | 82.3 years |
| 2014 | 82.7 years |
| 2013 | 82.2 years |
| 2012 | 82.0 years |
| 2011 | 82.1 years |
| 2010 | 81.7 years |
| 2009 | 81.4 years |
| 2008 | 81.2 years |
| 2007 | 81.1 years |
| 2006 | 80.8 years |
| 2005 | 80.2 years |
| 2004 | 80.2 years |
| 2003 | 79.1 years |
| 2002 | 79.3 years |
| 2001 | 79.2 years |
| 2000 | 79.1 years |
Series World Bank SP.DYN.LE00.IN
91 7372025
People arriving less people leaving, each year. The largest net inflow in the series was 200 629 people, in 2004.
Data
| Year | Net migration |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 91 737 |
| 2024 | 90 527 |
| 2023 | 91 862 |
| 2022 | 179 377 |
| 2021 | 131 465 |
| 2020 | 145 593 |
| 2019 | 71 972 |
| 2018 | 132 925 |
| 2017 | 102 984 |
| 2016 | 15 548 |
| 2015 | −345 |
| 2014 | 52 342 |
| 2013 | 116 297 |
| 2012 | 103 287 |
| 2011 | 70 178 |
| 2010 | 52 644 |
| 2009 | 58 032 |
| 2008 | 79 528 |
| 2007 | 91 973 |
| 2006 | 132 512 |
| 2005 | 191 417 |
| 2004 | 200 629 |
| 2003 | 195 616 |
| 2002 | 191 373 |
| 2001 | 179 476 |
| 2000 | 171 637 |
Series World Bank SM.POP.NETM
Living standards
Health, schooling, the internet and inequality
Internet use climbed from 14.3% of people in 2000 to 88.7% in 2024. Health spending was 11.5% of GDP in 2024, down from 12.2% in 2021. The Gini coefficient moved within a narrow band, from 29.7 in 2006 to 33.7 in 2010, and stood at 31.8 in 2023. Public spending on education was 5.3% of GDP in 2022.
11.5%2024
Data
| Year | Health spending |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 11.5% |
| 2023 | 11.5% |
| 2022 | 11.8% |
| 2021 | 12.3% |
| 2020 | 12.1% |
| 2019 | 11.2% |
| 2018 | 11.3% |
| 2017 | 11.4% |
| 2016 | 11.6% |
| 2015 | 11.5% |
| 2014 | 11.6% |
| 2013 | 11.4% |
| 2012 | 11.3% |
| 2011 | 11.2% |
| 2010 | 11.2% |
| 2009 | 11.3% |
| 2008 | 10.5% |
| 2007 | 10.3% |
| 2006 | 10.4% |
| 2005 | 10.2% |
| 2004 | 10.2% |
| 2003 | 10.1% |
| 2002 | 10.1% |
| 2001 | 9.8% |
| 2000 | 9.6% |
Series World Bank SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS
5.3%2022
−0.1 points since 2017, between 5.3% and 5.7% in every year
Data
| Year | Public spending on education |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 5.4% |
| 2020 | 5.7% |
| 2019 | 5.4% |
| 2018 | 5.4% |
| 2017 | 5.5% |
Series World Bank SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS
88.7%2024
Data
| Year | Using the internet |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 88.7% |
| 2023 | 86.8% |
| 2022 | 85.3% |
| 2021 | 86.1% |
| 2020 | 84.7% |
| 2019 | 83.3% |
| 2018 | 82.0% |
| 2017 | 80.5% |
| 2016 | 79.3% |
| 2015 | 78.0% |
| 2014 | 83.8% |
| 2013 | 81.9% |
| 2012 | 81.4% |
| 2011 | 77.8% |
| 2010 | 77.3% |
| 2009 | 71.6% |
| 2008 | 70.7% |
| 2007 | 66.1% |
| 2006 | 46.9% |
| 2005 | 42.9% |
| 2004 | 39.1% |
| 2003 | 36.1% |
| 2002 | 30.2% |
| 2001 | 26.3% |
| 2000 | 14.3% |
Series World Bank IT.NET.USER.ZS
31.82023
