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France: capital, population, area and flag

France is a country in Western Europe (Europe). Its capital is Paris. The population is about 68.7M (#23 of 193) and the area is about 643,801 km² (#42 of 193).

Key facts

Capital
Paris
Region
Europe / Western Europe
Population
68,720,337 (2025) #23 of 193
Total area
643,801 km² #42 of 193
Population density
127.2 people/km² (2024) #71 of 193
GDP (total)
$3.37T (2025) #7 of 189
GDP per capita
$48,986 (2025) #26 of 189
Life expectancy
83.0 years (2024) #19 of 193
Distance from Japan
9,712 km #95 of 192
Area compared with Japan
about 1.7 times that of Japan
Population compared with Japan
about 0.6 times that of Japan
Main languages
French
Currency
Euro (EUR)
Calling code
+33
Time zone (capital)
UTC+1 (observes daylight saving time)
Time difference from Japan (standard time)
8 h behind Japan
Driving side
Right
Capital location
48.86°N 2.35°E

Population of France, 1950–2100 (Japanese)
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Map of France

Map of France

Capital: Paris

France: in the world’s top 10 for food & farming

France ranks among the world’s top 10 for these crops, animals, seafood and farm products (latest FAO data).

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France in world rankings

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IndicatorValueYearRank
Geography & nature
Total area643,801 km²#42 of 193
Number of land borders10#3 of 193 tied
Latitude of the capital48.9°#21 of 193
Distance from Japan9,712 km#95 of 192
Forest area (share of land)32.9%2024#97 of 193
Arable land (share of land)31.3%2024#25 of 190
Protected land (share of land)28.8%2025#40 of 192
Agricultural land (share of land)52.8%2024#52 of 192
Average annual rainfall867 mm2022#99 of 180
Freshwater resources per person2,933 m³2022#86 of 181
Forest area177,950 km²2025#38 of 193
Marine protected areas (share of territorial waters)49.2%2025#4 of 153
People & population
Population68,720,3372025#23 of 193
Population density127.2 people/km²2024#71 of 193
Population growth rate0.25%2025#148 of 193
Urban population (share of people)78.8%2025#49 of 193
Life expectancy83.0 years2024#19 of 193
Fertility rate1.61 births per woman2024#125 of 193
Infant mortality rate3.4 per 1,000 births2024#160 of 192 tied
Birth rate9.7 per 1,000 people2024#148 of 193 tied
Share of people aged 65 and over22.5%2025#12 of 193
Share of children aged 0–1416.2%2025#149 of 193
Life expectancy of women85.9 years2024#10 of 193
Life expectancy of men80.2 years2024#27 of 193
Maternal mortality ratio7 per 100,000 births2023#156 of 192 tied
City dwellers living in the largest city (share)20.9%2025#110 of 149
Death rate (per 1,000 people)9.4 per 1,000 people2024#48 of 193
Under-5 mortality (per 1,000 births)4.3 per 1,000 births2024#158 of 192
Population aged 15–64 (share of population)61.2%2025#137 of 193
Economy
GDP (total)$3.37T2025#7 of 189
GDP per capita$48,9862025#26 of 189
GDP per capita (PPP)$63,9752025#28 of 185
Economic growth rate0.8%2025#161 of 188
Inflation rate0.9%2025#147 of 179
Unemployment rate7.5%2025#53 of 178
Exports (share of GDP)33.4%2025#89 of 168
Imports (share of GDP)33.8%2025#104 of 168
Agriculture (share of GDP)1.4%2025#157 of 184
Industry (share of GDP)16.8%2025#146 of 185
Services (share of GDP)70.9%2025#22 of 185
Military spending (share of GDP)2.0%2025#62 of 155
Income inequality (Gini index)31.8 (0–100)2023#104 of 149 tied
Goods exports (total)$683B2025#9 of 190
Money sent home by workers abroad (share of GDP)1.3%2025#108 of 170
Women in the labor force (share of women)51.5%2025#105 of 178
Youth unemployment rate18.9%2025#53 of 178
Cereal production53,553,470 t2024#12 of 177
Cereal yield (per hectare of farmland)6,281 kg/ha2024#23 of 175
Fish and seafood production (catch + farmed)669,692 t2024#35 of 193
Fish catch (from sea, rivers and lakes)480,653 t2024#40 of 193
Aquaculture (farmed fish and seafood)189,039 t2024#28 of 193
Livestock production growth (2014–16 = 100)93.8 (2014–16 average = 100)2024#157 of 187
Fertilizer use (per hectare of arable land)155 kg/ha2024#59 of 187
Manufacturing (share of GDP)9.5%2025#102 of 178
Employment in agriculture (share of jobs)2.3%2025#154 of 178
