Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex

In 2024, France's persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex increased by 0.5% compared to 2023, reaching 20.5%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 21.0%.

France ranks 11th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 9.0% (from 18.8% in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset ilc_peps01n, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.