Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in France
France: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day was 0.5% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in France, 1970–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
France recorded 0.5% for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in 2023.
The figure is down 22.7% on the previous year and up 64.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in France peaked at 7.6% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2007.
France ranks 112th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.6% | — |
| 1975 | 4.2% | -44.7% |
| 1979 | 2.3% | -45.2% |
| 1984 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 0.9% | -59.1% |
| 1996 | 1.2% | +33.3% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | -18.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -25.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -50.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +131.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -41.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +52.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -24.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -59.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +129.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +18.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -43.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +53.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -20.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -31.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +185.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +31.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -22.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -22.7% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.8%, 25% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- France's 0.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.0%, 11% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in France changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +185.5% | 0.2% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.7% | 2.3% | 7.6% | 3 |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
More reference data data for France
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 22.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 18.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 11.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 14.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 106.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.3 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in France?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in France was 0.5% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 1970.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2007.
- How does France rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
- France ranks 112th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.