In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in France
France: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work was 20.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in France, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in France stood at 20.2%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 13.5% on the previous year and up 53.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in France peaked at 20.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2005.
That places France 8th out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in France, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 9.3% | — |
| 2005 | 8.4% | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 10.1% | +20.2% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 10.5% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 11.2% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13.7% | +22.3% |
| 2012 | 13.0% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 13.2% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 11.9% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 15.5% | +30.3% |
| 2020 | 17.2% | +11.0% |
| 2021 | 13.9% | -19.2% |
| 2022 | 15.8% | +13.7% |
| 2023 | 16.6% | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 17.8% | +7.2% |
| 2025 | 20.2% | +13.5% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 20.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13.4%, 1.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- France's 20.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.4%, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.1% | 8.4% | 11.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 11.2% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 13.9% | 20.2% | 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 in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in France?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in France was 20.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2005.
- How does France rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work?
- France ranks 8th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.0%. 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 In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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