Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in France
France: Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex was 4,553 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in France, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
France recorded 4,553 Thousand persons for severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in France peaked at 4,553 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,438 Thousand persons, in 2021.
France ranks 3rd of 41 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in France, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4,090 Thousand persons | — |
| 2016 | 4,101 Thousand persons | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 3,880 Thousand persons | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 4,079 Thousand persons | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 4,394 Thousand persons | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 3,945 Thousand persons | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 3,438 Thousand persons | -12.9% |
| 2022 | 4,523 Thousand persons | +31.6% |
| 2023 | 4,301 Thousand persons | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 4,310 Thousand persons | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 4,553 Thousand persons | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4,109 Thousand persons | 3,880 Thousand persons | 4,394 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2020s | 4,178 Thousand persons | 3,438 Thousand persons | 4,553 Thousand persons | 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 severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in France?
- Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in France was 4,553 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 4,553 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,438 Thousand persons in 2021.
- How does France rank for severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex?
- France ranks 3rd out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. 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 Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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