Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in France
France: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day was 13.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in France, 1970–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in France stood at 13.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in France peaked at 65.7% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2018.
France ranks 103rd of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.5% | 40.0% | 65.7% | 3 |
| 1980s | 34.7% | 34.7% | 34.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 25.3% | 22.8% | 29.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 13.4% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 11.5% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 12.6% | 13.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
- 100 South Korea 16.3% compare
- 101 United Kingdom 15.2% compare
- 102 Malta 13.9% compare
- 104 United States 13.1% compare
- 105 Sweden 13.1% compare
- 106 Cyprus 12.4% compare
More poverty & inequality data for France
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 43.8% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.034 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 23.3% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0761 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0761 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0966 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1789 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in France?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in France was 13.3% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 65.7% in 1970.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2018.
- How does France rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day?
- France ranks 103rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day. 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.