Data
| Year | Gini coefficient |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 31.8 |
| 2022 | 31.2 |
| 2021 | 31.5 |
| 2020 | 30.7 |
| 2019 | 31.2 |
| 2018 | 32.4 |
| 2017 | 31.6 |
| 2016 | 31.9 |
| 2015 | 32.7 |
| 2014 | 32.3 |
| 2013 | 32.5 |
| 2012 | 33.1 |
| 2011 | 33.3 |
| 2010 | 33.7 |
| 2009 | 32.7 |
| 2008 | 33.0 |
| 2007 | 32.4 |
| 2006 | 29.7 |
| 2005 | 29.8 |
| 2004 | 30.6 |
| 2003 | 31.4 |
| 2002 | 31.8 |
| 2001 | 32.5 |
| 2000 | 32.6 |
Series World Bank SI.POV.GINI
78.8%2025
+2.3 points since 2000, between 76.5% and 78.8% in every year
Data
| Year | Living in towns and cities |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 78.8% |
| 2024 | 78.8% |
| 2023 | 78.8% |
| 2022 | 78.8% |
| 2021 | 78.7% |
| 2020 | 78.7% |
| 2019 | 78.7% |
| 2018 | 78.7% |
| 2017 | 78.7% |
| 2016 | 78.6% |
| 2015 | 77.8% |
| 2014 | 77.3% |
| 2013 | 77.2% |
| 2012 | 77.2% |
| 2011 | 77.1% |
| 2010 | 77.1% |
| 2009 | 77.1% |
| 2008 | 77.2% |
| 2007 | 77.3% |
| 2006 | 77.3% |
| 2005 | 77.4% |
| 2004 | 77.5% |
| 2003 | 77.5% |
| 2002 | 77.3% |
| 2001 | 76.9% |
| 2000 | 76.5% |
Series World Bank SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Energy and environment
Energy, emissions and forest
Forest cover rose across the series, from 28.4% of the land in 2000 to 32.5% in 2023. Emissions of carbon dioxide fell from 6.6 tonnes per person in 2000 to 4.0 in 2024. Renewables produced 10.6% of electricity in 2005 and 24.4% in 2020, and supplied 16.2% of final energy use in 2021.
22.8%2021
Data
| Year | Electricity from renewable sources |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 22.8% |
| 2020 | 24.4% |
| 2019 | 20.6% |
| 2018 | 20.4% |
| 2017 | 17.4% |
| 2016 | 18.4% |
| 2015 | 16.7% |
| 2014 | 17.4% |
| 2013 | 17.9% |
| 2012 | 15.7% |
| 2011 | 12.4% |
| 2010 | 14.6% |
| 2009 | 13.9% |
| 2008 | 13.7% |
| 2007 | 12.6% |
| 2006 | 11.8% |
| 2005 | 10.6% |
| 2004 | 12.1% |
| 2003 | 12.1% |
| 2002 | 12.5% |
| 2001 | 14.9% |
| 2000 | 13.7% |
Series World Bank EG.ELC.RNEW.ZS
16.2%2021
Data
| Year | Renewable share of final energy use |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 16.2% |
| 2020 | 16.8% |
| 2019 | 15.5% |
| 2018 | 15.2% |
| 2017 | 14.1% |
| 2016 | 14.2% |
| 2015 | 13.3% |
| 2014 | 13.2% |
| 2013 | 13.4% |
| 2012 | 12.3% |
| 2011 | 10.6% |
| 2010 | 11.9% |
| 2009 | 11.2% |
| 2008 | 10.5% |
| 2007 | 9.4% |
| 2006 | 8.5% |
| 2005 | 8.6% |
| 2004 | 8.9% |
| 2003 | 8.8% |
| 2002 | 8.7% |
| 2001 | 9.4% |
| 2000 | 9.3% |
Series World Bank EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS
4.0 t2024
Data
| Year | CO2 emissions per person |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.0 t |
| 2023 | 4.2 t |
| 2022 | 4.5 t |
| 2021 | 4.7 t |
| 2020 | 4.3 t |
| 2019 | 4.8 t |
| 2018 | 4.9 t |
| 2017 | 5.1 t |
| 2016 | 5.0 t |
| 2015 | 5.0 t |
| 2014 | 4.9 t |
| 2013 | 5.5 t |
| 2012 | 5.6 t |
| 2011 | 5.6 t |
