Persistent: EU-SILC and ECHP surveys … sex in France
France: Persistent: EU-SILC and ECHP surveys … sex was 3.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP in France, 2007–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
France recorded 3.1% for persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.9% on the previous year and up 55.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in France peaked at 3.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2007.
That places France 27th 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 16 years of available data.
Persistent: EU-SILC and ECHP surveys … sex in France, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1.5% | — |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | +17.6% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -15.0% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +17.6% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -15.8% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 2025 | 3.1% | +40.9% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 3.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.0%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- France's 3.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.9%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 3.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
- 24 Switzerland 3.5% compare
- 25 Slovakia 3.4% compare
- 26 Hungary 3.2% compare
- 28 Sweden 2.9% compare
- 29 Austria 2.8% compare
- 29 United Kingdom 2.8% compare
- 29 United Kingdom 2.8% compare
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 persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in France?
- Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in France was 3.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2007.
- How does France rank for persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp?
- France ranks 27th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.0%. 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 Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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