*From 2010 onwards, estimates of financial income are based on the 2010 Wealth Survey.
**This series has been recalculated based on 2012 data, in line with the methodological changes made to 2013 data.
***From 2020 onwards, this series will be calculated using a renovated ERFS production chain based on the new Employment Survey.Â
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.
In 2023, in France, percent of the total female population lived under the poverty line. On the other hand, percent of the male population was also considered poor. A relatively important gap difference of more than *** percentage point, when compared to 1996 when the poverty rate was the same for men and women.
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