At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in France
France: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) was 18.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
18.7%
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
10th
of 47 countries
All-time high
19.2%
in 2022
All-time low
14.0%
in 1998
Years of data
28
1995–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in France, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in France is 18.7%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in France peaked at 19.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 1998.
France ranks 10th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in France, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 17.0% | — |
| 1996 | 16.0% | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 14.0% | -12.5% |
| 1999 | 15.0% | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 14.0% | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 16.0% | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 16.1% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 15.6% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 16.8% | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 15.2% | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 16.0% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 17.3% | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 17.1% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 16.1% | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 15.8% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 15.3% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 15.9% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 16.0% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 15.8% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 15.5% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 15.7% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 18.6% | +18.5% |
| 2021 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 19.2% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 18.4% | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 18.1% | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 18.7% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.6% | 14.0% | 17.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 15.7% | 14.0% | 16.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 15.3% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 18.1% | 19.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
More poverty & inequality data for France
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.64 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,281 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -13.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 43.81 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 43.8% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in France?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in France was 18.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 19.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 1998.
- How does France rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- France ranks 10th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded from social transfers) by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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