France Poverty Rate 1970-2024

Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
  • France poverty rate for 2021 was 0.50%, a 0.1% increase from 2020.
  • France poverty rate for 2020 was 0.40%, a 0% increase from 2019.
  • France poverty rate for 2019 was 0.40%, a 0.3% increase from 2018.
  • France poverty rate for 2018 was 0.10%, a 0% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % Under US $5.50 Per Day
Panama 12.90%
Argentina 11.40%
Uruguay 6.70%
Israel 3.50%
Greece 2.90%
Slovak Republic 2.40%
Hungary 2.20%
Latvia 2.10%
Spain 1.90%
Croatia 1.80%
Italy 1.70%
Portugal 1.70%
Sweden 1.40%
Lithuania 1.20%
Austria 1.10%
United States 1.00%
Poland 0.90%
United Kingdom 0.70%
Estonia 0.70%
France 0.50%
South Korea 0.50%
Czech Republic 0.30%
Luxembourg 0.30%
Ireland 0.30%
Denmark 0.30%
Netherlands 0.30%
Belgium 0.20%
Cyprus 0.10%
Slovenia 0.10%
Finland 0.10%
France Poverty Rate - Historical Data
Year % Under US $5.50 Per Day Change
2021 0.50% 0.10%
2020 0.40% 0.00%
2019 0.40% 0.30%
2018 0.10% 0.00%
2017 0.10% -0.20%
2016 0.30% 0.00%
2015 0.30% 0.10%
2014 0.20% 0.00%
2013 0.20% -0.10%
2012 0.30% 0.10%
2011 0.20% -0.10%
2010 0.30% -0.10%
2009 0.40% 0.30%
2008 0.10% 0.00%
2007 0.10% -0.10%
2006 0.20% -0.10%
2005 0.30% 0.00%
2004 0.30% -0.10%
2003 0.40% 0.20%
2002 0.20% 0.00%
2001 0.20% -0.30%
2000 0.50% 0.00%
1999 0.50% 0.00%
1998 0.50% 0.00%
1997 0.50% -0.20%
1996 0.70% 0.20%
1990 0.50% -0.70%
1984 1.20% 0.00%
1979 1.20% -1.30%
1975 2.50% -1.50%
1970 4.00% -1.50%