In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in France
France: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract was 4.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in France, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in France stood at 4.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in France peaked at 5.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2004.
That places France 27th out of 47 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 type of contract in France, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3.5% | — |
| 2005 | 3.6% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | -23.9% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | +25.7% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4.9% | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.5% | 4.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 4.3% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 3.5% | 4.9% | 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 type of contract in France?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in France was 4.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2004.
- How does France rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract?
- France ranks 27th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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 type of contract. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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