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Last update: 2026-03-26

France Geographical location

France 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)

France Tobacco consumption

Total tobacco consumption
28.9%
Smoking men
27.3%
Smoking women
30.7%
Current as of
2025

France Area (sq. km)

Total area
551 500
Land area
549 970
Water area
1530

France Popular payment systems

France Popular social networks and messengers

France Age structure

0-14 years
17.3%
15-64 years
60.7%
65+ years
22%
Current as of
2024

France Religion

Main religion
Catholicism
Non-religious
33% (2021)
Not specified
9% (2011)

France General Info

Сontinent
Europe
Political unions
EU
Time zone
UTC+1
Tier
Tier-1
ISO code
FR
Capital
Paris
Official language
French

France Average consumer spendings

Food products
12.6%
Alcohol and tobacco
3.5%
Current as of
2023

France 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

France 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)

France Credit ratings

Fitch
AA (2014)
Moody's
Aa2 (2015)
Standard & Poor's
AA (2013)

France Age-sex pyramid

France Phone operating systems

Android
72.65%
iOS
26.89%
Current as of
2025

France 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: 2026-03-26