France is a high-income country with a population of 68.5M people. The capital and largest city is Paris, with 2.15M residents. France shares land borders with France, Spain, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Luxembourg, Andorra and Monaco.
France ranks 7/197 by GDP ($3.16T) and 27/197 by GDP per capita ($46,150). The top category for both exports and imports is machinery & equipment.
Main facts and rankings
France
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Population |
68701054
|
23/197 |
| GDP |
$3.16T
2024 |
7/197 |
| GDP per capita |
$46,150
2024 |
27/197 |
| GDP per capita, PPP |
$61,322
2024 |
29/197 |
| Government debt |
$3.58T
2024 |
5/185 |
| Debt-to-GDP ratio |
116.3%
2025 |
12/185 |
| Government debt per person |
$52,199
2024 |
8/185 |
| Average annual personal income after taxes |
$33,898
2025 |
26/197 |
| Land area | 208,090 sq mi | 48/197 |
| Population density | 329 ppl/mi² | 75/197 |
| Fertility rate | 1.66 | 122/196 |
| Median age | 43 years | 29/196 |
| Life expectancy | 83.6 years | 14/197 |
France trends dashboard: time-series charts
| Year | GDP |
|---|---|
| 1960 | $61,756,878,990 |
| 1961 | $66,806,595,975 |
| 1962 | $74,888,595,286 |
| 1963 | $83,957,182,115 |
| 1964 | $93,079,224,076 |
| 1965 | $100,522,559,916 |
| 1966 | $108,928,356,519 |
| 1967 | $117,751,396,249 |
| 1968 | $128,427,504,709 |
| 1969 | $140,361,802,782 |
| 1970 | $146,926,998,937 |
| 1971 | $164,238,872,973 |
| 1972 | $201,621,751,625 |
| 1973 | $262,343,828,816 |
| 1974 | $283,102,178,123 |
| 1975 | $356,780,728,163 |
| 1976 | $368,488,292,816 |
| 1977 | $406,736,454,934 |
| 1978 | $501,724,418,605 |
| 1979 | $608,218,624,730 |
| 1980 | $694,529,183,483 |
| 1981 | $609,184,791,792 |
| 1982 | $578,152,310,610 |
| 1983 | $553,356,312,936 |
| 1984 | $525,033,325,828 |
| 1985 | $547,220,981,165 |
| 1986 | $764,946,585,851 |
| 1987 | $926,320,855,615 |
| 1988 | $1,010,827,662,152 |
| 1989 | $1,016,742,237,302 |
| 1990 | $1,257,649,439,827 |
| 1991 | $1,258,961,748,634 |
| 1992 | $1,389,663,073,110 |
| 1993 | $1,314,383,368,080 |
| 1994 | $1,385,822,778,828 |
| 1995 | $1,595,219,345,512 |
| 1996 | $1,598,889,216,566 |
| 1997 | $1,449,392,222,971 |
| 1998 | $1,496,906,382,032 |
| 1999 | $1,486,915,879,702 |
| 2000 | $1,360,959,069,477 |
| 2001 | $1,370,376,677,299 |
| 2002 | $1,492,427,756,382 |
| 2003 | $1,835,095,983,049 |
| 2004 | $2,109,792,297,237 |
| 2005 | $2,192,146,403,028 |
| 2006 | $2,317,861,544,691 |
| 2007 | $2,655,816,911,867 |
| 2008 | $2,926,802,941,586 |
| 2009 | $2,700,075,882,519 |
| 2010 | $2,646,230,027,988 |
| 2011 | $2,870,408,553,990 |
| 2012 | $2,683,007,095,787 |
| 2013 | $2,816,077,607,875 |
| 2014 | $2,861,236,112,552 |
