Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in France
France: Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure was 13.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
13.9%
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
11th
of 47 countries
All-time high
14.5%
in 2020
All-time low
11.5%
in 2021
Years of data
12
2014–2025
Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in France, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
France recorded 13.9% for persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in France peaked at 14.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2021.
France ranks 11th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in France, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 14.3% | — |
| 2015 | 12.6% | -11.9% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 12.6% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 13.9% | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 14.5% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | -20.7% |
| 2022 | 14.4% | +25.2% |
| 2023 | 14.5% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 14.1% | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 13.9% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.0% | 12.0% | 14.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 11.5% | 14.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
- 8 North Macedonia 15.9% compare
- 9 Hungary 15.8% compare
- 10 Bulgaria 14.5% compare
- 12 Spain 13.4% compare
- 13 Switzerland 13.0% compare
- 14 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 12.6% compare
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- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0255 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 1,251 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2436 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 11,934 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 2.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.2156 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in France?
- Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in France was 13.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2021.
- How does France rank for persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure?
- France ranks 11th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. 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 Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure activity by age, sex and income group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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