Am I rich in France?
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National median
25 557 €
Top 10% threshold
47 759 €
Top 1% threshold
99 051 €
Income distribution in France
Each bar is a slice of France households. The dashed lines mark the median and the top 10%.
What the numbers actually say
To join the top 10%, earn about 1.9× the median.
About 1.9× the typical household in France.
60% of France lives between 16 800 € and 37 590 €.
If you're in this band, you're 'normal' — by the data.
The top 1% earn 3.9× the typical household.
It's a gulf, not a gap.
Cross 59 883 € and you've outearned 95% of France.
The top 5% starts here.
The average (29 297 €) sits well above the median.
A few very high earners pull the mean up — the median is the truer middle.
A top-10% household earns 3.6× the bottom 10%.
The full spread of France, in one number.
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