At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region in France
France: At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region was 16.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region in France, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in France stood at 16.3%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in France peaked at 16.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 2008.
That places France 22nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region in France, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 13.5% | — |
| 2005 | 13.0% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 13.2% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 13.1% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 12.9% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 13.3% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 14.0% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 13.7% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 13.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13.2% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 13.4% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 13.6% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 14.2% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 14.3% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 15.6% | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 15.4% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 15.9% | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 16.3% | +2.5% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 16.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.0%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- France's 16.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.6%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.0% | 12.5% | 13.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 13.2% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.3% | 14.2% | 16.3% | 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 by nuts 2 region in France?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in France was 16.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 2008.
- How does France rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region?
- France ranks 22nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. 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 by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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