Social cohesion, poverty & inequalityFrance — Poverty ratePrimary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Share of the population below the poverty line (60% of median income); lower is better.15.9%2024Source: Eurostat· Data 2024Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Social cohesion, poverty & inequalityFrance — Median living standardIncome level splitting the population in two halves, in euros per year; the middle income, less skewed than the average.25.6KEUR2024Source: Eurostat· Data 2024Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Social cohesion, poverty & inequalityFrance — Gini indexMeasure of income inequality from 0 (perfect equality) to 1; the lower the index, the more equal the society.30index2024Source: Eurostat· Data 2024Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Social cohesion, poverty & inequalityFrance — Poverty intensityGap between poor people's income and the poverty line; measures the depth, not the number, of poverty.18.8%2024Source: Eurostat· Data 2024Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Social cohesion, poverty & inequalityFrance — Material deprivationShare of people lacking essential goods or services (heating, meals, emergencies); concrete poverty, beyond income alone.12.9%2024Source: Eurostat· Data 2024Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Social cohesion, poverty & inequalityFrance — Child povertyShare of children below the poverty line; a closely watched indicator as it drives lasting inequality.21.4%2024Source: Eurostat· Data 2024Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Social cohesion, poverty & inequalityFrance — Gender income gapAverage income gap between women and men, in %; measures gender economic inequality.12.2%2023Source: Eurostat· Data 2023Upd. 07/2025 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Social cohesion, poverty & inequalityFrance — Household over-indebtednessNumber of over-indebtedness filings; signals households' financial fragility.5.92024FrequencyQYSource: BIS· Data 2024Upd. 06/2025 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Social cohesion, poverty & inequalityFrance — AROPE rate (total)At-risk-of-poverty-or-social-exclusion rate — Europe 2030 headline poverty metric.20.5%2024Source: BIS· Data 2024Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Social cohesion, poverty & inequalityFrance — AROPE rate — femaleAROPE rate for women — gender breakdown.21.7%2024Source: BIS· Data 2024Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Social cohesion, poverty & inequalityFrance — AROPE rate — maleAROPE rate for men — pair with the female series.19.2%2024Source: BIS· Data 2024Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Social cohesion, poverty & inequalityFrance — AROPE rate — youth 16-29AROPE rate for young people aged 16-29.23.5%2024Source: BIS· Data 2024Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Social cohesion, poverty & inequalityFrance — AROPE rate — elderly 65+AROPE rate for the 65+ population.14.6%2024Source: BIS· Data 2024Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Social cohesion, poverty & inequalityFrance — S80/S20 income ratioRatio of the top to bottom quintile of equivalised disposable income — inequality headline.4.66ratio2024Source: BIS· Data 2024Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Social cohesion, poverty & inequalityFrance — S80/S20 — elderlyS80/S20 ratio among the 65+ population.3.65ratio2024Source: BIS· Data 2024Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Social cohesion, poverty & inequalityFrance — Gini coefficient (EU-SILC)Gini coefficient of equivalised disposable income — 0=perfect equality, 100=max inequality.30index2024Source: BIS· Data 2024Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Social cohesion, poverty & inequalityFrance — Gini coefficient — childrenGini coefficient among the under-18 population — child-inequality angle.30.4index2024Source: BIS· Data 2024Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Social cohesion, poverty & inequalityFrance — Median equivalised income (EUR)Median equivalised net disposable income in EUR — middle of the income distribution.25.6KEUR2024Source: BIS· Data 2024Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Social cohesion, poverty & inequalityFrance — Median income — femaleMedian equivalised income for women.24.9KEUR2024Source: BIS· Data 2024Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Social cohesion, poverty & inequalityFrance — Median income — maleMedian equivalised income for men.26.2KEUR2024Source: BIS· Data 2024Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Social cohesion, poverty & inequalityFrance — Mean equivalised income (EUR)Mean equivalised net disposable income — sensitive to top tail (pairs with median).29.3KEUR2024Source: BIS· Data 2024Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Social cohesion, poverty & inequalityFrance — Severe material + social deprivationShare of population in severe material + social deprivation — 7+ deprivation items out of 13.12.9%2024Source: BIS· Data 2024Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Social cohesion, poverty & inequalityFrance — Severe deprivation — femaleSevere material + social deprivation rate among women.14.2%2024Source: BIS· Data 2024Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
