Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in France
France: Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli was 50.87 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in France, 1970–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
France recorded 50.87 million for distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in 2023.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in France peaked at 51.43 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10.82 million, in 1970.
That places France 5th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.63 million | 10.82 million | 22.16 million | 3 |
| 1980s | 25.49 million | 25.49 million | 25.49 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 33.67 million | 29.31 million | 36.00 million | 5 |
| 2000s | 41.01 million | 37.14 million | 47.54 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.10 million | 47.06 million | 51.43 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.82 million | 50.59 million | 50.98 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
More poverty & inequality data for France
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.64 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 6,281 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 43.81 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.034 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 23.35 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0761 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0761 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.0966 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1789 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in France?
- Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in France was 50.87 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 51.43 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.82 million in 1970.
- How does France rank for distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli?
- France ranks 5th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povlines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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