| 2015 | $2,442,483,452,643 |
| 2016 | $2,470,407,619,777 |
| 2017 | $2,588,868,323,335 |
| 2018 | $2,781,576,320,884 |
| 2019 | $2,722,793,515,172 |
| 2020 | $2,647,926,055,110 |
| 2021 | $2,966,433,692,008 |
| 2022 | $2,796,302,210,399 |
| 2023 | $3,051,831,611,385 |
| 2024 | $3,162,079,073,496 |
| Year | GDP per capita |
|---|---|
| 1960 | $1,303 |
| 1961 | $1,395 |
| 1962 | $1,548 |
| 1963 | $1,718 |
| 1964 | $1,884 |
| 1965 | $2,015 |
| 1966 | $2,165 |
| 1967 | $2,321 |
| 1968 | $2,513 |
| 1969 | $2,724 |
| 1970 | $2,825 |
| 1971 | $3,128 |
| 1972 | $3,807 |
| 1973 | $4,914 |
| 1974 | $5,267 |
| 1975 | $6,607 |
| 1976 | $6,795 |
| 1977 | $7,465 |
| 1978 | $9,167 |
| 1979 | $11,063 |
| 1980 | $12,565 |
| 1981 | $10,956 |
| 1982 | $10,360 |
| 1983 | $9,862 |
| 1984 | $9,312 |
| 1985 | $9,657 |
| 1986 | $13,430 |
| 1987 | $16,176 |
| 1988 | $17,550 |
| 1989 | $17,547 |
| 1990 | $21,586 |
| 1991 | $21,501 |
| 1992 | $23,615 |
| 1993 | $22,239 |
| 1994 | $23,360 |
| 1995 | $26,792 |
| 1996 | $26,758 |
| 1997 | $24,169 |
| 1998 | $24,869 |
| 1999 | $24,576 |
| 2000 | $22,341 |
| 2001 | $22,332 |
| 2002 | $24,145 |
| 2003 | $29,480 |
| 2004 | $33,645 |
| 2005 | $34,696 |
| 2006 | $36,432 |
| 2007 | $41,486 |
| 2008 | $45,465 |
| 2009 | $41,728 |
| 2010 | $40,695 |
| 2011 | $43,930 |
| 2012 | $40,864 |
| 2013 | $42,669 |
| 2014 | $43,148 |
| 2015 | $36,702 |
| 2016 | $37,024 |
| 2017 | $38,687 |
| 2018 | $41,418 |
| 2019 | $40,408 |
| 2020 | $39,170 |
| 2021 | $43,725 |
| 2022 | $41,083 |
| 2023 | $44,691 |
| 2024 | $46,150 |
France's life expectancy calculator
| Year | Life expectancy, years |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 66.4 |
| 1951 | 66.1 |
| 1952 | 67.4 |
| 1953 | 67.3 |
| 1954 | 68.2 |
| 1955 | 68.4 |
| 1956 | 68.5 |
| 1957 | 68.9 |
| 1958 | 70.1 |
| 1959 | 70.2 |
| 1960 | 70.4 |
| 1961 | 71 |
| 1962 | 70.5 |
| 1963 | 70.3 |
| 1964 | 71.3 |
| 1965 | 71.1 |
| 1966 | 71.5 |
| 1967 | 71.5 |
| 1968 | 71.5 |
| 1969 | 71.2 |
| 1970 | 72.1 |
| 1971 | 72.1 |
| 1972 | 72.3 |
| 1973 | 72.5 |
| 1974 | 72.8 |
| 1975 | 72.9 |
| 1976 | 73.1 |
| 1977 | 73.7 |
| 1978 | 73.8 |
| 1979 | 74.1 |
| 1980 | 74.2 |
| 1981 | 74.4 |
| 1982 | 74.8 |
| 1983 | 74.7 |
| 1984 | 75.2 |
| 1985 | 75.3 |
| 1986 | 75.6 |
| 1987 | 76.1 |
| 1988 | 76.4 |
| 1989 | 76.5 |
| 1990 | 76.8 |
| 1991 | 77 |
| 1992 | 77.3 |
| 1993 | 77.3 |
| 1994 | 77.8 |
| 1995 | 77.9 |
| 1996 | 78.1 |
| 1997 | 78.4 |
| 1998 | 78.6 |
| 1999 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 79 |
| 2001 | 79.2 |
| 2002 | 79.4 |
| 2003 | 79.4 |
| 2004 | 80.3 |
| 2005 | 80.3 |
| 2006 | 80.7 |
| 2007 | 81 |
| 2008 | 81 |
| 2009 | 81.2 |
| 2010 | 81.4 |
| 2011 | 81.8 |
| 2012 | 81.7 |
| 2013 | 82 |
| 2014 | 82.4 |
