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France, essentials

Data as of 1 Oct 2026
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01

Power

Type E · 220 V
Plug types
Type E
Sockets in France
Voltage
220 V
Frequency
50 Hz
02

Money

€ EUR
Currency
€ EuroCode EUR
Converter
88.51EUR
1 USD = 0.8851 EURReference rate on 1 Oct 2026, European Central Bank. Approximate, for budgeting.
Price level
estimate Household consumption price level 82.8 (US = 100), 2025. A macro estimate (ICP), not a shopping basket.
03

Time

UTC+2
Local time
––:––Europe/Paris
Time zone
UTC+2Clocks change for summer time.
From you
Computed in your browser from your device's clock and the IANA time zones.
04

Getting around

Drive on the right
Driving side
Drive on the right
Speed limits in
km/h
Measurements
Metric
Temperature
°C
05

Talk

French
Official
French
Spoken by
French97%
English39%
Spanish13%
German5%
Occitan3%
Italian2%
estimate Share of the population (Unicode CLDR estimates).
06

Call

+33
Calling code
+33
Emergency
112All emergencies, Police, Ambulance, Fire · European emergency number, free of charge everywhere in the EU.
15Ambulance · SAMU (emergency medical assistance service): medical emergencies.
17Police · Police or gendarmerie: road accident, breach of public order or criminal offence.
18Fire · Firefighters (sapeurs-pompiers): fire or road traffic accident.
196Coast guard (at sea) · Maritime rescue (CROSS) when calling from the coast; at sea use VHF channel 16.
Each number is checked against an official source.
07

Go

EU member
EU
Schengen area memberUses the euro
Visa rules

Coming later: needs a human-written, sourced note. Until then, use the official entry links above.

08

When

Climate · holidays
Climate
-5°5°15°1000 mmJFMAMJJASONDWarmest Jul 19.8 °C · coldest Jan 4.3 °C · wettest Nov 91 mm. Monthly normals 1991–2020.
Show the values
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSeptOctNovDec
°C4.34.97.710.414.017.519.819.616.312.47.74.9
mm735957647169606574839183
Next holidays
  • Sun, 1 Nov 2026All Saints' Day · Toussaint
  • Wed, 11 Nov 2026Armistice Day · Armistice
  • Fri, 25 Dec 2026Christmas Day · Noël
  • Fri, 1 Jan 2027New Year's Day · Jour de l'an
Public holidays · School holidays on NextBreak
09

Formats

01/10/2026 · A4
Dates
01/10/2026Example: 1 Oct 2026, written the local way.
Week starts
Monday
Numbers
1 234,5
Paper
A4
Weekend
Saturday – Sunday
10

Basics

Paris · .fr
Capital
Paris
Population
68.7m2025
Area
606,410 km²2024
Government
Semi-presidential republicHead of state: Emmanuel Macron · since 14 May 2017 human review pendingHead of government: Sébastien Lecornu · since 9 Sept 2025 human review pendingOffice-holders from Wikidata.
Internet domain
.fr
EU member since
1 Jan 1958
Dive deeper · I

France on the map

Capital
Paris
Area
606,410 km² 2024
Density
127 2024
Urban
78.8% 2025
Forest
32.9% 2024
Time zone
UTC+2
Population structure

22.5% are 65 or older

Age groups as a share of each sex, 2025.

80+70-7460-6450-5440-4430-3420-2410-140-4MenWomen
Show the values
AgeMen %Women %
0–45.34.7
5–95.65.1
10–146.25.6
15–196.65.9
20–246.65.9
25–296.15.6
30–345.75.4
35–396.05.9
40–446.16.0
45–496.36.0
50–546.66.4
55–596.46.4
60–646.26.4
65–695.76.1
70–745.15.7
75–794.55.2
80+4.97.7
Dive deeper · II

Trends since 2000

Each line runs from the first to the latest year available; the dot marks the latest value.

01
Population2000–2025 · ranks #11 of 43 (2025)
68.7m2025
02
Life expectancy at birth2000–2024 · ranks #9 of 43 (2024)
83.02024
03
GDP per capita at purchasing power parity2000–2025 · ranks #17 of 42 (2025)
$63,9752025
04
Inflation, consumer prices2000–2025 · ranks #35 of 42 (2025)
0.9%2025
05
Unemployment rate2000–2025 · ranks #36 of 43 (2025)
7.5%2025
06
Carbon dioxide emissions per person2000–2024 · ranks #10 of 43 (2024)
4.00 t2024
Rank · GDP per capita at purchasing power parity, 2025

