French Economy, France/ French Economic Profile, Economy of France
France is ranked 20th in the world in terms of
population with 60.424 million people residing there in mid 2004. According to data obtained from World Bank Indicators, national growth rate in France during 1997-2003 was 0.4% slightly less than that of high-income countries' group as a whole.
France is moderately populated with 111 persons living per sq km in 2004. Almost half of the population lives in Paris, Lyon, Marseille/ Aix-en-Provence, and Lille.
76% of the people live in urban areas and enjoy a longer life (life expectancy at birth in France is 79 years, third highest among all countries of the world,) according to (1997-2003) World Bank figures.
The UNDP 2004 report shows that 8 % of France's population lives below income poverty line (50% of median household income). Gross primary enrollment, which denotes the percent of school-age population, is 105, with 106 for male and 104 for female population.
Adult Literacy rate is the same as other high-income countries, 99 %. France is ranked 16th in 177 countries of the world in terms of human development index.
France Economy-key Indicators
France and Britain vie for the 4th rank in world's largest economy category. However, Gross National income of France Economy was $1523025 (2003) fell short of UK'S income and hence was placed at 5th position in 2003.
The GNI per capita was $ 24770 in 2003. In terms of purchasing power parity, Per capita GNI in 2003 was US $ 27460, placing France Economy at a lower rank among the other OECD countries. Average annual growth rate of GDP was 0.1% during 2003.
GDP of French Economy as in the year 2006 has reached at 2.2 Trillions in current US $ with an annual percentage growth rate of 2.0. Growth rate of GDP has declined to 1.2 % in 2005 from 4 % in 2000.
