Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in France
France: Gini index of monthly earnings of employees was 0.341 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in France, 2004–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gini index of monthly earnings of employees in France is 0.341, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini index of monthly earnings of employees in France peaked at 0.359 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.296, in 2004.
France ranks 21st of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.296 | — |
| 2005 | 0.307 | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.303 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.32 | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.316 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.317 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.314 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.323 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.329 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.323 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.341 | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.326 | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.331 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.324 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.325 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.321 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.357 | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 0.359 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.349 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.343 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.338 | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 0.341 | +0.9% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.341 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.328, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- France's 0.341 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.314, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3098 | 0.296 | 0.32 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.3257 | 0.314 | 0.341 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3478 | 0.338 | 0.359 | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
More work & labour data for France
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.028 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0507 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0063 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.3323 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 62,374 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 8,235 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 35,191 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 33,294 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 68,485 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini index of monthly earnings of employees in France?
- Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in France was 0.341 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest gini index of monthly earnings of employees recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.359 in 2021.
- What is the lowest gini index of monthly earnings of employees recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.296 in 2004.
- How does France rank for gini index of monthly earnings of employees?
- France ranks 21st out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gini index of monthly earnings of employees rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Gini index of monthly earnings of employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. The Gini index measures the degree of inequality in the distribution of earnings among employees. It ranges from 0 to 1, where 0 indicates perfect equality (all employees have the same earnings) and higher values indicate greater inequality. The index is calculated from the distribution of employees earnings. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.