At-risk-of-poverty rate in France
16.3% of people in France were at risk of poverty in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1995. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
France, 2025
16.3%
Change from 2024
+0.4percentage points
European Union, 2025
16.3%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
15.6%
Position in 2025
14th of 31
At-risk-of-poverty rate in France over time
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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | France | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16.3% | 16.3% |
| 2024 | 15.9% | 16.2% |
| 2023 | 15.4% | 16.2% |
| 2022 | 15.6%b (break in time series) | 16.5% |
| 2021 | 14.3% | 16.8% |
| 2020 | 14.2%b (break in time series) | 16.7% |
| 2019 | 13.6% | 16.5% |
| 2018 | 13.4% | 16.8% |
| 2017 | 13.2% | 16.9% |
| 2016 | 13.6% | 17.5% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | 17.4% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | 17.3% |
| 2013 | 13.7% | 16.8% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | – |
| 2011 | 14.0% | – |
| 2010 | 13.3% | – |
| 2009 | 12.9% | – |
| 2008 | 12.5% | – |
| 2007 | 13.1% | – |
| 2006 | 13.2% | – |
| 2005 | 13.0% | – |
| 2004 | 13.5%b (break in time series) | – |
| 2002 | 12.0% | – |
| 2001 | 13.0%b (break in time series) | – |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 15.9% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 13.6%, the figure has changed by +2.7 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, France has the 14th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 16.3%.
More for France
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Poverty or social exclusion rate
20.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Income inequality (Gini)
30.4 (0 to 100)
2025 · Eurostat
Median equivalised net income
€26,459 per year
2025 · Eurostat
Poverty rate at national poverty lines
15.6%
2021 · World Bank
Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20)
4.74 times
2025 · Eurostat
Severe material and social deprivation
7.0%
2025 · Eurostat