Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in France
France: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day was 0.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 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
France recorded 0.3% for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in 2023.
That represents a change of down 19.2% on the previous year and up 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in France peaked at 4.6% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2017.
France ranks 115th 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.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.6% | — |
| 1975 | 2.8% | -39.1% |
| 1979 | 1.5% | -46.4% |
| 1984 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.6% | -60.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | +33.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | -28.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -50.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +135.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -28.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -37.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -31.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -13.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +219.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -35.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +47.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -39.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +83.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -21.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -58.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +20.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +190.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +33.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -40.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -19.2% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 19% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- France's 0.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.6%, 11% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in France changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +219.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.0% | 1.5% | 4.6% | 3 |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
- 112 Switzerland 0.3% compare
- 113 Netherlands 0.3% compare
- 114 Taiwan 0.3% compare
- 116 Ireland 0.3% compare
- 117 Belgium 0.3% compare
- 118 Luxembourg 0.2% compare
More poverty & inequality data for France
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 $8.30 a day in France?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in France was 0.3% 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 $8.30 a day recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 1970.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2017.
- How does France rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- France ranks 115th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.1%. 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 $8.30 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 $8.30 per day.