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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Number of people living below the poverty line in France 1996-2023
In France in 2023, around **** million people were living below the poverty line. Poverty in France has been increasing since mid-2010, when the number of people living below the poverty line was around *** million.
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Insee, & Observatoire des inégalités. (July 7, 2025). Number of people living below the poverty line in France between 1996 and 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2026, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1481873/number-of-people-living-below-poverty-line-france/
Insee, und Observatoire des inégalités. "Number of people living below the poverty line in France between 1996 and 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. July 7, 2025. Statista. Accessed May 08, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1481873/number-of-people-living-below-poverty-line-france/
Insee, Observatoire des inégalités. (2025). Number of people living below the poverty line in France between 1996 and 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1481873/number-of-people-living-below-poverty-line-france/
Insee, and Observatoire des inégalités. "Number of People Living below The Poverty Line in France between 1996 and 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jul 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1481873/number-of-people-living-below-poverty-line-france/
Insee & Observatoire des inégalités, Number of people living below the poverty line in France between 1996 and 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1481873/number-of-people-living-below-poverty-line-france/ (last visited May 08, 2026)
Number of people living below the poverty line in France between 1996 and 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Insee, & Observatoire des inégalités, July 7, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1481873/number-of-people-living-below-poverty-line-france/