| 2010 | 5.8 t |
| 2009 | 5.7 t |
| 2008 | 5.9 t |
| 2007 | 6.1 t |
| 2006 | 6.2 t |
| 2005 | 6.5 t |
| 2004 | 6.5 t |
| 2003 | 6.5 t |
| 2002 | 6.5 t |
| 2001 | 6.6 t |
| 2000 | 6.6 t |
Series World Bank EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5
32.5%2023
Data
| Year | Forest cover |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 32.5% |
| 2022 | 32.3% |
| 2021 | 32.2% |
| 2020 | 32.0% |
| 2019 | 31.9% |
| 2018 | 31.7% |
| 2017 | 31.6% |
| 2016 | 31.4% |
| 2015 | 31.2% |
| 2014 | 31.1% |
| 2013 | 30.9% |
| 2012 | 30.8% |
| 2011 | 30.6% |
| 2010 | 30.5% |
| 2009 | 30.3% |
| 2008 | 30.1% |
| 2007 | 29.8% |
| 2006 | 29.6% |
| 2005 | 29.4% |
| 2004 | 29.2% |
| 2003 | 29.0% |
| 2002 | 28.8% |
| 2001 | 28.6% |
| 2000 | 28.4% |
Series World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS
Codes
France's codes and memberships
The state
- Status
- Sovereign state
- State since
- 1804
- Government
- semi-presidential system
- Official language
- French
- United Nations
- Member
Identifiers
- Calling code
- +33
- Internet domain
- .fr
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
Memberships
- 1949Council of EuropeCouncil of Europe
- 1957EUEuropean Union
- 1970FrancophonieOrganisation internationale de la Francophonie
- 1977G7G7
- 1995WTOWorld Trade Organization
- 1995SchengenSchengen Area
- 1999G20G20
Also a member, joining year not on record
Questions
Questions about France in figures
How large is France's economy?
France's GDP was $3.37 trillion in 2025 in current US dollars, the World Bank reported, or $48,986 per person. At purchasing power parity, output per person was $63,975 in 2025.
How much does the French government owe?
The IMF estimated general government gross debt at 116.0% of GDP in 2025, the highest in its series since 2000, when the ratio was 59.7%. Its projections ran to 118.4% for 2026 and 121.3% for 2029, easing to 120.7% for 2031.
Has France run a budget surplus since 2000?
No. The IMF's net lending series for France is negative in every year from 2000 to 2025, from a deficit of 1.3% of GDP in 2000 to 8.9% in 2020. The deficit was 5.1% in 2025, and the IMF projected deficits of 4.9% for 2026 and 2.9% for 2031.
How high was inflation in France in 2022 and 2025?
The World Bank recorded inflation of 0.9% for 2025, the lowest rate since 2020, after 5.2% in 2022, and the IMF projected 1.8% for 2026.
What is the population of France?
France had 68,720,337 inhabitants in 2025, by the World Bank's estimate.
How fast is France's population ageing?
The World Bank put people aged 65 or over at 22.5% of France's population in 2025, against 16.0% in 2000. Children under 15 fell from 18.9% to 16.2% between 2000 and 2025. Women had 1.61 children on average in 2024, the lowest figure in the series, and life expectancy at birth was 83.0 years.
Record generated 2026-08-31, series 2026-09-27 · Q142 · World Bank data · Europe