Gender in France

263 indicators covering gender for France.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,528 2030 down 11.5% 41st
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9027 % change on previous year 2030 down 25.3% 113th
Population 58,516 2030 up 4.6% 22nd
Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 58,516 2030 up 4.6% 22nd
Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.327 % change on previous year 2030 down 31.1% 144th
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 310,512 2025 down 12.5% 46th
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 325,288 2025 down 11.8% 46th
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 312,212 2025 down 14.6% 46th
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 326,662 2025 down 14.2% 45th
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 325,263 2025 down 12.2% 44th
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 340,189 2025 down 12.5% 44th
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 341,506 2025 down 9.8% 42nd
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 357,036 2025 down 9.9% 42nd
Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 335,592 2025 down 13.5% 42nd
Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 350,401 2025 down 13.3% 42nd
Age population, age 05, female, interpolated 329,812 2025 down 15.9% 42nd
Age population, age 05, male, interpolated 344,084 2025 down 16.2% 41st
Women's universal right to vote 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Universal suffrage women lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st
Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 45.24 2027 up 1.1% 48th
Women's Political Empowerment Index 0.929 2025 down 1.2% 12th
Women's Civil Liberties Index 0.897 2025 down 4.7% 28th
Women's Civil Society Participation Index 0.918 2025 up 0.8% 5th
Women's Political Participation Index 0.999 2025 up 0.5% 12th
Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index 0.929 2025 down 1.2% 12th
Key features of women's political empowerment 0.929 2025 down 1.2% 12th
Key features of womens political empowerment, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 up 100.0% 69th
Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled 0.929 2025 down 1.2% 12th
Gender of the head of government, gaps filled 0 2025 — 20th
Prevalence of obesity, female 11.7% 2024 down 10.2% 174th
Prevalence of obesity, male 10.8% 2024 down 12.5% 137th
Life expectancy at age 60, female 28.25 years 2024 up 1.9% 7th
Life expectancy at age 60, male 20.98 years 2024 down 9.2% 60th
Share of women who are obese 11.7% 2024 down 10.2% 177th
Share of women who are overweight or obese 34.1% 2024 down 4.4% 180th
Share of overweight men vs. women 42.5% 2024 down 9.0% 138th
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 93.0% 2024 up 0.7% 34th
Share of women who are married or in a union 2.3% 2020 down 19.2% 167th
Population, per capita 0.9995 units per person 2024 down 0.1% 174th
Population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 6.5% 164th
Population, annual growth rate 0.3356 % change on previous year 2024 down 29.5% 143rd
Key features of womens political empowerment, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 28.3% 164th
Women and men have the same rights to own property 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Married women are required by law to obey their husbands 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height 301.88 kilocalories per day per capita 2023 down 1.1% 20th
Women, Business and the Law Index 100 index (0–100) 2023 up 2.6% 1st
Women can apply for a passport in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can register a business on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can get a divorce on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women have the same rights to remarry as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can open a bank account in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Equal access to financial services for women and men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0002 units per person 2025 down 11.9% 142nd
Women can open bank account same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st
Women can register a business in the same way as men, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st
Population, per square kilometre 126.7 units per square kilometre 2023 up 3.5% 64th
Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0008 units per person 2025 up 1.9% 44th
Labor force, female 15.42 million 2025 up 6.5% 20th
Labor force, female, per capita 0.2244 units per person 2025 up 3.2% 65th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1 index 2025 up 0.0% 94th