European ranking
7 / 23
No change from the previous year
France: Severe material and social deprivation rate
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Country overview
France
Current reading for Severe material and social deprivation rate in a European context.
Eurostat indicator: Severe material and social deprivation rate
Latest value
7.00 Percent of people
Compared with Europe
+1.0 puntos
France is 1.0 points above the European average.
EU: 6.01
Affected population
≈ 4.82 million people affected
Year: 2025
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Indicator: Severe material and social deprivation rate
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At a glance
France performs less favourably than the European benchmark on Severe material and social deprivation rate, although the difference is relatively small. The trend context points to clearer recent change. The wider topic context is mixed, combining pressure signals and relative strengths.
European comparison in France
In France, Severe deprivation is close to the European benchmark, although slightly worse: 7.0% versus 6.0% in 2025, a gap of 1.0 percentage points.
Recent trend
In France, the medium-term pattern is broadly stable: the value moved from 6.40% in 2020 to 7.00% in 2025. Although the primary period is broadly stable, the latest step, from 6.60% in 2024 to 7.00% in 2025, shows material deterioration and provides a clearer recent signal.
Reading within the topic
In France, Quality of Life & Household Conditions shows a mixed picture: pressure signals and relative strengths coexist across this indicator and its related indicators compared with Europe. Material recent changes among related indicators lean towards deterioration and warrant monitoring.