EU 29.49
· European ranking
13 / 30
Up 1 positions compared with previous year
France: Income Inequality (Gini Index)
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Latest value
· 2025
30.40 Index
EU 29.49 · +0.9 pp vs Europe
What this indicator measures
Measures inequality in the distribution of equivalised disposable income. A value of 0 represents complete equality and 100 represents maximum inequality.
Lower values generally represent a more favorable situation.
Data source: Eurostat Gini coefficient tessi190
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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.