Share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions in France
France: Share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions was 20.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions in France, 2010–2023
Source: National Government – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions in France stood at 20.4%.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions in France peaked at 20.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 2017.
France ranks 21st of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.2% | 17.0% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 18.2% | 20.7% | 4 |
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)
- 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 share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions in France?
- Share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions in France was 20.4% in 2023, according to National Government – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 20.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 2017.
- How does France rank for share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions?
- France ranks 21st out of 43 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from National Government – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%)