Poverty & Inequality in France 20 indicators covering poverty & inequality for France. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 0.3% 2023 up 50.0% 114th Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.1% 2023 unchanged 111th Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.1% 2023 unchanged 101st Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 101st Prosperity gap 0.6 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2023 unchanged 113th Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 0.1% 2023 unchanged 115th Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 13.2% 2023 up 15.8% 96th Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.1% 2023 unchanged 98th Population living in slums 0.0% 2022 — 158th Income share held by second 20% 12.9% 2023 up 1.6% 36th Gini index 31.8 2023 down 2.2% 83rd Income share held by lowest 20% 7.7% 2023 down 3.8% 43rd Income share held by lowest 10% 3.0% 2023 down 6.2% 48th Income share held by highest 10% 25.0% 2023 down 5.3% 76th Income share held by highest 20% 39.7% 2023 down 2.9% 85th Income share held by fourth 20% 22.5% 2023 up 3.2% 35th Income share held by third 20% 17.2% 2023 up 3.6% 28th Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 11.9% 2023 up 21.4% 56th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 0.1% 2023 down 15.6% 108th Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) 1.3% 2023 up 18.2% 31st