Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in France
France: Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and was 18.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
18.7%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
45th
of 47 countries
All-time high
23.0%
in 1995
All-time low
14.5%
in 2018
Years of data
28
1995–2025
Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in France, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in France stood at 18.7%.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in France peaked at 23.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2018.
That places France 45th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in France, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 23.0% | — |
| 1996 | 18.0% | -21.7% |
| 1997 | 20.0% | +11.1% |
| 1998 | 19.0% | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 18.0% | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 17.0% | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 17.5% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 14.6% | -16.6% |
| 2006 | 21.5% | +47.3% |
| 2007 | 18.4% | -14.4% |
| 2008 | 17.9% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 19.5% | +19.6% |
| 2011 | 16.8% | -13.8% |
| 2012 | 18.5% | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 19.1% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 16.2% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 16.8% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | -13.7% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | +29.0% |
| 2020 | 18.9% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 19.1% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 20.3% | +10.3% |
| 2024 | 18.5% | -8.9% |
| 2025 | 18.7% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.6% | 18.0% | 23.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 17.6% | 14.6% | 21.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 14.5% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 18.4% | 20.3% | 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 relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in France?
- Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in France was 18.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 23.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2018.
- How does France rank for relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and?
- France ranks 45th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. 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 Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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