France remains one of the European countries with the lowest poverty levels. However, over the past ten years or so, the number of poor people in France has increased to reach more than 9 million in 2018, i.e. more than 14% of the total population. This aggravation is one of the most striking phenomena among the trends analysed by the Inequality Observatory. Covid has weakened the position of mainly the young and female people at risk of poverty.
Most affected groups
Young people (NEETS)
Single-parent families
The unemployed & the homeless
Undocumented people and Roma
Main priorities
Contact details
M. Richard Pelplanque
Tel: +33 659 733 368
Intern/Uniopss interlocutor: +33 153 363 551
E-mail: richarddelplanque (@) sfr.fr
Website: www.eapn.ft