The distribution of national income in France, 2014

Number of Income
Income group Average income
adults threshold

Full Population 51,722,000 € 33 400

Bottom 50% 25,861,000 € 15 000
Middle 40% 20,689,000 € 26 600 € 37 500
Top 10% 5,172,000 € 56 100 € 109 000
incl. Top 1% 517,000 € 161 400 € 360 600
incl. Top 0.1% 51,700 € 544 600 € 1 234 400
incl. Top 0.01% 5,200 € 2 002 000 € 4 318 600
incl. Top 0.001% 500 € 6 976 500 € 13 175 100
Income share

100%
22.5%
44.9%
32.6%
10.8%
3.7%
1.3%
0.4%
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55%

50%

45%

40%

35%

30%

25%

20%

15%

10%
1900 1916 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1940 1943 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1976 1979 1982 1985 1988 1991 1994 1997 2000 2003 2006 2009 2012

Bottom 50% Middle 40% Top 10%

Incomes shares in France, 1900-2013: The rise of the lower and middle classes

Year Bottom 50% Middle 40%

1900 14% 36%

1910 13% 35%
1915 14% 38%
1916 14% 36%
1917 14% 36%
1918 14% 38%
1919 14% 37%
1920 15% 38%
1921 15% 39%
1922 14% 38%
1923 14% 36%
1924 14% 38%
1925 15% 38%
1926 15% 39%
1927 15% 38%
1928 15% 38%
1929 16% 39%
1930 16% 41%
1931 16% 41%
1932 16% 39%
1933 15% 38%
1934 15% 38%
1935 15% 37%
1936 16% 39%
1937 16% 39%
1938 16% 40%
1939 17% 41%
1940 17% 41%
1941 17% 42%
1942 19% 43%
1943 20% 45%
1944 21% 47%
1945 21% 48%
1946 20% 46%
1947 19% 45%
1948 20% 46%
1949 20% 46%
1950 20% 46%
1951 20% 46%
1952 19% 45%
1953 20% 45%
1954 19% 45%
1955 19% 44%
1956 19% 45%
1957 19% 44%
1958 19% 45%
1959 19% 44%
1960 19% 44%
1961 19% 43%
1962 19% 44%
1963 18% 45%
1964 19% 44%
1965 18% 44%
1966 19% 45%
1967 19% 45%
1968 19% 45%
1969 20% 46%
1970 20% 46%
1971 20% 46%
1972 21% 46%
1973 20% 46%
1974 20% 46%
1975 21% 46%
1976 21% 46%
1977 22% 47%
1978 23% 47%
1979 23% 45%
1980 23% 46%
1981 23% 46%
1982 24% 47%
1983 23% 48%
1984 23% 47%
1985 23% 47%
1986 22% 46%
1987 22% 46%
1988 22% 46%
1989 21% 46%
1990 21% 46%
1991 22% 46%
1992 22% 47%
1993 21% 47%
1994 21% 47%
1995 21% 47%
1996 21% 46%
1997 21% 46%
1998 21% 46%
1999 21% 46%
2000 22% 45%
2001 21% 45%
2002 22% 45%
2003 22% 45%
2004 22% 45%
2005 22% 45%
2006 22% 45%
2007 22% 44%
2008 22% 44%
2009 23% 45%
2010 22% 45%
2011 22% 45%
2012 22% 45%
2013 22% 45%
2014 22% 45%
middle classes

Top 10%

50%
52%
49%
50%
50%
47%
48%
47%
46%
48%
50%
48%
47%
45%
47%
47%
45%
43%
43%
45%
47%
47%
48%
46%
45%
44%
41%
42%
41%
38%
34%
32%
31%
34%
36%
34%
34%
34%
35%
35%
35%
36%
36%
36%
36%
36%
38%
38%
38%
37%
37%
38%
38%
37%
37%
35%
34%
34%
34%
34%
34%
34%
33%
33%
31%
31%
31%
31%
30%
29%
29%
30%
30%
31%
32%
33%
33%
32%
32%
31%
32%
32%
32%
32%
32%
33%
33%
33%
33%
33%
33%
34%
33%
33%
34%
34%
32%
33%
33%
32%
33%
33%
Income growth and inequality in France, 1900-2014