High-technology exports (share of manufactured exports)23.1%2024#25 of 168
Foreign direct investment, inflows (share of GDP)1.8%2025#101 of 187
Labor force (number of people)31,862,9952025#22 of 178
Reserves of foreign currency and gold$428B2025#12 of 169
Extreme poverty (share living on less than $3.00 a day)0.1%2023#111 of 132 tied
Daily life & technology
Internet users (share of people)88.7%2024#64 of 186
Mobile phone subscriptions116.7 per 100 people2023#92 of 193
Access to electricity (share of people)100.0%2024#1 of 193 tied
Health spending (share of GDP)11.5%2024#13 of 192
Education spending (share of GDP)5.3%2022#43 of 179
Hospital beds5.7 per 1,000 people2022#19 of 157
Doctors3.28 per 1,000 people2022#55 of 188
Research spending (share of GDP)2.18%2023#17 of 130
Women in parliament (share of seats)36.2%2025#41 of 192
University and college enrollment71.5%2024#45 of 163
Fixed broadband subscriptions48.9 per 100 people2024#4 of 192
Air passengers carried64,644,7162023#18 of 152
Safe drinking water (share of people)99.7%2024#16 of 136
Safe sanitation (share of people)90.0%2024#37 of 136
Undernourishment (share of people)2.5%2024#102 of 165 tied
Clean cooking fuels (share of people)100.0%2024#1 of 192 tied
Road traffic deaths5.1 per 100,000 people2019#158 of 183 tied
Measles vaccination (share of children)95.0%2024#60 of 192 tied
Secondary school enrollment (gross)103.8%2024#44 of 180
Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people)9.42 per 1,000 people2021#25 of 190
Tuberculosis cases (per 100,000 people)8 per 100,000 people2024#152 of 191
Health spending per person$5,3272024#19 of 192
Container port traffic (TEU)5,371,045 TEU2024#30 of 150
Environment
Renewable electricity (share of power)22.8%2021#99 of 187
CO₂ emissions per person4.0 t CO₂e per person2024#61 of 186
CO₂ emissions (total)274.5 Mt CO₂e2024#24 of 186
Air pollution (PM2.5)8.2 µg/m³2023#168 of 192
Energy use per person3,183 kg oil eq. per person2024#29 of 146
Renewable energy (share of final energy use)16.2%2021#118 of 191
Electricity consumption per person6,536 kWh per person2025#27 of 146
Electricity from nuclear power (share of total)67.2%2025#1 of 190
Electricity from hydropower (share of total)11.5%2025#95 of 190
Greenhouse gas emissions (total)378.1 Mt CO₂e2024#23 of 186
Freshwater withdrawal (share of internal resources)12.2%2022#79 of 175
Food & farming
Wheat: production26,606,940 t2024#8 of 120
Rice: production71,960 t2024#78 of 114
Maize (corn): production14,670,620 t2024#10 of 160
Barley: production9,669,250 t2024#4 of 100
Sorghum: production447,110 t2024#21 of 107
Oats: production302,700 t2024#19 of 74
Rye: production108,350 t2024#18 of 62
Potatoes: production9,237,460 t2024#8 of 150
Soybeans: production398,540 t2024#16 of 101
Rapeseed (canola): production3,941,140 t2024#6 of 63
Dry peas: production486,710 t2024#6 of 95
Sunflower seeds: production1,479,770 t2024#10 of 73
Tomatoes: production692,430 t2024#34 of 164
Onions: production778,580 t2024#27 of 139
Cabbages: production188,630 t2024#33 of 143
Carrots (with turnips): production662,380 t2024#12 of 129
Cucumbers (with gherkins): production178,940 t2024#29 of 130
Lettuce (with chicory): production433,890 t2024#12 of 102
Cauliflower (with broccoli): production203,960 t2024#11 of 95
Eggplants (aubergines): production42,830 t2024#40 of 94
Green chilies and sweet peppers: production20,740 t2024#69 of 124
Mushrooms (with truffles): production99,970 t2024#10 of 63
Garlic: production28,770 t2024#30 of 102
Oranges: production8,060 t2024#77 of 112
Tangerines (mandarins): production53,170 t2024#33 of 70
Lemons (with limes): production14,330 t2024#51 of 101
Apples: production1,964,030 t2024#9 of 92
Bananas: production210,920 t2024#50 of 113
Grapes: production4,747,450 t2024#5 of 91
Strawberries: production76,210 t2024#21 of 80
Watermelons: production22,870 t2024#84 of 119
Peaches (with nectarines): production236,720 t2024#11 of 79
Avocados: production1,480 t2024#53 of 70
Olives: production28,200 t2024#25 of 40
Melons (cantaloupes and others): production322,410 t2024#16 of 95
Pears: production151,870 t2024#15 of 85
Plums (with sloes): production170,510 t2024#13 of 87
Apricots: production82,760 t2024#13 of 65
Cherries: production28,350 t2024#18 of 65
Grapefruits (with pomelos): production9,040 t2024#35 of 71
