Poverty & Inequality in France 152 indicators covering poverty & inequality for France. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Total population living in extreme poverty by world region 47,672 people 2023 down 12.6% 81st Share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day 0.1% 2023 down 15.6% 108th How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? 0.1% 2023 down 15.6% 108th Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index 0.1% 2023 down 15.6% 108th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 68.06 million people 2023 up 3.4% 12th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day 0.1% 2023 down 15.6% 108th Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines 0.1% 2023 down 15.6% 108th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 50.87 million people 2023 up 5.4% 5th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day 13.3% 2023 up 3.2% 103rd Share of population living in extreme poverty 0.1% 2023 down 15.6% 108th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 0.3% 2023 up 37.1% 115th Number of people living in extreme poverty 68.32 million people 2023 up 3.6% 20th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 47,672 people 2023 down 12.6% 81st Number of people living in extreme poverty 47,672 people 2023 down 12.6% 81st Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption 0.3% 2023 up 37.1% 115th The share and number of people living in extreme poverty 0.1% 2023 down 15.6% 108th Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median 6.5% 2023 up 36.5% 54th Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median 11.9% 2023 up 21.5% 55th Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median 18.7% 2023 up 15.9% 54th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day 25.6% 2023 down 4.8% 106th Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time 0.1% 2023 down 15.6% 108th Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty 0.1% 2023 down 34.6% 115th Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China 0.1% 2023 down 15.6% 108th Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.5% 2023 up 64.2% 112th Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data 47,672 people 2023 down 12.6% 81st Distribution of population between different poverty lines 50.87 million people 2023 up 5.4% 5th Gini coefficient 0.3181 2023 down 2.2% 82nd Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate 0.1% 2023 down 15.6% 106th Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) 1.3% 2023 up 18.2% 33rd Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax 0.299 2022 down 4.0% 30th Gini coefficient (after tax) 0.299 2022 down 4.0% 30th Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) 66.98 million people 2021 up 3.3% 7th Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) 0.1% 2021 up 118.6% 99th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) 22.5% 2021 down 3.9% 102nd Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 0.1% 2021 up 118.6% 99th Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 38,190 people 2021 up 126.7% 75th Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 0.2% 2021 up 200.7% 100th Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 0.4% 2021 up 134.7% 104th Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) 0.1% 2021 up 118.6% 98th At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) 40.0% 2025 up 7.2% 1st At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) 18.7% 2025 up 17.6% 10th Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and 18.7% 2025 up 12.7% 45th Gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age -3.78 Number 2025 down 216.3% 36th In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract 4.9% 2025 up 4.3% 27th In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked 18.6% 2025 up 82.4% 15th In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work 20.2% 2025 up 53.0% 8th Tenure status by level of disability (activity limitation) and 62.5% 2025 down 2.8% 42nd Share of population living in extreme poverty 0.0% 2018 — 20th Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP 3.1% 2025 up 55.0% 25th Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) 23.7% 2025 up 31.7% 12th Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) 39.5% 2025 up 5.9% 4th In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) 12.7% 2025 up 24.5% 12th In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex 9.9% 2025 up 241.4% 26th Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by 0.0159 2024 up 67.4% 16th At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by 15.6% 2025 up 20.0% 6th Subjective poverty by sex and age 21.8% 2025 up 9.0% 12th Subjective poverty by tenure status 21.8% 2025 up 9.0% 12th Share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction 0.0% 2024 up 100.0% 9th Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality 26.3% 2022 up 10.9% 23rd Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty 20.5% 2024 up 10.8% 22nd ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →