Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 in France
France: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 was 22.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in France, 1970–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
France recorded 22.5% for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in 2021.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in France peaked at 77.0% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 2018.
France ranks 102nd of 119 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 in France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 77.0% | — |
| 1975 | 65.5% | -14.9% |
| 1979 | 56.0% | -14.5% |
| 1984 | 51.0% | -8.9% |
| 1990 | 45.7% | -10.3% |
| 1996 | 40.0% | -12.6% |
| 1997 | 39.5% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 37.7% | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 37.0% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 35.2% | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 33.7% | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 31.7% | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 36.2% | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 34.2% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 33.7% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 34.5% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 24.1% | -30.1% |
| 2008 | 24.5% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 23.6% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 24.6% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 23.5% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 23.7% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 23.9% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 23.2% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 22.5% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 21.2% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 21.9% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 20.7% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 23.5% | +13.5% |
| 2020 | 22.1% | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 22.5% | +1.8% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 22.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.5%, 82% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- France's 22.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 56.8%, 40% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66.2% | 56.0% | 77.0% | 3 |
| 1980s | 51.0% | 51.0% | 51.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 40.0% | 37.0% | 45.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 31.2% | 23.6% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 20.7% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.3% | 22.1% | 22.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near France
More poverty & inequality data for France
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in France?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in France was 22.5% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 77.0% in 1970.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 2018.
- How does France rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices)?
- France ranks 102nd out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $30 per day.