In 2022, in France, 15.1 percent of the total female population lived under the poverty line. On the other hand, 13.8 percent of the male population was also considered poor. A relatively important gap difference of more than one percentage point, when compared to 1996 when the poverty rate was the same for men and women.
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*From 2010 onwards, estimates of financial income are based on the 2010 Wealth Survey.
**This series has been recalculated based on 2012 data, in line with the methodological changes made to 2013 data.
***From 2020 onwards, this series will be calculated using a renovated ERFS production chain based on the new Employment Survey.
The source adds the following information: the poverty line is set by convention at 60% of the median standard of living of the population. It corresponds to a disposable income of 1,158 euros per month for a person living alone and 2,432 euros for a couple with two children under the age of 14.
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Insee. (July 10, 2024). Poverty rate in France from 1996 to 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1481864/poverty-rate-in-france-by-gender/
Insee. "Poverty rate in France from 1996 to 2022, by gender." Chart. July 10, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1481864/poverty-rate-in-france-by-gender/
Insee. (2024). Poverty rate in France from 1996 to 2022, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1481864/poverty-rate-in-france-by-gender/
Insee. "Poverty Rate in France from 1996 to 2022, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1481864/poverty-rate-in-france-by-gender/
Insee, Poverty rate in France from 1996 to 2022, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1481864/poverty-rate-in-france-by-gender/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Poverty rate in France from 1996 to 2022, by gender [Graph], Insee, July 10, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1481864/poverty-rate-in-france-by-gender/
