In 2022, there were around 9.1 million poor French people.
The increase in the poverty rate in Western countries has been a rampant issue since 2000. Since that year, France has seen its poverty rate slowly but steadily growing. One of the main aspects of poverty in France was its impact on the youngest and the oldest generations. Thus, one out of five French people aged younger than 18 years were living below the poverty line in 2022.
Number of people below the 60 percent poverty line from 1970 to 2022
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Number of people in thousands
2022
9,145
2021
9,117
2020
8,565
2019
8,912
2018
8,992
2017
8,570
2016
8,468
2015
8,556
2014
8,419
2013
8,256
2012
8,446
2011
8,632
2010
8,426
2008
7,662
2007
7,857
2006
7,654
2005
7,594
2004
7,218
2003
7,410
2002
7,329
2001
7,585
2000
7,664
1999
7,573
1998
7,698
1997
7,863
1996
7,997
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Insee, & Observatoire des inégalités. (July 17, 2024). Number of people below the 60 percent poverty line from 1970 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/759619/number-of-poor-people-france/
Insee, und Observatoire des inégalités. "Number of people below the 60 percent poverty line from 1970 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. July 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/759619/number-of-poor-people-france/
Insee, Observatoire des inégalités. (2024). Number of people below the 60 percent poverty line from 1970 to 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/759619/number-of-poor-people-france/
Insee, and Observatoire des inégalités. "Number of People below The 60 Percent Poverty Line from 1970 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/759619/number-of-poor-people-france/
Insee & Observatoire des inégalités, Number of people below the 60 percent poverty line from 1970 to 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/759619/number-of-poor-people-france/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of people below the 60 percent poverty line from 1970 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Insee, & Observatoire des inégalités, July 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/759619/number-of-poor-people-france/
