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Social cohesion, poverty & inequality·★ Primary KPI

France — Poverty rate

Share of the population below the poverty line (60% of median income); lower is better.
15.9%
2024
+0.5 ptsvs 2023
min 12.0 2002max 16.0 2000
%
Range
Source: Eurostat· Data 2024
Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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About this data

Poverty rate (France): 15.9 % in 2024, the latest available value.

29 observations from 1995 to 2024. Source: Eurostat.

Share of the population below the poverty line (60% of median income); lower is better.

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Poverty rate — France
PeriodValue
202415.9 %
202315.4 %
202215.6 %
202114.3 %
202014.2 %
201913.6 %
201813.4 %
201713.2 %
201613.6 %
201513.6 %
201413.3 %
201313.7 %
201214.1 %
201114 %
201013.3 %
200912.9 %
200812.5 %
200713.1 %
200613.2 %
200513 %
200413.5 %
200212 %
200113 %
200016 %
199915 %
199815 %
199715 %
199615 %
199515 %