Land covered by forest
32.5%% of land area
#103 of 2132023
102% of world average
SERIAL · 250Europe
France
CapitalParis
CurrencyXPF · CFP Franc
LanguageFrench
Area606,410 km²
Since481
ISOFRA · FR
Population
68.7Mas of 2025
— THE COUNTRY —
Country primarily in Western Europe
France, officially the French Republic, is a country primarily located in Western Europe. Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Metropolitan France shares borders with Belgium and Luxembourg to the north, Germany to the northeast, Switzerland to the east, Italy and Monaco to the southeast, Andorra and Spain to the south, and a maritime border with the United Kingdom to the northwest. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea. Its 18 integral regions—five of which are overseas—span a combined area of 632,702 km2 (244,288 sq mi), with a total population estimated at over 69.1 million in 2026. Its capital, largest city and main cultural and economic centre is Paris, with a metropolitan population of over 13 million.
Text: Wikipedia — FranceCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-07-29
— FACTS —
- Motto
- Liberté, égalité, fraternité
- Capital
- Paris
- Currency
- CFP Franc (XPF)
- Official language
- French
- Drives on the
- Right
- Calling code
- +33
- Licence plate code
- F
- Top-level domain
- .fr
- Independence / founding
- 0481
- Highest point
- Mont Blanc (4,806 m)
- Lowest point
- Étang de Lavalduc (-10 m)
- Anthem
- La Marseillaise
— LAND —
Forest area
175,032km²
#37 of 2132023
92% of world average
Agricultural land
52.5%% of land area
#57 of 2092023
141% of world average
Farmable (arable) land
31.4%% of land area
#28 of 2062023
225% of world average
Land area
606,410km²
#45 of 2152023
93% of world average
— PEOPLE —
Population
68.7Mpeople
#23 of 2162025
181% of world average
Population growth
0.2%% per year
#158 of 2162025
25% of world average
Population density
127people per km²
#86 of 2152023
28% of world average
People living in cities
78.8%% of population
#65 of 2162025
125% of world average
Urban population growth
0.3%% per year
#168 of 2162025
20% of world average
People living rurally
21.2%% of population
#152 of 2162025
58% of world average
Population aged 0-14
16.2%% of population
#162 of 2162025
65% of world average
Population aged 15-64
61.2%% of population
#156 of 2162025
96% of world average
Population aged 65+
22.5%% of population
#17 of 2162025
208% of world average
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Age dependency ratio
63.3%% of working-age population
#61 of 2162025
110% of world average
Female population
51.5%% of population
#38 of 2162025
103% of world average
Births per woman
2births per woman
#135 of 2162024
69% of world average
Birth rate
9.7 /1,000per 1,000 people
#162 of 2162024
56% of world average
Death rate
9.4 /1,000per 1,000 people
#52 of 2162024
122% of world average
Net migration
91,737people (5-year total)
#18 of 2162025
83313% of world average
Migrants living in the country
13.8%% of population
#64 of 2152024
104% of world average
— MONEY —
GDP
$3.37Tcurrent US$
#7 of 2112025
606% of world average
GDP, purchasing power parity
$4.40Tcurrent int'l $
#10 of 1992025
421% of world average
GDP per person
$48,986current US$
#33 of 2112025
204% of world average
GDP per person, purchasing power parity
$63,975current int'l $
#34 of 1992025
191% of world average
GDP growth
0.8%% per year
#178 of 2102025
25% of world average
GDP per person growth
0.6%% per year
#162 of 2102025
25% of world average
Gross national income
$3.43Tcurrent US$
#7 of 2042025
599% of world average
Gross national income per person
$48,630current US$
#29 of 2032025
241% of world average
Gross national income per person, PPP
$65,110current int'l $
#30 of 1972025
205% of world average
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Inflation
0.9%% per year
#37 of 1902025
11% of world average
Inflation (GDP deflator)
1.2%% per year
#41 of 2092025
17% of world average
Government revenue
42.1%% of GDP
#9 of 1492024
161% of world average
Government spending
47.3%% of GDP
#9 of 1492023
171% of world average
Government consumption
24.4%% of GDP
#23 of 1812025
139% of world average
Household consumption
54.1%% of GDP
#125 of 1812025
84% of world average
Investment (gross capital formation)
