In 2008, the French considered a single person with a net monthly income of less than 1,006 euros to be poor. This figure has fluctuated since then, but has never been as high as in 2022, when single people earning less than 1.263 euros per month were considered poor.
The value of the monthly gross minimum wage in France was around 1,554 euros in the second half of 2021.
Net monthly income below which the French consider a single person to be poor in a country like France between 2008 and 2022
(in euros)
The question was phrased by the source as follows: "Pour vous, en dessous de quel revenu net par mois une personne seule peut-être considérée comme pauvre dans un pays comme la France ?"
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Ipsos. (September 7, 2022). Net monthly income below which the French consider a single person to be poor in a country like France between 2008 and 2022 (in euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332647/net-monthly-income-below-which-single-person-poor-france/
Ipsos. "Net monthly income below which the French consider a single person to be poor in a country like France between 2008 and 2022 (in euros)." Chart. September 7, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332647/net-monthly-income-below-which-single-person-poor-france/
Ipsos. (2022). Net monthly income below which the French consider a single person to be poor in a country like France between 2008 and 2022 (in euros). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332647/net-monthly-income-below-which-single-person-poor-france/
Ipsos. "Net Monthly Income below Which The French Consider a Single Person to Be Poor in a Country like France between 2008 and 2022 (in Euros)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332647/net-monthly-income-below-which-single-person-poor-france/
Ipsos, Net monthly income below which the French consider a single person to be poor in a country like France between 2008 and 2022 (in euros) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332647/net-monthly-income-below-which-single-person-poor-france/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Net monthly income below which the French consider a single person to be poor in a country like France between 2008 and 2022 (in euros) [Graph], Ipsos, September 7, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332647/net-monthly-income-below-which-single-person-poor-france/
