Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex in France
France: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex was 13,863 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
13,863 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
5th
of 45 countries
All-time high
13,863 Thousand persons
in 2025
All-time low
11,218 Thousand persons
in 2017
Years of data
11
2015–2025
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex in France, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2025, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex in France stood at 13,863 Thousand persons. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex in France peaked at 13,863 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11,218 Thousand persons, in 2017.
France ranks 5th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex in France, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 11,497 Thousand persons | — |
| 2016 | 11,740 Thousand persons | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 11,218 Thousand persons | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 11,372 Thousand persons | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 11,716 Thousand persons | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 12,006 Thousand persons | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 12,115 Thousand persons | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 13,685 Thousand persons | +13.0% |
| 2023 | 13,518 Thousand persons | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 13,586 Thousand persons | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 13,863 Thousand persons | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11,509 Thousand persons | 11,218 Thousand persons | 11,740 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2020s | 13,129 Thousand persons | 12,006 Thousand persons | 13,863 Thousand persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
- 2 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 74,566 Thousand persons compare
- 3 Türkiye 25,032 Thousand persons compare
- 4 Germany 17,522 Thousand persons compare
- 6 Italy 13,265 Thousand persons compare
- 7 Spain 12,500 Thousand persons compare
- 8 Poland 5,396 Thousand persons compare
- 8 Poland 5,396 Thousand persons 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 persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex in France?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex in France was 13,863 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 13,863 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,218 Thousand persons in 2017.
- How does France rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex?
- France ranks 5th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. 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 Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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