Overall life satisfaction by level of satisfaction, age and in France
France: Overall life satisfaction by level of satisfaction, age and was 28.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Overall life satisfaction by level of satisfaction, age and in France, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overall life satisfaction by level of satisfaction, age and in France is 28.3%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 27.8% on the previous year and down 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overall life satisfaction by level of satisfaction, age and in France peaked at 41.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 28.3%, in 2025.
That places France 30th out of 41 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Overall life satisfaction by level of satisfaction, age and in France, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 41.2% | — |
| 2018 | 38.3% | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 31.1% | -18.8% |
| 2022 | 33.5% | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 32.4% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 39.2% | +21.0% |
| 2025 | 28.3% | -27.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 39.8% | 38.3% | 41.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 32.9% | 28.3% | 39.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
More education data for France
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2218 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 229,471 (2013)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2013)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3427 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.18 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overall life satisfaction by level of satisfaction, age and in France?
- Overall life satisfaction by level of satisfaction, age and in France was 28.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overall life satisfaction by level of satisfaction, age and recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 41.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest overall life satisfaction by level of satisfaction, age and recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.3% in 2025.
- How does France rank for overall life satisfaction by level of satisfaction, age and?
- France ranks 30th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overall life satisfaction by level of satisfaction, age and rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Overall life satisfaction by level of satisfaction, age and educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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