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France
Geographical location
Economy and finance
Currency
Euro (EUR)
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$3916.30 $ (2023)
Inflation rate
2% (2024)
Unemployment rate
7.4% (2024)
Below the poverty line
15.6% (2021)
Gini coefficient
31.5 (2021)
Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
28.9%
Smoking men
27.3%
Smoking women
30.7%
Current as of
2025
Area (sq. km)
Total area
551 500
Land area
549 970
Water area
1530
Popular payment systems
- PayPal
- Visa
- Mastercard
- Google Pay
Popular social networks and messengers
- Facebook
- Instagram
- TikTok
Age structure
0-14 years
17.3%
15-64 years
60.7%
65+ years
22%
Current as of
2024
Religion
Main religion
Catholicism
Non-religious
33% (2021)
Not specified
9% (2011)
General information
Сontinent
Europe
Political unions
EU
Time zone
UTC+1
Tier
Tier-1
ISO code
FR
Capital
Paris
Official language
French
Average consumer spendings
Food products
12.6%
Alcohol and tobacco
3.5%
Current as of
2023
Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
11.44
Beer
2.52
Wine
6.44
Spirits
2.3
Other alcohol
0.18
Current as of
2019
Population and society
Population size
68 374 591 (2024)
Male population
33 557 094
Female population
34 817 497
Population growth rate
0.2% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
10.9 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
10 (2024)
Urbanization
81.8% (2023)
Credit ratings
Fitch
AA (2014)
Moody's
Aa2 (2015)
Standard & Poors
AA (2013)
Age-sex pyramid
Phone operating systems
Android
72.65%
iOS
26.89%
Current as of
2025
Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+33
Internet domain
.fr
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
56
Internet user penetration
87%
Fixed internet penetration
49%
Current as of
2023
Last update: 2025-09-08