Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in France
France: Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age was 3.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
3.3%
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
9th
of 43 countries
All-time high
5.2%
in 2015
All-time low
3.1%
in 2023
Years of data
11
2015–2025
Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in France, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in France stood at 3.3%.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in France peaked at 5.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2023.
France ranks 9th of 43 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in France, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5.2% | — |
| 2016 | 5.0% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | -28.0% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | -18.4% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 3.3% | +3.1% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 3.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.8%, 1.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- France's 3.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.8%, 1.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.8% | 5.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.1% | 3.8% | 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 who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in France?
- Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in France was 3.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2023.
- How does France rank for persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age?
- France ranks 9th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age, sex and risk of poverty threshold. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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