In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in France
France: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked was 18.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
18.6%
Change on year
up 9.4%
World rank
15th
of 49 countries
All-time high
22.2%
in 2014
All-time low
10.2%
in 2004
Years of data
22
2004–2025
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in France, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in France stood at 18.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.4% on the previous year and up 82.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in France peaked at 22.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2004.
That places France 15th out of 49 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.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in France, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 10.2% | — |
| 2005 | 11.8% | +15.7% |
| 2006 | 10.5% | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 13.1% | +24.8% |
| 2008 | 17.3% | +32.1% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | -31.8% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 16.8% | +32.3% |
| 2012 | 16.3% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 19.9% | +22.1% |
| 2014 | 22.2% | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | -54.1% |
| 2016 | 17.7% | +73.5% |
| 2017 | 14.7% | -16.9% |
| 2018 | 15.3% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 16.2% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 13.9% | -14.2% |
| 2021 | 12.4% | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 15.3% | +23.4% |
| 2023 | 15.5% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 17.0% | +9.7% |
| 2025 | 18.6% | +9.4% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 18.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.8%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- France's 18.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.6%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.5% | 10.2% | 17.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 10.2% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 12.4% | 18.6% | 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 months worked in France?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in France was 18.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2004.
- How does France rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked?
- France ranks 15th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.4%. 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 months worked. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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