Subjective poverty by sex and age in France
France: Subjective poverty by sex and age was 21.8 in 2025. β² Rising
Latest (2025)
21.8
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
10th
of 35 countries
All-time high
22.2
in 2023
All-time low
16.5
in 2021
Years of data
16
2010β2025
Subjective poverty by sex and age in France, 2010β2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, subjective poverty by sex and age in France stood at 21.8.
The figure is up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subjective poverty by sex and age in France peaked at 22.2 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.5, in 2021.
That places France 10th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.33 | 16.9 | 20.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.42 | 16.5 | 22.2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
More poverty & inequality data for France
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.64 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 6,281 (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 revenues vs income inequality 43.81 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -4.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.034 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subjective poverty by sex and age in France?
- Subjective poverty by sex and age in France was 21.8 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest subjective poverty by sex and age recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2 in 2023.
- What is the lowest subjective poverty by sex and age recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5 in 2021.
- How does France rank for subjective poverty by sex and age?
- France ranks 10th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is subjective poverty by sex and age rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. 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 Subjective poverty by sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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