21.9%% of GDP
#106 of 1782025
94% of world average
Fixed investment
22.0%% of GDP
#90 of 1732025
99% of world average
Gross savings
21.5%% of GDP
#91 of 1682025
98% of world average
Foreign investment inflows
$73.03Bcurrent US$
#8 of 2012025
868% of world average
Foreign investment inflows
2.2%% of GDP
#96 of 1982025
no comparison
Foreign investment outflows
2.4%% of GDP
#21 of 1792025
111% of world average
Current account balance
-0.3%% of GDP
#80 of 1912025
no comparison
Foreign reserves
$428.21Bcurrent US$
#12 of 1772025
426% of world average
Income inequality (Gini)
320-100
#45 of 1472023
89% of world average
People below the poverty line
0.1%% of population
#15 of 1472023
1% of world average
Income share held by richest 10%
25.0%%
#51 of 1472023
90% of world average
Income share held by poorest 10%
3.0%%
#55 of 1472023
107% of world average
Stock market value
85.1%% of GDP
#19 of 882018
112% of world average
Money sent home by workers abroad
$40.40Bcurrent US$
#6 of 1862025
783% of world average
Exchange rate
1local currency per US$
#186 of 2112025
0% of world average
Agriculture's share of the economy
1.4%% of GDP
#164 of 1992025
14% of world average
Industry's share of the economy
16.8%% of GDP
#152 of 2022025
69% of world average
Manufacturing's share of the economy
9.5%% of GDP
#105 of 1952025
86% of world average
Services' share of the economy
70.9%% of GDP
#32 of 2022025
122% of world average
5 of 39 figures unavailable for France.
— TRADE —
Exports
33.4%% of GDP
#101 of 1872025
77% of world average
Imports
33.8%% of GDP
#121 of 1872025
68% of world average
Trade balance
-0.4%% of GDP
#80 of 1872025
no comparison
Total trade (openness)
43.7%% of GDP
#131 of 2052025
68% of world average
Goods exported
$683.10Bcurrent US$
#10 of 2072025
552% of world average
Goods imported
$786.43Bcurrent US$
#7 of 2072025
624% of world average
Services exported
$428.82Bcurrent US$
#5 of 1912025
883% of world average
Services imported
$370.06Bcurrent US$
#7 of 1912025
841% of world average
Goods and services exported
$1.13Tcurrent US$
#5 of 1912025
648% of world average
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Goods and services imported
$1.14Tcurrent US$
#5 of 1912025
674% of world average
High-tech share of exports
23.1%% of manufactured exports
#28 of 1792024
191% of world average
Terms of trade
96index
#140 of 2062024
91% of world average
— HEALTH —
Life expectancy
83.0 yrsyears
#24 of 2162024
112% of world average
Life expectancy, women
85.9 yrsyears
#14 of 2162024
112% of world average
Life expectancy, men
80.2 yrsyears
#32 of 2162024
112% of world average
Infant deaths
3.4 /1,000per 1,000 live births
#31 of 1962024
18% of world average
Deaths under age 5
4.3 /1,000per 1,000 live births
#35 of 1962024
18% of world average
Maternal deaths
7per 100,000 live births
#35 of 1942023
6% of world average
Health spending
11.5%% of GDP
#13 of 1932024
169% of world average
Health spending per person
$5,327current US$
#19 of 1932024
365% of world average
Physicians
3.3 /1,000per 1,000 people
#55 of 1872022
156% of world average
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Nurses and midwives
9.4 /1,000per 1,000 people
#26 of 1962021
200% of world average
Hospital beds
5.7 /1,000per 1,000 people
#19 of 1572022
191% of world average
Access to clean drinking water
100.0%% of population
#37 of 2142024
110% of world average
Access to basic sanitation
98.6%% of population
#64 of 2132024
122% of world average
Suicide rate
17per 100,000 people
#166 of 1852021
194% of world average
Adults who smoke
33.6%% of adults
#149 of 1662024
170% of world average
HIV prevalence
0.3%% aged 15-49
#62 of 1532023
22% of world average
Tuberculosis cases
8per 100,000 people
#48 of 2082024
8% of world average
Undernourishment
2.5%% of population
#21 of 1682023
25% of world average
Children vaccinated against measles
95.0%% of children 12-23 months
#62 of 1932024
111% of world average
— LEARNING —
Education spending
5.3%% of GDP
#45 of 1902022
123% of world average
Education spending
9.1%% of government spending
#161 of 1892022
67% of world average
Primary school enrolment
103.4%% gross
#64 of 2002024
103% of world average
Secondary school enrolment
103.8%% gross
#47 of 1882024
119% of world average
