Wealth share of the richest 1% in France
France: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 27.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wealth share of the richest 1% in France, 1800–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wealth share of the richest 1% in France is 27.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in France peaked at 56.9% in 1905 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 1984.
France ranks 80th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 135 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 45.2% | 44.1% | 46.3% | 2 |
| 1810s | 48.4% | 48.4% | 48.4% | 1 |
| 1820s | 47.3% | 46.7% | 47.9% | 2 |
| 1830s | 45.8% | 45.8% | 45.8% | 1 |
| 1840s | 51.2% | 51.2% | 51.2% | 1 |
| 1850s | 50.1% | 48.7% | 51.5% | 2 |
| 1860s | 49.3% | 49.3% | 49.3% | 1 |
| 1870s | 45.3% | 45.3% | 45.3% | 1 |
| 1880s | 48.9% | 48.9% | 48.9% | 2 |
| 1900s | 55.0% | 52.4% | 56.9% | 7 |
| 1910s | 54.0% | 52.0% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 1920s | 47.8% | 44.7% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 1930s | 43.9% | 39.7% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 1940s | 34.2% | 30.2% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 32.0% | 30.4% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 29.6% | 23.3% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.9% | 17.4% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.7% | 15.8% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.4% | 17.7% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.2% | 22.8% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 23.8% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 26.0% | 27.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
- 77 Taiwan 27.8% compare
- 78 Jordan 27.8% compare
- 79 Cape Verde 27.7% compare
- 80 Grenada 27.7% compare
- 80 Saint Lucia 27.7% compare
- 83 Cayman Islands 27.6% compare
- 83 Curacao 27.6% compare
- 83 Montserrat 27.6% compare
More reference data data for France
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.5862 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 3.31 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.1356 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.3048 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.2 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 127.7 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in France?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in France was 27.7% in 2024, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 56.9% in 1905.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 1984.
- How does France rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- France ranks 80th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. 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 Wealth share of the richest 1%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 135 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
The share of wealth owned by the richest 1% of the population. Wealth is defined as the total value of non-financial and financial assets (housing, land, deposits, bonds, equities, etc.) held by households, minus their debts.