Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in France
France: Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation was 66,623 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in France, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
France recorded 66,623 Thousand persons for material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in France peaked at 66,623 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 62,155 Thousand persons, in 2019.
France ranks 3rd of 43 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in France, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 62,453 Thousand persons | — |
| 2016 | 62,838 Thousand persons | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 62,915 Thousand persons | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 63,375 Thousand persons | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 62,155 Thousand persons | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 63,242 Thousand persons | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 63,753 Thousand persons | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 66,051 Thousand persons | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 66,314 Thousand persons | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 66,290 Thousand persons | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 66,623 Thousand persons | +0.5% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 66,623 Thousand persons is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6,444 Thousand persons, 10.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- France's 66,623 Thousand persons is above the median for high income countries, which is 7,634 Thousand persons, 8.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 62,747 Thousand persons | 62,155 Thousand persons | 63,375 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2020s | 65,379 Thousand persons | 63,242 Thousand persons | 66,623 Thousand persons | 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 material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in France?
- Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in France was 66,623 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 66,623 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 62,155 Thousand persons in 2019.
- How does France rank for material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation?
- France ranks 3rd out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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 Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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