In 2022, there were around 9.1 million poor French people.
The increase in the poverty rate in Western countries has been a rampant issue since 2000. Since that year, France has seen its poverty rate slowly but steadily growing. One of the main aspects of poverty in France was its impact on the youngest and the oldest generations. Thus, one out of five French people aged younger than 18 years was living below the poverty line in 2022.
Number of people below the 60 percent poverty line from 1970 to 2022
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Number of people in thousands
2022
9,145
2021
9,117
2020
8,565
2019
8,912
2018
8,992
2017
8,570
2016
8,468
2015
8,556
2014
8,419
2013
8,256
2012
8,446
2011
8,632
2010
8,426
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Insee, & Observatoire des inégalités. (July 17, 2024). Number of people below the 60 percent poverty line from 1970 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/759619/number-of-poor-people-france/
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Insee, and Observatoire des inégalités. "Number of People below The 60 Percent Poverty Line from 1970 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/759619/number-of-poor-people-france/
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