#17 of 42 Full ranking →

#1#42
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Economy & society

Economy
Gross domestic product$3.4tn2025 · ranking
GDP per capita$48,9862025 · ranking
GDP per capita at purchasing power parity$63,9752025 · ranking
GDP growth0.8%2025 · ranking
Inflation, consumer prices0.9%2025 · ranking
Unemployment rate7.5%2025 · ranking
Price level of household consumption82.82025 · ranking
Trade (exports plus imports)67.2%2025 · ranking
Current health expenditure11.5%2024 · ranking
Society
Population68.7m2025 · ranking
Population growth0.25%2025 · ranking
Population density1272024 · ranking
Urban population78.8%2025 · ranking
Median age estimate42.32025 · ranking
Population aged 65 and over22.5%2025 · ranking
Life expectancy at birth83.02024 · ranking
Fertility rate1.612024 · ranking
Infant mortality rate3.42024 · ranking
Net migration91.7k2025 · ranking
International migrant stock13.8%2024 · ranking
Surface area606,410 km²2024 · ranking
Forest area32.9%2024 · ranking
Protected areas36.7%2025 · ranking
GDP at purchasing power parity$4.4tn2025 · ranking
GNI per capita (Atlas method)$48,6302025 · ranking
Labour force participation rate55.3%2025 · ranking
Foreign direct investment, net inflows1.8%2025 · ranking
Human Development Index0.9202023 · ranking
Maternal mortality ratio72023 · ranking
Government expenditure on education5.3%2022 · ranking
Individuals using the internet88.7%2024 · ranking
Mobile cellular subscriptions116.72023 · ranking
Access to electricity100.0%2024 · ranking
Clean electricity share94.8%2025 · ranking
Carbon dioxide emissions per person4.00 t2024 · ranking
Total greenhouse gas emissions378.1 Mt2024 · ranking
Fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5)8.22023 · ranking
Government effectiveness1.212025 · ranking
Control of corruption1.242025 · ranking
Rule of law0.972025 · ranking
Corruption Perceptions Index662025 · ranking
Liberal democracy index0.802025 · ranking
Dive deeper · IV

Memberships, in order

From the organisations' official member lists.

  1. 1945UNJoined 24 Oct 1945
  2. 1949NATOMember since 1949
  3. 1958EUJoined 1 Jan 1958
  4. 1960OECDMember since 1960
  5. 1995SchengenJoined 26 Mar 1995
  6. 1999Euro areaJoined 1 Jan 1999
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Compare France with

France vs Bulgaria France vs Italy France vs Romania France vs Spain France vs Japan France vs United States France vs Türkiye
Sources for this page

Where every figure comes from

Methodology · Report an error

  • The World Bank: World Development Indicators (original producer named per indicator), CC BY 4.0 · CC BY 4.0 · refreshed: Updated several times a year; pulled monthly
  • UN DESA Population Division, World Population Prospects 2024, CC BY 3.0 IGO · CC BY 3.0 IGO · refreshed: Biennial (next edition 2027); pulled monthly
  • UNDP Human Development Report Office, HDR 2025 data, CC BY 3.0 IGO · CC BY 3.0 IGO · refreshed: Yearly report; pulled monthly
  • Ember, Yearly Electricity Data, CC BY 4.0 · CC BY 4.0 · refreshed: Updated several times a year; pulled monthly
  • The World Bank: Worldwide Governance Indicators (aggregate estimates only), CC BY 4.0 · CC BY 4.0 · refreshed: Yearly (September); pulled monthly
  • Corruption Perceptions Index 2025 by Transparency International is licensed under CC BY 4.0 · CC BY 4.0 · refreshed: Yearly (February); pulled monthly
  • V-Dem v16 via Our World in Data, CC BY-SA 4.0 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · refreshed: Yearly (March); pulled monthly
  • CountryInfo, human-verified from the official sources listed per item · CountryInfo editorial content · refreshed: Reviewed monthly; numbers every 6 months
  • Unicode Common Locale Data Repository (CLDR) 48.2, © Unicode, Inc., Unicode License v3 · Unicode License v3 · refreshed: Per CLDR release
  • Wikidata (CC0); human review pending for office-holders · CC0 1.0 · refreshed: Pulled monthly
  • World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal, CRU TS 4.08 climatology 1991–2020, CC BY 4.0 · CC BY 4.0 · refreshed: Static normals; pulled monthly
  • python-holidays 0.106, © Vacanza Team and contributors, MIT licence · MIT · refreshed: Generated monthly
  • Source: European Central Bank euro reference rates (via frankfurter.dev) · ECB reuse with source acknowledgement · refreshed: Rate on the 1st of each month (monthly release)
  • Practical facts (plugs, voltage, driving side, emergency numbers, links) checked by a person against official sources on 15 Oct 2026.

Country, language and currency names come from Unicode CLDR (250 territories).