Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in France
France: Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) was 23.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in France, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in France is 23.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in France peaked at 23.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2015.
That places France 13th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in France, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 22.7% | — |
| 2011 | 21.2% | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 22.3% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 21.9% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 20.5% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 18.0% | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 21.7% | +20.6% |
| 2017 | 19.6% | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 19.3% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 20.7% | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 22.6% | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 21.6% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 21.7% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 21.2% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 22.2% | +4.7% |
| 2025 | 23.7% | +6.8% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 23.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.4%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- France's 23.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.1%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.8% | 18.0% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 21.2% | 23.7% | 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 persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in France?
- Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in France was 23.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2015.
- How does France rank for persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity)?
- France ranks 13th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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