Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in France
France: Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) was 34.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
34.4%
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
94th
of 113 countries
All-time high
51.8%
in 1910
All-time low
28.3%
in 1982
Years of data
109
1910–2022
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in France, 1910–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in France is 34.4%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in France peaked at 51.8% in 1910 and was at its lowest, 28.3%, in 1982.
That places France 94th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 109 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 51.8% | — |
| 1915 | 48.7% | -6.1% |
| 1916 | 50.7% | +4.1% |
| 1917 | 50.5% | -0.4% |
| 1918 | 47.5% | -5.8% |
| 1919 | 48.5% | +2.0% |
| 1920 | 47.5% | -2.1% |
| 1921 | 46.3% | -2.4% |
| 1922 | 47.8% | +3.3% |
| 1923 | 49.7% | +3.8% |
| 1924 | 47.9% | -3.5% |
| 1925 | 47.2% | -1.5% |
| 1926 | 45.7% | -3.3% |
| 1927 | 47.0% | +2.9% |
| 1928 | 46.9% | -0.1% |
| 1929 | 45.5% | -3.0% |
| 1930 | 43.2% | -5.0% |
| 1931 | 42.9% | -0.8% |
| 1932 | 45.0% | +5.0% |
| 1933 | 46.9% | +4.1% |
| 1934 | 47.5% | +1.3% |
| 1935 | 48.5% | +2.1% |
| 1936 | 45.9% | -5.4% |
| 1937 | 45.2% | -1.5% |
| 1938 | 44.0% | -2.8% |
| 1939 | 41.4% | -5.8% |
| 1940 | 42.5% | +2.5% |
| 1941 | 41.3% | -2.8% |
| 1942 | 38.5% | -6.6% |
| 1943 | 34.8% | -9.8% |
| 1944 | 32.5% | -6.4% |
| 1945 | 31.4% | -3.6% |
| 1946 | 34.7% | +10.7% |
| 1947 | 36.0% | +3.6% |
| 1948 | 34.0% | -5.5% |
| 1949 | 34.2% | +0.6% |
| 1950 | 34.1% | -0.5% |
| 1951 | 34.9% | +2.4% |
| 1952 | 35.6% | +2.1% |
| 1953 | 35.4% | -0.7% |
| 1954 | 36.0% | +1.9% |
| 1955 | 36.7% | +1.9% |
| 1956 | 36.2% | -1.3% |
| 1957 | 36.7% | +1.3% |
| 1958 | 35.9% | -2.4% |
| 1959 | 37.9% | +5.7% |
| 1960 | 37.9% | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 38.4% | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 37.3% | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 37.2% | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 37.9% | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 38.2% | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 37.2% | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 37.0% | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 35.6% | -3.7% |
| 1969 | 34.8% | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 34.5% | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 34.1% | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 33.9% | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 34.5% | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 34.1% | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 33.6% | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 33.2% | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 31.7% | -4.5% |
| 1978 | 31.0% | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 32.1% | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 28.8% | -10.4% |
| 1981 | 28.5% | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 28.3% | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 28.3% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 28.5% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 28.9% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 29.8% | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 30.3% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 30.8% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 31.5% | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 31.6% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 31.1% | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 30.8% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 30.6% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 31.2% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 31.3% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 32.2% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 32.6% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 33.3% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 33.2% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 33.6% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 33.8% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 33.6% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 33.8% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 34.3% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 34.3% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 34.0% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 34.9% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 35.2% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 33.3% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 33.8% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 33.9% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 32.9% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 32.3% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 32.5% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 33.3% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 33.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 33.6% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 34.3% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 34.1% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 33.8% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 34.9% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 34.4% | -1.4% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 34.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 35.3%, 97% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- France's 34.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.7%, 99% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 49.6% | 47.5% | 51.8% | 6 |
| 1920s | 47.2% | 45.5% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 1930s | 45.1% | 41.4% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 1940s | 36.0% | 31.4% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 1950s | 35.9% | 34.1% | 37.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 37.2% | 34.8% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 33.3% | 31.0% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.4% | 28.3% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.8% | 30.6% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.1% | 33.3% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 32.3% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.4% | 33.8% | 34.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near France
More poverty & inequality data for France
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.64 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,281 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -13.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 43.81 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 43.8% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in France?
- Income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in France was 34.4% in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 51.8% in 1910.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.3% in 1982.
- How does France rank for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- France ranks 94th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest 10% of the population. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.