European ranking
12 / 30
Worsened by 2 positions since the previous year
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Country overview
Current reading for Income quintile share ratio S80/S20 in a European context.
Eurostat indicator: Income quintile share ratio S80/S20
Latest value
4.74 Ratio
European ranking
12 / 30
Worsened by 2 positions since the previous year
Compared with Europe
+0.0 puntos
France is 0.0 points above the European average.
EU: 4.73
Affected population
68.9M
Year: 2025
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Indicator: Income quintile share ratio S80/S20
Granularity: Regions
No regional breakdown available for this indicator.
France performs less favourably than the European benchmark on Income quintile share ratio S80/S20, although the difference is relatively small. The trend context points to confirmed deterioration. The wider topic context points to broader pressure.
In France, S80/S20 ratio is close to the European benchmark, although slightly worse: 4.74 versus 4.73 in 2025, a gap of 0.01 in the ratio.
In France, the medium-term pattern shows deterioration: the value moved from 4.42 in 2020 to 4.74 in 2025. The latest step, from 4.66 in 2024 to 4.74 in 2025, confirms the deterioration. The recent signal has similar intensity to the primary one.
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.