Insee Focus · May 2025 · n° 353

Material and social deprivation in 2024 One person in eight was materially and socially deprived

At the beginning of 2024, in France, 13.0% of the population living in ordinary housing, or 8.6 million people, were in a situation of material and social deprivation. In mainland France, this rate stood at 12.7%.
The share of people experiencing material and social deprivation decreased slightly compared to early 2023. In particular, the deprivation of one week's holiday a year away from home fell over a year. Internet deprivation became residual. However, the overall deprivation rate remained relatively high, 0.6 points above the average observed between 2013 and 2020.
Unemployed people, people living in single‑parent families and social housing tenants were the most exposed to the risk of deprivation.