Out-of-pocket health spending in France
Households paid 9.2% of current health spending in France directly out of pocket in 2024.
France, 2024
9.2%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
European Union, 2024
13.0%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
13.9%
Out-of-pocket health spending in France over time
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% of current health expenditure. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | France | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9.2% | 13.0% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | 14.9% |
| 2022 | 9.2% | 14.6% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | 14.7% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | 14.5% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | 15.9% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | 15.9% |
| 2017 | 10.6% | 16.1% |
| 2016 | 10.7% | 15.9% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | 16.2% |
| 2014 | 11.1% | 16.2% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | 16.1% |
| 2012 | 11.3% | 16.4% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | 16.3% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | 16.1% |
| 2009 | 10.2% | 15.7% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | 16.1% |
| 2007 | 9.5% | 16.0% |
| 2006 | 9.4% | 16.1% |
| 2005 | 7.4% | 15.7% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | 15.9% |
| 2003 | 7.4% | 15.5% |
| 2002 | 7.1% | 15.4% |
| 2001 | 7.3% | 15.5% |
| 2000 | 7.3% | 15.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 9.3% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 11.1%, the figure has changed by −1.9 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 13.0%.
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Health spending share of GDP
11.5%
2024 · World Bank
Health spending per person
US$5,327 per person
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
83.0p (Provisional) years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
4.1 per 1,000 live births
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Hospital beds
534 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
394 per 100,000 people
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