Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in France
France: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day was 0.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 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 0.1% for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in 2023.
That represents a change of down 24.7% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in France peaked at 0.7% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2008.
France ranks 115th 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 $4.20 a day in France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3% | — |
| 1975 | 0.7% | +133.3% |
| 1979 | 0.5% | -28.6% |
| 1984 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | -60.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | +50.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -33.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +100.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +100.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -43.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -53.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -50.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +396.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +16.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -54.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +54.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +30.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -67.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +404.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -41.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -74.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +127.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +60.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +85.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -13.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -39.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -24.7% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6%, 15% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- France's 0.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6%, 14% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +404.9% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 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 $4.20 a day in France?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in France was 0.1% 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 $4.20 a day recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1975.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2008.
- How does France rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- France ranks 115th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. 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 $4.20 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 $4.20 per day.