All countries · FRA
France
Europe & Central Asia · High income · capital Paris
Reports 19 of 21 indicators tracked here.
Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.
Health
Life expectancy
2024 · 2 years old83.0years
Ranks 24 of 217 in 2024
11% above world median · 4% above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Under-5 mortality
2024 · 2 years old4.3per 1,000 live births
Ranks 35 of 196 in 2024
71% below world median · 10% above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Maternal mortality
2023 · 3 years old7per 100,000 live births
Ranks 34 of 194 in 2023
85% below world median · 17% above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Health spending
2024 · 2 years old11.54% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
20% above world median
Medians computed across 22 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Fertility rate
2024 · 2 years old1.61births per woman
Not ranked — no better end
15% below world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education
Primary enrolment
2024 · 2 years old103.4% gross
Ranks 40 of 134 in 2024
4% above world median · 4% above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 134 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education spending
2022 · 4 years old5.32% of GDP
Ranks 37 of 164 in 2022
31% above world median · 18% above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 164 countries reporting in 2022 — not a published figure
Economy
GDP per capita
2025 · 1 year old48,986current US$
Ranks 24 of 186 in 2025
5.2× above world median · 76% above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 186 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
GDP per capita (PPP)
2025 · 1 year old63,975international $
Ranks 28 of 185 in 2025
2.2× above world median · 26% above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 185 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Extreme poverty
2023 · 3 years old0.1% of population
Ranks 5 of 57 in 2023
89% below world median · 75% below Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 57 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Income inequality (Gini)
2023 · 3 years old31.8index, 0–100
Ranks 20 of 57 in 2023
6% below world median · about the same Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 57 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Unemployment
2025 · 1 year old7.5% of labour force
Ranks 130 of 182 in 2025
48% above world median · 36% above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Inflation
2025 · 1 year old0.9% per year
Not ranked — no better end
69% below world median
Medians computed across 165 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Military spending
2024 · 2 years old2.05% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
29% above world median
Medians computed across 147 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Infrastructure
Electricity access
2024 · 2 years old100.0% of population
Ranks 1 of 215 in 2024
about the same world median · about the same Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Safe drinking water
2024 · 2 years old99.7% of population
Ranks 20 of 148 in 2024
24% above world median · 3% above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 148 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Internet use
2024 · 2 years old88.7% of population
Ranks 65 of 182 in 2024
8% above world median · 4% below Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Environment
CO₂ per person
2024 · 2 years old4.00t CO₂e per person
Not ranked — no better end
57% above world median
Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Society
Population
2025 · 1 year old68.7mpeople
Not ranked — no better end
9.5× above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Never reported
France has no figure in this dataset for Child stunting, Adult literacy. That is an absence of measurement, not a value of zero.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.