Almonds: production2,180 t2024#25 of 48
Walnuts: production27,710 t2024#13 of 55
Sugar beet: production32,594,090 t2024#3 of 57
Tobacco: production2,650 t2024#64 of 117
Beef (cattle meat): production1,298,540 t2024#10 of 181
Pork (pig meat): production2,094,250 t2024#9 of 164
Chicken meat: production1,245,830 t2024#26 of 183
Cow’s milk: production24,204,280 t2024#8 of 178
Honey: production20,034 t2024#24 of 122
Sheep meat (mutton and lamb): production67,960 t2024#31 of 172
Goat meat: production5,830 t2024#70 of 164
Goat’s milk: production703,230 t2024#5 of 108
Butter (with ghee): production403,970 t2023#6 of 124
Cheese (all kinds): production2,215,753 t2023#3 of 105
Whiteleg shrimp: production10 t2024#45 of 54 tied
Giant river prawn: production3 t2024#21 of 30
Grass carp: production25 t2024#40 of 47
Common carp: production1,341 t2024#40 of 97
Atlantic salmon: production9 t2024#15 of 22
Rainbow trout: production35,366 t2024#8 of 79
Gilthead seabream: production3,846 t2024#12 of 31
European seabass: production5,077 t2024#6 of 29
Pacific cupped oyster: production80,129 t2024#3 of 30
Skipjack tuna: production41,433 t2024#21 of 82
Yellowfin tuna: production69,742 t2024#6 of 82
Bigeye tuna: production6,370 t2024#11 of 68
Albacore: production3,424 t2024#10 of 60
Atlantic bluefin tuna: production6,475 t2024#4 of 32
Swordfish: production331 t2024#36 of 76
Atlantic herring: production28,218 t2024#11 of 19
Atlantic mackerel: production15,957 t2024#10 of 29
Atlantic cod: production5,474 t2024#10 of 20
Haddock: production2,770 t2024#9 of 17
Blue whiting: production9,204 t2024#12 of 21
European pilchard (sardine): production18,998 t2024#7 of 28
European anchovy: production1,781 t2024#15 of 36
European sprat: production0 t2024#23 of 24
Common octopus: production2,240 t2024#7 of 23
Seaweeds and other aquatic plants: production55,889 t2024#12 of 68
Shrimps and prawns: production676 t2024#74 of 114
Crabs: production10,442 t2024#17 of 97
Lobsters: production3,304 t2024#17 of 91
Crayfish and other freshwater crustaceans: production20 t2024#38 of 64
Oysters: production81,419 t2024#5 of 51
Clams and cockles: production11,883 t2024#17 of 55
Scallops: production46,818 t2024#7 of 31
Mussels: production48,926 t2024#6 of 52
Squids, cuttlefish and octopuses: production18,547 t2024#20 of 102
Tunas, bonitos and billfishes: production129,629 t2024#18 of 133
Carps and other cyprinids: production2,402 t2024#57 of 115
Herrings, sardines and anchovies: production49,003 t2024#47 of 108
Cods, hakes and haddocks: production62,788 t2024#16 of 65
Flatfishes (flounders, halibuts, soles): production10,015 t2024#16 of 91
Freshwater eels: production313 t2024#13 of 41
Sea urchins, sea cucumbers and other echinoderms: production223 t2024#24 of 48
Sharks and rays: production16,904 t2024#9 of 127
Cattle: number of animals16,478,260 animals2024#21 of 183
Pigs: number of animals11,714,940 animals2024#11 of 165
Chickens: number of animals229,317,000 birds2024#21 of 181
Sheep: number of animals6,607,000 animals2024#46 of 173
Goats: number of animals1,339,000 animals2024#73 of 180
Horses: number of animals289,788 animals2024#33 of 143
Ducks: number of animals22,829,000 birds2024#6 of 80
Turkeys: number of animals14,092,000 birds2024#5 of 71

Questions about France

What is the capital of France?

The capital of France is Paris.

What is the population of France?

France has a population of about 68.7M (2025), #23 of 193 among countries.

How big is France?

France covers about 643,801 km², #42 of 193 among countries.

Which continent is France in?

France is in Europe, in the region of Western Europe.

What currency and languages are used in France?

The currency is the Euro. Main languages: French.

How does France compare with Japan in size and population?

The area of France is about 1.7 times that of Japan, and its population is about 0.6 times that of Japan.

How far is France from Japan?

The capital, Paris, is about 9,712 km from Tokyo, the capital of Japan, in a straight line.

What is the time difference between France and Japan?

The capital, Paris, is on UTC+1 in standard time: 8 h behind Japan. The difference changes by one hour during daylight saving time.

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