University enrolment
71.5%% gross
#47 of 1672024
144% of world average
Pupils per teacher, primary school
18pupils per teacher
not enough data to rank2013
82% of world average
Years of compulsory education
13.0 yrsyears
#22 of 1972025
129% of world average
3 of 10 figures unavailable for France.
— WORK —
Unemployment
7.5%% of labour force
#130 of 1862025
109% of world average
Youth unemployment
18.9%% of labour force aged 15-24
#130 of 1862025
120% of world average
Labour force participation
55.3%% aged 15+
#137 of 1862025
91% of world average
Women in the labour force
51.5%% of women aged 15+
#109 of 1862025
101% of world average
Men in the labour force
59.6%% of men aged 15+
#166 of 1862025
85% of world average
Labour force
31.9Mpeople
#22 of 1862025
157% of world average
Working in agriculture
2.3%% of employment
#155 of 1862025
11% of world average
Working in industry
19.3%% of employment
#87 of 1862025
99% of world average
Working in services
78.3%% of employment
#26 of 1862025
134% of world average
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Self-employed
13.3%% of employment
#153 of 1862025
34% of world average
Labour force with advanced education
77.4%% of labour force
#96 of 1712024
102% of world average
Employed
51.2%% aged 15+
#134 of 1862025
90% of world average
— CONNECTED —
People online
88.7%% of population
#71 of 2072024
124% of world average
Mobile phone subscriptions
117per 100 people
#100 of 2102023
101% of world average
Fixed broadband subscriptions
49per 100 people
#7 of 2082024
269% of world average
Fixed telephone lines
56per 100 people
#5 of 2132023
377% of world average
Access to electricity
100.0%% of population
#35 of 2142024
113% of world average
Access to clean cooking fuel
100.0%% of population
#18 of 1892023
144% of world average
Electricity used per person
6,447kWh per person
#28 of 1492024
153% of world average
Energy used per person
3,185kg oil equivalent per person
#30 of 1492024
141% of world average
Air passengers carried
64.6Mpassengers
#18 of 1652023
250% of world average
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Air freight
4,302million tonne-km
#13 of 1632023
328% of world average
Rail network
27,716route-km
#7 of 842021
266% of world average
Rail passengers
86,853million passenger-km
#6 of 782021
315% of world average
Container port traffic
5.4MTEU
#31 of 1672024
98% of world average
Research and development spending
2.2%% of GDP
#17 of 1272023
224% of world average
Patent applications by residents
13,386count
#8 of 1422021
83% of world average
Scientific journal articles published
62,180count
#11 of 1972023
378% of world average
Tourists arriving
117.1Mcount
#1 of 1942020
2288% of world average
Money earned from tourism
$35.96Bcurrent US$
#3 of 1752020
971% of world average
— NATURE —
Carbon emissions per person
4tonnes per person
#134 of 2032024
89% of world average
Carbon emissions
274Mt CO2
#180 of 2032024
147% of world average
Greenhouse gas emissions
378Mt CO2-equivalent
#181 of 2032024
149% of world average
Protected land
28.8%% of land area
#44 of 2132025
153% of world average
Protected coastal waters
49.2%% of territorial waters
#7 of 1742025
476% of world average
Freshwater withdrawn
12.2%% of internal resources
#97 of 1772022
10% of world average
Renewable water available per person
2,933m³ per person
#86 of 1832022
21% of world average
Renewable energy use
16.2%% of final energy consumption
#118 of 2122021
56% of world average
Electricity from renewables
22.8%% of total
#104 of 2062021
66% of world average
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Electricity from fossil fuels
7.4%% of total
#22 of 2092023
13% of world average
Electricity from nuclear power
66.8%% of total
#1 of 2082024
1874% of world average
Energy imported (net)
47.1%% of energy use
#50 of 1432023
no comparison
— STATE —
Military spending
2.1%% of GDP
#57 of 1562024
92% of world average
Military spending
$64.68Bcurrent US$
#9 of 1602024
389% of world average
Military spending
3.6%% of government spending
#114 of 1532024
48% of world average
Armed forces personnel
304,000people
#23 of 1702020
190% of world average
Armed forces
1.0%% of labour force
#68 of 1682020
80% of world average
Tax revenue
22.8%% of GDP
#31 of 1492024
136% of world average
