Subjective poverty by tenure status in France
France: Subjective poverty by tenure status was 21.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Subjective poverty by tenure status in France, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for subjective poverty by tenure status in France is 21.8%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subjective poverty by tenure status in France peaked at 22.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 2021.
That places France 12th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Subjective poverty by tenure status in France, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 20.2% | — |
| 2011 | 19.7% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 19.5% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 20.7% | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 20.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 19.3% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 18.1% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 18.2% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 16.9% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 18.5% | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 16.5% | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 21.7% | +31.5% |
| 2023 | 22.2% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 21.8% | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 21.8% | +0.0% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 21.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.8%, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- France's 21.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.0%, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Subjective poverty by tenure status 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +31.5% | 16.5% | 21.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.3% | 16.9% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 16.5% | 22.2% | 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 subjective poverty by tenure status in France?
- Subjective poverty by tenure status in France was 21.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest subjective poverty by tenure status recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest subjective poverty by tenure status recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 2021.
- How does France rank for subjective poverty by tenure status?
- France ranks 12th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is subjective poverty by tenure status 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 tenure status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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