Poverty and social exclusion in France

Share of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion, and share in severe material and social deprivation, yearly. All figures for France

Latest poverty and social exclusion in France
Measure	Latest	Period	EU rank	vs EU median	Among EU countries
At risk of poverty or social exclusion	20.8%	2025	10th highest of 27	+2.0 pp	EU lowest 11.5%EU highest 29.0%
Severe material and social deprivation	7.0%	2025	6th highest of 27	+2.5 pp	EU lowest 1.9%EU highest 16.8%

Where France stands

Every EU country, highest first

At risk of poverty or social exclusion (%) · 10th highest of 27

Bulgaria29.0
Greece27.5
Romania27.4
Lithuania26.3
Spain25.7
Latvia24.7
Italy22.6
Estonia21.8
Germany21.2
France20.8
Croatia20.7
Hungary19.5
Malta19.4
Ireland18.8
Austria18.6
Portugal18.6
Sweden18.6
Luxembourg18.2
Denmark17.9
Finland17.2
Cyprus17.1
Slovakia16.7
Belgium16.5
Netherlands15.8
Slovenia15.5
Poland15.0
Czechia11.5

Severe material and social deprivation (%) · 6th highest of 27

Romania16.8
Bulgaria15.0
Greece14.9
Hungary8.5
Spain8.1
France7.0
Slovakia7.0
Germany5.6
Lithuania5.5
Ireland5.2
Italy5.2
Belgium4.9
Latvia4.8
Denmark4.5
Portugal4.3
Malta4.1
Sweden3.9
Estonia3.5
Luxembourg3.4
Finland3.3
Austria2.9
Czechia2.6
Netherlands2.6
Cyprus2.2
Croatia2.0
Poland2.0
Slovenia1.9

Poverty and social exclusion, history

All 11 values: At risk of poverty or social exclusion

Period	%
2025	20.8
2024	20.5
2023	20.4
2022	20.7
2021	19.0
2020	19.0
2019	18.8
2018	17.9
2017	17.8
2016	18.7
2015	18.4

All 11 values: Severe material and social deprivation

Period	%
2025	7.0
2024	6.6
2023	6.6
2022	7.0
2021	5.5
2020	6.4
2019	7.3
2018	6.7
2017	6.3
2016	6.7
2015	6.8

Cite this figure

allfigures, “At risk of poverty or social exclusion, France, 2025: 20.8%”. Source: Eurostat (CC BY 4.0). https://allfigures.xyz/data/poverty/france, retrieved 23 Sep 2026.

Source: Eurostat, licence CC BY 4.0. Compiled 23 Sep 2026.