Mean and median income by ability to make ends meet in France
France: Mean and median income by ability to make ends meet was 22,486 Euro in 2025. ▲ Rising
Mean and median income by ability to make ends meet in France, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Euro.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean and median income by ability to make ends meet in France is 22,486 Euro, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean and median income by ability to make ends meet in France peaked at 22,486 Euro in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11,079 Euro, in 1995.
That places France 14th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Mean and median income by ability to make ends meet in France, year by year
| Year | Euro | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 11,079 Euro | — |
| 1996 | 11,496 Euro | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 11,441 Euro | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 11,415 Euro | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 11,416 Euro | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 11,593 Euro | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 12,037 Euro | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 12,894 Euro | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 14,941 Euro | +15.9% |
| 2006 | 14,779 Euro | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 14,926 Euro | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 17,627 Euro | +18.1% |
| 2009 | 18,493 Euro | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 18,745 Euro | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 18,680 Euro | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 19,094 Euro | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 19,759 Euro | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 20,054 Euro | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 19,903 Euro | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 20,077 Euro | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 20,434 Euro | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 20,295 Euro | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 20,388 Euro | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 18,790 Euro | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 19,162 Euro | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 19,828 Euro | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 20,405 Euro | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 21,694 Euro | +6.3% |
| 2025 | 22,486 Euro | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,369 Euro | 11,079 Euro | 11,496 Euro | 5 |
| 2000s | 14,661 Euro | 11,593 Euro | 18,493 Euro | 8 |
| 2010s | 19,743 Euro | 18,680 Euro | 20,434 Euro | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,394 Euro | 18,790 Euro | 22,486 Euro | 6 |
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- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2764 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 13,538 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -31.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -26.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 10.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.0124 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 608.29 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean and median income by ability to make ends meet in France?
- Mean and median income by ability to make ends meet in France was 22,486 Euro in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest mean and median income by ability to make ends meet recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 22,486 Euro in 2025.
- What is the lowest mean and median income by ability to make ends meet recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,079 Euro in 1995.
- How does France rank for mean and median income by ability to make ends meet?
- France ranks 14th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is mean and median income by ability to make ends meet rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Mean and median income by ability to make ends meet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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