At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in France
France: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) was 40.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
40.0%
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
1st
of 47 countries
All-time high
42.2%
in 2021
All-time low
32.0%
in 1998
Years of data
28
1995–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in France, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in France is 40.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in France peaked at 42.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 1998.
France ranks 1st of 47 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in France, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 35.0% | — |
| 1996 | 34.0% | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 34.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 32.0% | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 33.0% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 32.0% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 36.0% | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 36.3% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 36.0% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 36.7% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 35.2% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 35.7% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 36.9% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 36.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 36.7% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 36.9% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 37.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 37.3% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 37.6% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 37.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 37.4% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 37.5% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 41.6% | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 42.2% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 41.2% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 40.2% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 39.2% | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 40.0% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.6% | 32.0% | 35.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 35.4% | 32.0% | 36.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 37.2% | 36.7% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.7% | 39.2% | 42.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
- 2 Bulgaria 39.5% compare
- 3 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 37.2% compare
- 3 United Kingdom 37.2% compare
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 included in) in France?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in France was 40.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 42.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 1998.
- How does France rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in)?
- France ranks 1st out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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 included in 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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