People per bank branch rose 1.12% to 1,736 persons in France in 2016, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, people per bank branch in France reached an all time high of 2,379 persons in 2003 and an all time low of 1,566 persons in 2006. When compared to France's main peers, people per bank branch in Belgium amounted to 3,320 persons, 2,554 persons in Germany, 2,087 persons in Italy and 1,625 persons in Spain in 2016.
France has been ranked 28th within the group of 29 countries we follow in terms of people per bank branch, 47 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Bank Branch Penetration (People Per Bank Branch) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Austria | persons | 1,996 | 2,074 | 2,161 | 2,261 | 2,435 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | persons | 3,072 | 3,163 | 3,320 | 3,481 | 3,831 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | persons | 1,708 | 1,717 | 1,736 | 1,743 | 1,839 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | persons | 2,330 | 2,410 | 2,554 | 2,705 | 2,979 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | persons | 1,976 | 2,005 | 2,087 | 2,212 | 2,374 | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | persons | 2,414 | 2,529 | 2,365 | 2,532 | 2,895 | ||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| Netherlands | persons | 9,013 | 9,477 | 9,990 | 10,331 | 11,573 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | persons | 2,526 | 2,617 | 2,610 | 2,817 | 3,003 | ||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | persons | 1,776 | 1,930 | 2,130 | 2,229 | 2,486 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | persons | 3,484 | 3,501 | 3,535 | 3,677 | 3,898 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | persons | 1,461 | 1,505 | 1,625 | 1,704 | 1,788 | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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