Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20) in France
The richest fifth of people in France received 4.74 times as much income as the poorest fifth in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2004. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
France, 2025
4.74
Change from 2024
+1.7%
European Union, 2025
4.62 times
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
4.60 times
Position in 2025
13th of 31
Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20) in France over time
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Ratio. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | France | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.74 times | 4.62 times |
| 2024 | 4.66 times | 4.66 times |
| 2023 | 4.63 times | 4.72 times |
| 2022 | 4.60 timesb (break in time series) | 4.74 times |
| 2021 | 4.41 times | 4.98 times |
| 2020 | 4.42 timesb (break in time series) | 4.89 times |
| 2019 | 4.27 times | 4.99 times |
| 2018 | 4.23 times | 5.05 timese (estimated) |
| 2017 | 4.31 times | 5.03 timese (estimated) |
| 2016 | 4.32 times | 5.16 timese (estimated) |
| 2015 | 4.29 times | 5.22 timese (estimated) |
| 2014 | 4.27 times | 5.22 timese (estimated) |
| 2013 | 4.48 times | 5.05 times |
| 2012 | 4.54 times | 4.98 times |
| 2011 | 4.61 times | 4.99 times |
| 2010 | 4.43 times | 4.89 times |
| 2009 | 4.42 times | – |
| 2008 | 4.40 timesb (break in time series) | – |
| 2007 | 3.88 times | – |
| 2006 | 3.98 times | – |
| 2005 | 4.02 times | – |
| 2004 | 4.16 timesb (break in time series) | – |
Flags: e estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +1.7% from 4.66 times in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 4.29 times, the figure has changed by +10.5%. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, France has the 13th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 4.62 times.
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