🇫🇷 France Demographics - Population, Culture & Society

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🇫🇷 France FR / FRA #42

Nomad Score 63.0

Cities 56

Region European Union, Mediterranean, G7, G20, Francophone, Alpine Countries, Tech Startup Ecosystems, Remote Work Friendly Countries, Coworking Hotspots, Europe, Europe, Western Europe

Currency EUR

📊 KEY DEMOGRAPHICS

Population 69.1M

Density 126.1/km²

HDI 0.920 (Very High)

Gini Index (2018) 32.4

Life Expectancy (2023) 82.9 yrs

Fertility Rate (2023) 1.66

Urban Population (2024) 78.8%

Gender Wage Gap (2020) 11.6%

Sources: REST Countries v4, World Bank, OWID

🗣 LANGUAGES & CULTURE

Languages

Language	Native Name
French	français

Religions

Religion	Percentage
Christianity	50.0%
Irreligion	33.0%
Islam	4.0%
Other religions	4.0%

Demonym (male) French

Demonym (female) French

National Anthem La Marseillaise

📈 POPULATION STRUCTURE

Age Group	Distribution	Share
0-14 Youth		16.5%
15-64 Working		61.4%
65+ Elderly		22.2%

Dependency Ratio 63%

Profile Aging

Urban Pop. (2024) 78.8%

Birth Rate (2023) 9.9 /1000

Death Rate (2023) 9.2 /1000

Fertility Rate (2023) 1.66

Infant Mortality (2023) 3.4 /1000

Source: World Bank

🏥 HEALTHCARE

Life Expectancy (2023) 82.9 yrs

HALE (2021) 70.1 yrs

Health Spending (2024) 11.5% of GDP

Infant Mortality (2023) 3.4/1000

UHC Index (2021) 80/100

Hospital Beds (2022) 5.7/1000

Physicians (2022) 3.28/1000

Source: World Bank, WHO

🎓 EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY

Education Spending (2022) 5.3% of GDP

Learning Outcomes (2020) 510

Internet Users (2024) 88.7%

Mobile Subscriptions (2023) 116.7/100

Broadband (2023) 48.7/100

Source: World Bank, OWID

🌐 BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY

Broadband per 100 (2023) 48.7

Source: ITU / World Bank via OWID. Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people.

🌍 GEOGRAPHY & PRACTICAL

Area 543,908 km²

Capital Paris 📍

Continent Europe

Region Europe

Subregion Western Europe

Landlocked No

Driving Side Right

Timezones UTC-10:00, UTC-09:30, UTC-09:00, UTC-08:00, UTC-04:00, UTC-03:00, UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00, UTC+03:00, UTC+04:00, UTC+05:00, UTC+10:00, UTC+11:00, UTC+12:00

Calling Codes +33

Postal Code #####

TLD .fr

Maps Google Maps | OpenStreetMap

Borders 🇦🇩 Andorra, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇱🇺 Luxembourg, 🇲🇨 Monaco, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇨🇭 Switzerland

🏅 NATIONAL SYMBOLS

Flag The flag of France is composed of three equal vertical bands of blue, white and red.