Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region in France
France: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region was 20.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region in France, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region in France is 20.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region in France peaked at 20.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2017.
That places France 18th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region in France, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 18.4% | — |
| 2016 | 18.7% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 17.8% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 18.8% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 19.0% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 20.7% | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 20.4% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 20.5% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 20.8% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.3% | 17.8% | 18.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 19.0% | 20.8% | 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 or social exclusion by nuts 2 region in France?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region in France was 20.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 20.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2017.
- How does France rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region?
- France ranks 18th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. 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 Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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