| 2015 | 82.1 |
| 2016 | 82.4 |
| 2017 | 82.4 |
| 2018 | 82.6 |
| 2019 | 82.7 |
| 2020 | 82.2 |
| 2021 | 82.3 |
| 2022 | 82.5 |
| 2023 | 83.3 |
| 2024 | 83.5 |
| 2025 | 83.6 |
France's population clock and projection
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 47,412,964 |
| 1961 | 47,905,982 |
| 1962 | 48,389,516 |
| 1963 | 48,877,567 |
| 1964 | 49,401,492 |
| 1965 | 49,877,725 |
| 1966 | 50,311,637 |
| 1967 | 50,722,791 |
| 1968 | 51,112,980 |
| 1969 | 51,536,014 |
| 1970 | 52,007,169 |
| 1971 | 52,499,553 |
| 1972 | 52,962,356 |
| 1973 | 53,392,161 |
| 1974 | 53,746,571 |
| 1975 | 54,002,853 |
| 1976 | 54,232,383 |
| 1977 | 54,486,467 |
| 1978 | 54,734,030 |
| 1979 | 54,979,851 |
| 1980 | 55,274,184 |
| 1981 | 55,603,353 |
| 1982 | 55,806,789 |
| 1983 | 56,108,330 |
| 1984 | 56,383,085 |
| 1985 | 56,665,619 |
| 1986 | 56,956,002 |
| 1987 | 57,266,167 |
| 1988 | 57,598,186 |
| 1989 | 57,943,062 |
| 1990 | 58,261,012 |
| 1991 | 58,554,242 |
| 1992 | 58,846,584 |
| 1993 | 59,103,094 |
| 1994 | 59,324,863 |
| 1995 | 59,541,294 |
| 1996 | 59,754,504 |
| 1997 | 59,968,066 |
| 1998 | 60,190,684 |
| 1999 | 60,501,986 |
| 2000 | 60,918,661 |
| 2001 | 61,364,377 |
| 2002 | 61,812,142 |
| 2003 | 62,249,855 |
| 2004 | 62,707,588 |
| 2005 | 63,180,854 |
| 2006 | 63,622,342 |
| 2007 | 64,016,890 |
| 2008 | 64,375,116 |
| 2009 | 64,706,436 |
| 2010 | 65,026,211 |
| 2011 | 65,340,830 |
| 2012 | 65,657,659 |
| 2013 | 65,997,932 |
| 2014 | 66,312,067 |
| 2015 | 66,548,272 |
| 2016 | 66,724,104 |
| 2017 | 66,918,020 |
| 2018 | 67,158,348 |
| 2019 | 67,382,061 |
| 2020 | 67,601,110 |
| 2021 | 67,842,811 |
| 2022 | 68,065,015 |
| 2023 | 68,287,487 |
| 2024 | 68,516,699 |
France's birth and fertility rates
| Year | Fertility rate |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.85 |
| 1961 | 2.87 |
| 1962 | 2.89 |
| 1963 | 2.89 |
| 1964 | 2.87 |
| 1965 | 2.84 |
| 1966 | 2.8 |
| 1967 | 2.75 |
| 1968 | 2.69 |
| 1969 | 2.62 |
| 1970 | 2.55 |
| 1971 | 2.47 |
| 1972 | 2.38 |
| 1973 | 2.28 |
| 1974 | 2.18 |
| 1975 | 2.09 |
| 1976 | 2.01 |
| 1977 | 1.94 |
| 1978 | 1.89 |
| 1979 | 1.87 |
| 1980 | 1.85 |
| 1981 | 1.85 |
| 1982 | 1.86 |
| 1983 | 1.86 |
| 1984 | 1.86 |
| 1985 | 1.86 |
| 1986 | 1.85 |
| 1987 | 1.83 |
| 1988 | 1.81 |
| 1989 | 1.79 |
| 1990 | 1.77 |
| 1991 | 1.75 |
| 1992 | 1.74 |
| 1993 | 1.73 |
| 1994 | 1.73 |
| 1995 | 1.74 |
| 1996 | 1.75 |
| 1997 | 1.77 |
| 1998 | 1.78 |
| 1999 | 1.81 |
| 2000 | 1.89 |
| 2001 | 1.9 |
| 2002 | 1.88 |
| 2003 | 1.89 |
| 2004 | 1.92 |
| 2005 | 1.94 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1.98 |
| 2008 | 2.01 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2.03 |
| 2011 | 2.01 |
| 2012 | 2.01 |
