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the European Union and France

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the European Union

France

The widest gap is Public spending on them: France €24,346 against the European Union €19,707, 23.5% apart.

Ageall ages
Sex

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The faint tick on each bar is the EU27 figure.

Figure
the European Union
France

People

Median age2.1 years
44.9 years
42.8 years
Life expectancy at birth1.5 years
81.5 years
83.0 years
People6.54×
450.6m
68.9m
People per square kilometre1.1%
110 per km²
109 per km²
Women in the population0.4 points
51.0%
51.5%
Born abroad0.4 points
14.4%
14.0%
Born outside the EU0.7 points
10.4%
11.1%

Money and work

Disposable income per person15.3%
€22,939
€26,459
Average net income17.3%
€25,952
€30,438
Take-home pay, average-wage worker8.0%
€29,954
€32,346
Gross pay, average-wage worker1.7%
€43,658
€44,400
In work, age 20 to 640.7 points
76.1%
75.4%
Out of work1.7 points
6.0%
7.7%
Hours worked a week0.1 hours
37.3 hours
37.2 hours
At risk of poverty
16.3%
16.3%
Housing costs over 40% of income1.3 points
7.7%
6.4%
GDP per person4.0%
€41,700
€43,350

Family and home

People at home9.5%
2.3
2.1
Households with children0.5 points
28.7%
29.2%
Children per woman20.1%
1.34
1.61
Own their home7.1 points
68.5%
61.4%

Health and daily life

Hospital beds5.2%
507 per 100,000 people
534 per 100,000 people
Doctors5.6%
374 per 100,000 people
395 per 100,000 people

Education

With a degree7.9 points
36.9%
44.8%
Students per 1,000 people1.2%
42.4 per 1,000 people
41.9 per 1,000 people

Public spending

Public spending on them23.5%
€19,707
€24,346
Tax raised per person18.8%
€16,198
€19,244
Government debt33.9 points
81.7%
115.6%

Country and infrastructure

Land area6.62×
4,225,104 km²
638,475 km²
Railway density12.9%
49.1 per 1,000 km²
43.5 per 1,000 km²
Motorway density0.5%
18.6 per 1,000 km²
18.5 per 1,000 km²
Cars per 1,000 people1.0%
584 per 1,000 people
578 per 1,000 people
Households with internet0.4 points
94.8%
94.4%
Tourist nights per resident1.8%
6.73
6.85

Environment

Renewable energy2.3 points
26.2%
23.9%

Where €100 of public spending goes

Every euro each general government spends, sorted into the ten functions all 27 countries report against. Open a row for the ranking of 27 and what sits inside it.

the European Union

France

Function
the European Union
France
12.4%
10.8%
3.0%
3.2%
3.5%
3.1%
10.8%
9.9%
1.7%
1.8%
1.5%
2.5%
15.0%
15.6%
2.4%
2.6%
9.7%
8.9%
40.0%
41.5%

Reference year 2024. Total public spending €100.00 in every column, so the ten shares always add up to one hundred.

Frequently asked: the European Union and France

  1. Which covers more ground: the European Union or France?

    The gap is 6.62×: the European Union 4,225,104, France 638,475. Total area of the country, inland water included. reg_area3 · 2026. See the figure

  2. Where do more people live: the European Union or France?

    The gap is 6.54×: the European Union 450.6m, France 68.9m. People usually resident in the country on 1 January. demo_pjan · 2025. See the figure

  3. Which government owes more: the European Union or France?

    The gap is 33.9 points: France 115.6%, the European Union 81.7%. Consolidated gross debt of the general government, against GDP. gov_10dd_edpt1 · 2025. See the figure

  4. Where is unemployment higher: the European Union or France?

    The gap is 1.7 points: France 7.7%, the European Union 6.0%. Share of 15 to 74 year olds in the labour force who are without work and looking for it. une_rt_a · 2025. See the figure

  5. Which spends more on health per resident: the European Union or France?

    The gap is 28.5%: France €3,803, the European Union €2,959. Hospitals, doctors, medicines and medical equipment, and public health programmes. gov_10a_exp · 2024. See the figure

  6. Which government spends more per resident: the European Union or France?

    The gap is 23.5%: France €24,346, the European Union €19,707. Total general government expenditure divided by the population: all levels of government together. gov_10a_exp · 2024. See the figure

  7. Where are more children born per woman: the European Union or France?

    The gap is 20.1%: France 1.61, the European Union 1.34. Children a woman would bear over her life at today’s age-specific birth rates. demo_find · 2024. See the figure

  8. Where do more adults hold a degree: the European Union or France?

    The gap is 7.9 points: France 44.8%, the European Union 36.9%. Share of adults whose highest completed education is a university or other tertiary degree. edat_lfse_03 · 2025. See the figure

  9. Where does more energy come from renewables: the European Union or France?

    The gap is 2.3 points: the European Union 26.2%, France 23.9%. Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. nrg_ind_ren · 2025. See the figure

  10. Where are there more doctors per 100,000 people: the European Union or France?

    The gap is 5.6%: France 395, the European Union 374. Practising doctors, per 100,000 residents. hlth_rs_phys · 2024. See the figure

Medians where possible, per-capita averages for spending. This person is a composite of published statistics, not the most common person in the country.