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Institutional trust

France · 20 indicators

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Institutional trust

France — Leader approval

21%
Emmanuel Macron · Président de la République
Source: Ifop (baromètre mensuel)· Data 2026-06
Favourability · in office since May 2017
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France — Trust in national government

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Share of the population reporting trust in the national government.
34.3%
2023
Source: OECD· Data 2023
Y-axis truncated
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France — Trust in parliament

Share of the population reporting trust in parliament.
33.4%
2023
Source: OECD· Data 2023
Y-axis truncated
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France — Trust in the justice system

Share of the population reporting trust in the justice system.
49.9%
2023
Source: OECD· Data 2023
Y-axis truncated
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France — Trust in local government

Share of the population reporting trust in local government.
56.4%
2023
Source: OECD· Data 2023
Y-axis truncated
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France — Life satisfaction (0-10)

Average self-reported life satisfaction on a 0-10 scale, population 16+.
7.1score
2024
Source: BIS· Data 2024
Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Institutional trust

France — Life satisfaction — female

Average life satisfaction among women 16+.
7.1score
2024
Source: BIS· Data 2024
Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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France — Life satisfaction — male

Average life satisfaction among men 16+.
7.2score
2024
Source: BIS· Data 2024
Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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France — Trust in others (0-10)

Average rating (0-10) of generalised trust in other people, population 16+.
4.3score
2024
Source: BIS· Data 2024
Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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France — Trust in others — female

Generalised trust in others, women 16+.
4.2score
2024
Source: BIS· Data 2024
Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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France — Trust in others — male

Generalised trust in others, men 16+.
4.4score
2024
Source: BIS· Data 2024
Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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France — High life satisfaction share

Share of population 16+ reporting a high life-satisfaction rating (9-10).
19.1%
2024
Source: BIS· Data 2024
Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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France — Medium life satisfaction share

Share reporting medium life satisfaction (6-8).
62.3%
2024
Source: BIS· Data 2024
Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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France — Low life satisfaction share

Share reporting low life satisfaction (0-5) — indicator of population distress.
18.6%
2024
Source: BIS· Data 2024
Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Institutional trust

France — High life satisfaction — female

Share of women 16+ reporting high life satisfaction (9-10).
18.2%
2024
Source: BIS· Data 2024
Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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France — High life satisfaction — male

Share of men 16+ reporting high life satisfaction (9-10).
20.3%
2024
Source: BIS· Data 2024
Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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France — Low life satisfaction — female

Share of women 16+ reporting low life satisfaction (0-5).
19.8%
2024
Source: BIS· Data 2024
Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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France — Formal volunteering

Share of population 16+ engaged in formal voluntary activities — civic engagement headline.
15.6%
2022
Source: BIS· Data 2022
Upd. 01/2026
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France — Life-meaning indicator

Wellbeing index combining ratings of life meaning + general experiences for 16+.
90.6score
2022
Source: BIS· Data 2022
Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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France — Low life satisfaction — male

Share of men 16+ reporting low life satisfaction (0-5).
17.1%
2024
Source: BIS· Data 2024
Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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