| 2013 | 1.99 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1.96 |
| 2016 | 1.92 |
| 2017 | 1.89 |
| 2018 | 1.87 |
| 2019 | 1.86 |
| 2020 | 1.83 |
| 2021 | 1.84 |
| 2022 | 1.79 |
| 2023 | 1.66 |
| Year | Median age, years |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 32.8 |
| 1961 | 32.8 |
| 1962 | 32.9 |
| 1963 | 32.8 |
| 1964 | 32.8 |
| 1965 | 32.7 |
| 1966 | 32.7 |
| 1967 | 32.7 |
| 1968 | 32.6 |
| 1969 | 32.5 |
| 1970 | 32.4 |
| 1971 | 32.2 |
| 1972 | 32 |
| 1973 | 31.8 |
| 1974 | 31.7 |
| 1975 | 31.6 |
| 1976 | 31.7 |
| 1977 | 31.9 |
| 1978 | 32.1 |
| 1979 | 32.3 |
| 1980 | 32.4 |
| 1981 | 32.6 |
| 1982 | 32.8 |
| 1983 | 33 |
| 1984 | 33.3 |
| 1985 | 33.5 |
| 1986 | 33.7 |
| 1987 | 34 |
| 1988 | 34.2 |
| 1989 | 34.5 |
| 1990 | 34.7 |
| 1991 | 35 |
| 1992 | 35.3 |
| 1993 | 35.6 |
| 1994 | 35.9 |
| 1995 | 36.2 |
| 1996 | 36.5 |
| 1997 | 36.8 |
| 1998 | 37.1 |
| 1999 | 37.4 |
| 2000 | 37.7 |
| 2001 | 37.9 |
| 2002 | 38.2 |
| 2003 | 38.4 |
| 2004 | 38.6 |
| 2005 | 38.9 |
| 2006 | 39.1 |
| 2007 | 39.4 |
| 2008 | 39.6 |
| 2009 | 39.8 |
| 2010 | 40 |
| 2011 | 40.3 |
| 2012 | 40.5 |
| 2013 | 40.8 |
| 2014 | 41 |
| 2015 | 41.2 |
| 2016 | 41.4 |
| 2017 | 41.6 |
| 2018 | 41.9 |
| 2019 | 42.1 |
| 2020 | 42.3 |
| 2021 | 42.4 |
| 2022 | 42.6 |
| 2023 | 42.8 |
| 2024 | 43 |
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France: National Statistics
Finance
|
France
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| GNI, Atlas method |
$3.1T
2024 |
7/194 |
| Government expenditure, % of GDP |
57.3%
2025 |
9/195 |
| Education expenditure, % of GDP |
5.32%
2022 |
46/193 |
| Military expenditure, % of GDP |
2.06%
2023 |
60/163 |
| Armed forces personnel |
304,000
2020 |
23/174 |
| Deficit/surplus, % of GDP |
-5.46%
2025 |
150/188 |
| Unemployment rate |
7.39%
2024 |
60/196 |
| Services, % of GDP |
70.4%
2024 |
23/191 |
| Industry, % of GDP |
17.5%
2024 |
147/194 |
| Economic freedom index |
64.4
2025 |
69/197 |
| Income share by richest 10% |
25%
2023 |
116/169 |
| Income share by poorest 10% |
3%
2023 |
59/169 |
| Number of millionaires |
2,868,031
2024 |
4/34 |
| Percentage of millionaires |
5.42%
2024 |
11/34 |
| Number of billionaires |
52
2025 |
11/78 |
| Percentage of billionaires |
0.0001%
2025 |
32/78 |
| Listed domestic companies |
457
2018 |
18/103 |
| Market capitalization of domestic companies |
$2.37T
2018 |
8/100 |
| Total reserves including gold |
$283B
2024 |
13/177 |
| Personal remittances received |
$38.8B
2024 |
4/190 |
| International tourist arrivals |
117,109,000
2020 |
1/188 |
| International tourism as share of exports |
4.8%
2020 |
95/184 |
| Banked people share |
99.2%
2024 |
5/158 |
Energy
|
France
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita |
3,140 kg
2023 |
