Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in France
France: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability was 28.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in France, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in France is 28.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in France peaked at 28.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 2018.
That places France 12th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in France, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 24.0% | — |
| 2016 | 26.9% | +12.1% |
| 2017 | 24.7% | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 23.0% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 25.5% | +10.9% |
| 2020 | 26.8% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 26.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 25.6% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 24.7% | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 26.8% | +8.5% |
| 2025 | 28.3% | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.8% | 23.0% | 26.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 26.5% | 24.7% | 28.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
- 9 Denmark 30.5% compare
- 10 North Macedonia 30.0% compare
- 11 Germany 28.5% compare
- 13 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 27.9% compare
- 14 Spain 27.8% compare
- 15 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 27.5% 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 level of disability in France?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in France was 28.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 28.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 2018.
- How does France rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability?
- France ranks 12th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. 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 level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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