Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in France
France: Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure was 13.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
13.8%
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
12th
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
In 2025, persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in France stood at 13.8%.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 10.4% 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 12th 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 | 12.5% | -12.6% |
| 2016 | 12.8% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 12.6% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 13.9% | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 14.5% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | -20.7% |
| 2022 | 14.3% | +24.3% |
| 2023 | 14.5% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 14.0% | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 13.8% | -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
- 9 Hungary 15.8% compare
- 10 Bulgaria 15.7% compare
- 11 Montenegro 14.1% compare
- 13 Spain 13.4% compare
- 14 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 12.5% compare
- 15 Switzerland 12.4% compare
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 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 13.8% 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 12th 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 10.4%. 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 employment status and income quintile. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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