29/177 |
| GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use |
$18.6
2023 |
44/173 |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
282.4 megatons
2023 |
22/187 |
| CO2 emissions per capita |
4.14 tons
2023 |
64/187 |
| Fossil fuel energy use share |
46.5%
2023 |
111/176 |
| Renewable energy use share |
16.2%
2021 |
118/193 |
| Alternative and nuclear energy use share |
46.7%
2023 |
6/147 |
| Net energy imports use share |
47.1%
2023 |
49/144 |
| Electric power consumption per capita |
6,423 kWh
2023 |
27/147 |
| Renewable electricity output share |
22.8%
2021 |
104/192 |
| Hydroelectric share |
11.6%
2023 |
97/192 |
| Nuclear share |
64.3%
2023 |
1/192 |
| Electricity access |
100%
2023 |
35/195 |
Society
|
France
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| % of world population |
0.84%
2024 |
23/197 |
| Annual migration change |
+90,527
2024 |
20/196 |
| Urban population |
82%
2024 |
42/195 |
| Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
N/A |
| Average male height |
5.86 ft
2025 |
32/190 |
| Average female height |
5.4 ft
2025 |
37/190 |
| Quality of life index |
85.5
2025 |
23/197 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index |
67
2024 |
31/197 |
| Higher education index |
85
2025 |
30/183 |
| Homicides per 100K people |
1.34
2023 |
134/197 |
| Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
5.1
2019 |
164/197 |
| Visa free countries |
175
2025 |
7/195 |
| Adult literacy rate |
99%
2003 |
48/196 |
| English speaking |
57.3%
2023 |
55/197 |
| People using the Internet |
88.7%
2024 |
57/195 |
Health
|
France
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Government health expenditure per capita |
$4,865
2022 |
18/191 |
| Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita |
$434
2022 |
39/191 |
| Life expectancy |
83.6 years
2025 |
14/197 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people |
3.34
2021 |
45/193 |
| Age at first childbirth |
29.1 years
2023 |
28/137 |
| Maternal mortality per 100K births |
7
2023 |
158/193 |
| Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births |
4.3
2023 |
158/192 |
| Obesity rate |
10%
2022 |
161/189 |
| Diabetes prevalence |
6.5%
2024 |
146/195 |
| Air quality index |
80
2025 |
42/197 |
| Tobacco use prevalence |
34.6%
2022 |
15/164 |
| Pure alcohol consumption per capita |
10.3 liters
2020 |
24/186 |
Territory
|
France
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| % of world land |
0.36%
2025 |
48/197 |
| Land area per capita |
3,037 sq mi
2024 |
123/197 |
| Agricultural land area |
109,256 sq mi
2025 |
41/194 |
| Forest area |
67,580 sq mi
2025 |
37/196 |
| Roads length |
654,437 mi
2011 |
7/175 |
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