Homicides
1per 100,000 people
#58 of 1582023
17% of world average
— TRADE PARTNERS —
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— TRADE —
No trade data available for France.
— EXTRAS —
Anthem
La MarseillaiseAudio: Wikimedia Commons
Capital time
--:--:--Paris · approx. UTC+0
Landmarks
St. Mihiel American Cemetery and MemorialImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Château de QuéribusImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Maison CarréeImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Douaumont ossuaryImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Saint-SavinImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Belfries of Belgium and FranceImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland MemorialImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Fortifications of VaubanImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Tour Pey-BerlandImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Arles, Roman and Romanesque MonumentsImage: Wikimedia Commons 
New Caledonia Barrier ReefImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military CemeteryImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Abbey Church of Saint-Savin-sur-GartempeImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Episcopal City of AlbiImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Neuville-St Vaast German war cemeteryImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Cambrai Memorial to the MissingImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Thiepval MemorialImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Canadian Cemetery No. 2Image: Wikimedia Commons 
Le Quesnoy Communal Cemetery ExtensionImage: Wikimedia Commons 
V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery and MemorialImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Villers-Bretonneux Military CemeteryImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Noyelles-sur-Mer Chinese CemeteryImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Mill Road CemeteryImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Dud Corner CemeteryImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Meuse-Argonne American CemeteryImage: Wikimedia Commons 
banks of the SeineImage: Wikimedia Commons 
port of the MoonImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Cambrai East Military CemeteryImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Assevent French-German War CemeteryImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Givenchy Road Canadian CemeteryImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Park of VersaillesImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Faubourg d'Amiens CemeteryImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Delville Wood South African National MemorialImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Loos MemorialImage: Wikimedia Commons 
La Targette British CemeteryImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Louvencourt Military CemeteryImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Villers–Bretonneux Australian National MemorialImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Canadian National Vimy MemorialImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Noyelles-sur-Mer Chinese MemorialImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Delville Wood CemeteryImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Rancourt Military CemeteryImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Arras Flying Services MemorialImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Pitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion IslandImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Arras MemorialImage: Wikimedia Commons 
The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and ChalonnesImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Navarin Ossuary: Monument to the Dead of the Champagne ArmiesImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Neuve-Chapelle Indian MemorialImage: Wikimedia Commons
People
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History
0481France — founding / independence (Wikidata)
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2026
Population68.7M2025
GDP$3.37T2025
GDP per person$48,9862025