Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in France
France: Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of was 22.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
22.9%
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
3rd
of 37 countries
All-time high
25.3%
in 2021
All-time low
19.2%
in 2019
Years of data
11
2015–2025
Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in France, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in France stood at 22.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in France peaked at 25.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 19.2%, in 2019.
France ranks 3rd of 37 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in France, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 20.1% | — |
| 2016 | 19.9% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 20.5% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 20.0% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 19.2% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 24.6% | +28.1% |
| 2021 | 25.3% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 25.1% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 23.4% | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 22.3% | -4.7% |
| 2025 | 22.9% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.9% | 19.2% | 20.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 23.9% | 22.3% | 25.3% | 6 |
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- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0255 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 1,251 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2436 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 11,934 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 2.8 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in France?
- Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in France was 22.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 25.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2% in 2019.
- How does France rank for persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of?
- France ranks 3rd out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of poverty thresholds, work intensity of the household and percentage of the benefits in total disposable income (population aged 18 to 64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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