Severe material and social deprivation in France
7.0% of people in France were severely materially and socially deprived in 2025.
France, 2025
7.0%
Change from 2024
+0.4percentage points
European Union, 2025
6.3%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
4.5%
Position in 2025
9th of 31
Severe material and social deprivation 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 | 7.0% | 6.3% |
| 2024 | 6.6% | 6.4% |
| 2023 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2022 | 7.0%b (break in time series) | 6.7% |
| 2021 | 5.5% | 6.3% |
| 2020 | 6.4%b (break in time series) | 6.7% |
| 2019 | 7.3% | 6.7% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | 7.1% |
| 2017 | 6.3% | 7.8% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | 9.0% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | 9.7% |
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 6.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 6.8%, the figure has changed by +0.2 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 9th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 6.3%.
More for France
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Inability to keep home adequately warm
11.5%
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At-risk-of-poverty rate
16.3%
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Income inequality (Gini)
30.4 (0 to 100)
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Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20)
4.74 times
2025 · Eurostat
Gini index
31.8 (0 to 100)
2023 · World Bank