Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in France
France: Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage was 68,898 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in France, 1960–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
In 2025, healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in France stood at 68,898 Persons. That is the highest value across all 57 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in France peaked at 68,898 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 34,720 Persons, in 1960.
That places France 8th out of 34 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in France, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 34,720 Persons | — |
| 1970 | 48,538 Persons | +39.8% |
| 1971 | 49,201 Persons | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 49,788 Persons | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 50,398 Persons | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 50,887 Persons | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 51,329 Persons | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 51,692 Persons | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 52,136 Persons | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 52,522 Persons | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 52,963 Persons | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 53,395 Persons | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 53,694 Persons | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 55,293 Persons | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 55,588 Persons | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 55,855 Persons | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 56,130 Persons | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 56,468 Persons | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 56,768 Persons | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 57,090 Persons | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 57,481 Persons | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 57,789 Persons | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 58,075 Persons | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 58,359 Persons | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 58,607 Persons | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 58,820 Persons | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 59,028 Persons | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 59,232 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 59,436 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 59,651 Persons | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 59,954 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 60,664 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 61,102 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 61,543 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 61,976 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 62,428 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 62,895 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 63,330 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 63,718 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 64,069 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 64,394 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 64,708 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 65,022 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 65,338 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 65,670 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 66,210 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 66,446 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 66,622 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 66,816 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 67,058 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 67,283 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 67,502 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 67,811 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 68,085 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 68,453 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 68,676 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 68,898 Persons | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34,720 Persons | 34,720 Persons | 34,720 Persons | 1 |
| 1970s | 50,945 Persons | 48,538 Persons | 52,963 Persons | 10 |
| 1980s | 55,776 Persons | 53,395 Persons | 57,481 Persons | 10 |
| 1990s | 58,895 Persons | 57,789 Persons | 59,954 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 62,612 Persons | 60,664 Persons | 64,394 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 66,117 Persons | 64,708 Persons | 67,283 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 68,238 Persons | 67,502 Persons | 68,898 Persons | 6 |
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More health data for France
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.31 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0689 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,016 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 603 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0793 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.083 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in France?
- Healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in France was 68,898 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 68,898 Persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 34,720 Persons in 1960.
- How does France rank for healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage?
- France ranks 8th out of 34 countries with data for 2025.
- Is healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of a population covered for a core set of health services offers an initial measure of access to care and financial protection. Most OECD countries have achieved universal or near-universal coverage for a core set of health services, which usually include consultations with doctors, tests and examinations, and hospital care. This dataset presents the latest data for government (compulsory) health insurance, and for the various types of voluntary health insurance coverage. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.