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France

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Capital
Paris
Currency
CFP Franc (French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna) · euro
Continent
Europe (metropolitan France)
Area
643,801 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q142 · Official languages: French
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population
68.72M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP
3.37T · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita
48.99K · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation
0.94 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment
7.54 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate
1.61 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy
82.98 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
2025France: 68.72M
France · Population63.11M64.64M66.17M67.7M69.23M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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France · Population · people
YearFrance
202568,720,337
202468,551,653
202368,372,286
202268,184,457
202167,842,811
202067,601,110
201967,382,061
201867,158,348
201766,918,020
201666,724,104
201566,548,272
201466,312,067
201365,997,932
201265,657,659
201165,340,830
201065,026,211
200964,706,436
200864,375,116
200764,016,890
200663,622,342
current US$ · 20062025
2025France: 3.37T
France · GDP2.21T2.53T2.84T3.16T3.47T2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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France · GDP · current US$
YearFrance
20253,366,315,927,447.33
20243,160,442,622,465.08
20233,056,250,648,138.29
20222,794,788,137,066.94
20212,966,433,692,008.09
20202,647,926,055,110.05
20192,722,793,515,171.76
20182,781,576,320,884.39
20172,588,868,323,334.71
20162,470,407,619,777.13
20152,442,483,452,642.5
20142,861,236,112,552.42
20132,816,077,607,875.26
20122,683,007,095,787.23
20112,870,408,553,990.28
20102,646,230,027,988.34
20092,700,075,882,518.98
20082,926,802,941,585.86
20072,655,816,911,866.56
20062,317,861,544,690.82

GDP per capita

All countries
current US$ / person · 20062025
2025France: 48.99K
France · GDP per capita35.18K38.94K42.71K46.47K50.24K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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France · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearFrance
202548,985.73
202446,103.08
202344,700.14
202240,988.64
202143,725.1
202039,169.86
201940,408.28
201841,418.18
201738,687.16
201637,024.22
201536,702.43
201443,148.05
201342,669.18
201240,863.58
201143,929.78
201040,694.82
200941,728.09
200845,464.82
200741,486.19
200636,431.57
% · 20062025
2025France: 0.94
France · Inflation-0.481.072.634.195.742006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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France · Inflation · %
YearFrance
20250.94
20242
20234.88
20225.22
20211.64
20200.48
20191.11
20181.85
20171.03
20160.18
20150.04
20140.51
20130.86
20121.95
20112.11
20101.53
20090.09
20082.81
20071.49
20061.68

Unemployment

All countries
% of labor force · 20062025
2025France: 7.54
France · Unemployment77.918.839.7410.662006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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France · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearFrance
20257.54
20247.4
20237.34
20227.3
20217.87
20208.01
20198.42
20189.02
20179.41
201610.06
201510.35
201410.27
20139.91
20129.84
20119.23
20109.28
20099.12
20087.39
20078.01
20068.83

Fertility rate

All countries
births / woman · 20062025
2025France:
France · Fertility rate1.571.691.821.952.072006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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France · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearFrance
2025No data available
20241.61
20231.66
20221.78
20211.83
20201.82
20191.86
20181.87
20171.89
20161.92
20151.96
20142
20131.99
20122.01
20112.01
20102.03
20092
20082.01
20071.98
20062

Life expectancy

All countries
years · 20062025
2025France:
France · Life expectancy80.681.2581.982.5583.22006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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France · Life expectancy · years
YearFrance
2025No data available
202482.98
202382.83
202282.13
202182.32
202082.18
201982.83
201882.68
201782.58
201682.57
201582.32
201482.72
201382.22
201281.97
201182.11
201081.66
200981.41
200881.21
200781.11
200680.81
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology