At a glance
Twelve headline indicators, latest available year.
What changed in France
Statistically notable movements in the latest data.
- Record high2023MajorMedian age reached a record high of 41.8 years in 2023 (series since 1950).
- Record high2025MajorGDP reached a record high of US$ 3.4T in 2025 (series since 1960).
- Record high2025MajorGDP per capita reached a record high of US$ 48,986 in 2025 (series since 1960).
- Record high2025MajorExports reached a record high of US$ 1.1T in 2025 (series since 1960).
- Sharp drop2023MajorEnergy imports fell 7.2 points to 47.1 % in 2023 (largest drop on record).
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2025
Key facts
Computed from the data — no model-generated numbers.
France's population grew 12.8 % between 2000 and 2025, from 60.9M people to 68.7M people.
CO₂ emissions of 3.97 t per person are 1.3× the world median of 2.99 t (2024).
Trade is worth 67.2 % of GDP (2025), below the world median of 79.8 %.
Within Europe & Central Asia, France ranks 17th of 51 for GDP per capita (PPP) (intl $ 63,975, 2025).
88.7 % of people used the internet in 2024, up from 77.3 % in 2010.
Life expectancy gained 3.9 years since 2000, from 79.1 years to 83.0 years in 2024.
With a median age of 41.8 years, France ranks 33rd of 216 countries worldwide (2023).
France ranks 17th of 38 OECD members for GDP per capita (PPP), at intl $ 63,975 in 2025.
Life expectancy of 83.0 years ranks 14th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia (2024).
GDP grew 1.2 % a year on average over 2014–2025.
Renewables' share of electricity generation rose from 13.6 % in 2010 to 26.1 % in 2025 (+12.4 points).
The fertility rate fell from 1.89 births/woman in 2000 to 1.61 births/woman in 2024.
78.8 % of the population lived in urban areas in 2025, compared with 76.5 % in 2000.
Unemployment of 7.5 % in 2025 is above the Europe & Central Asia median of 5.5 %.
GDP per capita rose from US$ 22,341 in 2000 to US$ 48,986 in 2025 (+119.3 % in current US dollars).
Borders: Andorra, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Spain, Switzerland
Languages: French
Timeline
Records, reversals and turning points across the whole history.
- 2026
- 2025
- Sharp riseSolar electricity share rose 1.2 points to 5.6 % in 2025.
- ReversalReal house price growth (year on year) turned positive in 2025 (0.1 %).
- ReversalCurrent account turned negative in 2025 (-0.3 %).
- ReversalCurrent account balance (US$) turned negative in 2025 (US$ -9.2B).
- Sharp riseOld-age dependency ratio rose 0.7 points to 36.8 % in 2025.
- Record highAt-risk-of-poverty rate set a new high of 16.3 % in 2025, the first since 2000.
- Record lowEmployment in agriculture (% of total employment) fell to a new low of 2.3 % in 2025, the first since 2020.
- 2024
- Sharp riseTrade balance rose US$ 42.0B to US$ -10.4B in 2024.
- Sharp dropWomen in parliament fell 1.7 points to 36.0 % in 2024.
- Sharp dropNet electricity imports (% of demand) fell 8.3 points to -19.1 % in 2024.
- Sharp dropGas electricity share fell 2.6 points to 3.2 % in 2024.
- Sharp dropWind electricity share fell 1.6 points to 8.1 % in 2024.
- Sharp riseRefugee population by country of origin rose 178.0 % to 139 people in 2024.
- Sharp riseCurrent account balance (US$) rose US$ 34.6B to US$ 2.7B in 2024.
- Sharp dropInflation, GDP deflator fell 2.9 points to 2.1 % in 2024.
- Record highGDP per capita set a new high of US$ 46,103 in 2024, the first since 2008.
- Sharp riseFDI inflows rose 1.1 points to 1.6 % in 2024.
- Sharp riseMedian equivalised net household income rose PPS 1,347 to PPS 23,222 in 2024.
- Sharp dropInflation fell 2.9 points to 2.0 % in 2024.
- Record lowPopulation growth fell to a new low of 0.26 % in 2024, the first since 2016.
- Sharp dropHomeownership rate fell 1.9 points to 61.2 % in 2024.
- Sharp dropIndustry share fell 0.9 points to 17.2 % in 2024.
- Sharp dropImports of goods and services (% of GDP) fell 2.0 points to 34.2 % in 2024.
- ReversalCurrent account turned positive in 2024 (0.1 %).
- ReversalCurrent account balance (US$) turned positive in 2024 (US$ 2.7B).
- Sharp riseOld-age dependency ratio rose 0.7 points to 36.1 % in 2024.
- Sharp riseElectricity consumption per capita rose 8.1 % to 8,442 kWh in 2024.
- Sharp riseElectricity generation rose 8.3 % to 561.8 TWh in 2024.
- Record lowFossil fuel electricity share fell to a new low of 5.1 % in 2024, the first since 2014.
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