1900-1950

Income Average annual Total cumulated Share of total

group growth rate growth cumulated growth

Full Population 1.0% 64% 100%

Bottom 50% 1.8% 144% 30%

Middle 40% 1.5% 108% 61%

Top 10% 0.2% 11% 8%

incl. Top 10-1% 0.6% 37% 16%

incl. Top 1% -0.5% -23% -8%

incl. Top 0.1% -1.1% -44% -7%

incl. Top 0.01% -2.0% -63% -5%

 1950-1983 1983-2014

Average annual Total cumulated Share of total Average annual

growth rate growth cumulated growth growth rate

3.3% 194% 100% 1.0%

3.7% 236% 25% 0.9%

3.4% 204% 48% 0.8%

2.9% 157% 27% 1.3%

3.1% 178% 21% 0.9%

2.3% 109% 6% 2.2%

1.7% 75% 1% 2.8%

1.8% 83% 0% 2.9%

 1983-2014

Total cumulated Share of total

growth cumulated growth

35% 100%

31% 21%

27% 37%

49% 42%

33% 21%

98% 21%

133% 8%

144% 3%
Average annual real growth by income group in France, 1950-2014

1950-1983 1983-2014

20 4% 1%
21 4% 1%
22 4% 1%
23 4% 1%
24 4% 1%
25 4% 1%
26 4% 1%
27 4% 1%
28 4% 1%
29 4% 1%
30 4% 1%
31 4% 1%
32 4% 1%
33 4% 1%
34 4% 1%
35 4% 1%
36 4% 1%
37 4% 1%
38 4% 1%
39 4% 1%
40 4% 1%
41 4% 1%
42 4% 1%
43 4% 1%
44 4% 1%
45 3% 1%
46 3% 1%
47 3% 1%
48 3% 1%
49 3% 1%
50 3% 1%
51 3% 1%
52 3% 1%
53 3% 1%
54 3% 1%
55 3% 1%
56 3% 1%
57 3% 1%
58 3% 1%
59 3% 1%
60 3% 1%
61 3% 1%
62 3% 1%
63 3% 1%
64 3% 1%
65 3% 1%
66 3% 1%
67 3% 1%
68 3% 1%
69 3% 1%
70 3% 1%
71 3% 1%
72 4% 1%
73 4% 1%
74 4% 1%
75 4% 1%
76 4% 1%
77 4% 1%
78 4% 1%
79 4% 1%
80 4% 1%
81 4% 1%
82 4% 1%
83 4% 1%
84 4% 1%
85 3% 1%
86 3% 1%
87 3% 1%
88 3% 1%
89 3% 1%
90 3% 1%
91 3% 1%
92 3% 1%
93 3% 1%
94 3% 1%
95 3% 1%
96 3% 1%
97 3% 1%
98 3% 1%
 99 3% 1%
99.1 3% 2%
99.2 3% 2%
99.3 3% 2%
99.4 3% 2%
99.5 3% 2%
99.6 2% 2%
99.7 2% 2%
99.8 2% 2%
99.9 2% 2%
99.91 2% 2%
99.92 2% 2%
99.93 2% 2%
99.94 2% 2%
99.95 2% 3%
99.96 1% 3%
99.9699999999999 1% 3%
99.9799999999999 1% 3%
99.99 2% 3%
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4%
3%
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1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 57 61 65 69 73 77 81 85 89 93 97

0%
1% 2% 2% 1950-1983
Column B 3% Column3%
1983-2014
C 4% 4%
Gender gap by age in France, 1970-2012. Share of women in top labor income groups in France, 1

Age Gender labor income ratio for some years

1970 1984 2000 2012

25 237% 189% 132% 125%
26 252% 196% 135% 125%
27 268% 201% 138% 126%
28 286% 206% 141% 128%
29 305% 211% 145% 129%
30 329% 217% 149% 131%
31 348% 223% 154% 133%
32 364% 228% 158% 135%
33 374% 230% 162% 136%
34 383% 232% 165% 138%
35 388% 234% 167% 141%
36 391% 237% 169% 143%
37 392% 240% 171% 145%
38 393% 244% 172% 147%
39 392% 249% 173% 149%
40 390% 254% 173% 151%
41 385% 258% 174% 152%
42 383% 264% 175% 152%
43 383% 271% 175% 153%
44 385% 278% 177% 153%
45 386% 286% 178% 153%
46 389% 294% 179% 153%
47 390% 302% 181% 154%
48 391% 309% 183% 154%
49 391% 315% 185% 155%
50 388% 320% 188% 156%
51 384% 323% 191% 157%
52 380% 325% 194% 158%
53 373% 326% 196% 159%
54 365% 325% 199% 160%
55 360% 323% 201% 161%
56 355% 320% 204% 161%
57 352% 315% 205% 161%
58 350% 309% 206% 161%
59 346% 302% 207% 161%
60 341% 295% 207% 162%
61 332% 288% 206% 162%
62 320% 283% 205% 162%
63 310% 276% 204% 162%
64 303% 269% 202% 163%
65 296% 262% 199% 164%
op labor income groups in France, 1970-2012

Proportion of women in fractiles of top labor

Years
incomes

top 50% top 10% top 1% top 0.1%

1970 31% 17% 6% 5%
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975 32% 19% 7% 7%
1976
1977
1978
1979 32% 17% 7% 8%
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984 37% 19% 8% 8%
1985
1986
1987
1988 38% 24% 8%
1989
1990 26%
1991 38% 25%
1992
1993
1994 39% 25% 10% 7%
1995 39% 26% 11% 7%
1996 40% 26% 10% 8%
1997 40% 26% 11% 8%
1998 40% 26% 11% 8%
1999 40% 25% 11% 8%
2000 40% 25% 11% 9%
2001 39% 25% 13% 10%
2002 39% 26% 13% 10%
2003 40% 27% 13% 9%
2004 40% 27% 14% 11%
2005 40% 27% 14% 10%
2006 40% 27% 14% 10%
2007 40% 28% 15% 11%
2008 40% 28% 15% 11%
2009 41% 29% 15% 11%
2010 41% 29% 16% 11%
2011 41% 29% 16% 12%
2012 42% 30% 16% 12%
2013