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.
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
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.5862 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 3.31 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.1356 °C (2026)
- Consumer price index 127.7 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.2 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.3048 °C (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 2 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
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.