European ranking
13 / 30
Worsened by 1 positions since the previous year
France: Gini coefficient
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Country overview
France
Current reading for Gini coefficient in a European context.
Eurostat indicator: Gini coefficient
Latest value
30.40 Index
Compared with Europe
+0.9 puntos
France is 0.9 points above the European average.
EU: 29.50
Affected population
68.9M
Year: 2025
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Indicator: Gini coefficient
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At a glance
France performs less favourably than the European benchmark on Gini coefficient, although the difference is relatively small. The trend context points to confirmed deterioration. The wider topic context points to broader pressure.
European comparison in France
In France, Income inequality is close to the European benchmark, although slightly worse: 30.4 index points versus 29.5 index points in 2025, a gap of 0.9 index points.
Recent trend
In France, the medium-term pattern shows deterioration: the value moved from 29.2 in 2020 to 30.4 in 2025. The latest step, from 30.0 in 2024 to 30.4 in 2025, confirms the deterioration. The recent signal has similar intensity to the primary one.
Reading within the topic
In France, the evidence for Income & Purchasing Power leans towards pressure compared with Europe; related indicators do not provide a sufficiently strong counter-signal. Material recent changes among related indicators lean towards deterioration and warrant monitoring.