Poverty and living standards in Brittany, France: official figures
Disposable household income was 21,100 PPS per person in 2023; 6th highest of 18 regions in France.
How many people in Brittany are at risk of poverty?
The share of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion was 14.8% in 2025, against 20.8% for France; the lowest of 17 regions in France.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the poverty rate in Brittany?
11.6% of people in Brittany lived below the poverty line (60% of the metropolitan median) in 2023, 2nd lowest of 14 among the regions; the rate for metropolitan France was 15.9%.
Source: Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE) · saved copyHow many people receive welfare in Brittany?
Social benefits accounted for 4.4% of household disposable income in Brittany in 2023 (3rd lowest of 14): minimum income benefits 2.0%, housing benefits 0.8% and family benefits 1.6%.
Source: Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE) · saved copyWhat is the poverty rate in Brittany?
10.6% of people lived below the poverty line (60% of national median income after social transfers) in 2025 (France: 16.3%); the lowest of 17 regions in France.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people in Brittany cannot afford basic necessities?
In 2025, 5.0% of residents were severely materially and socially deprived (unable to afford 7 or more of 13 everyday necessities) (France: 7.0%); the lowest of 17 regions in France.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many households in Brittany have nobody in work?
Very low work intensity affected 5.9% of people under 65 in 2025 (households where working-age adults worked under 20% of the time they could) (France: 8.9%); the lowest of 17 regions in France.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the average income in Brittany?
After taxes and benefits, households had €23,600 per person to spend or save in 2023, against €24,400 for France as a whole and €21,000 across the EU; 6th highest of 18 regions in France. In 2013 it was €17,800.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people in Brittany use the internet?
93.0% of people used the internet at least once a week in 2025 (France: 93.4%); 7th highest of 17 regions in France. In 2015 it was 81.7%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- 86% of households had broadband in 2021. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
- Income inequality in Brittany: the Gini index was 0.250 in 2023 (2nd least unequal of 14), and the richest 20% had 3.6 times the combined standard of living of the poorest 20%. Source: Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE) · saved copy
- The top-decile threshold in Brittany was 2.9 times the bottom-decile threshold in 2023 (metropolitan France: 3.5). Source: Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE) · saved copy
- A quarter of residents in Brittany had a standard of living under €20,190 in 2023 and a quarter above €33,420. Source: Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE) · saved copy
- Brittany had 304 hostels and temporary shelters for adults and families in difficulty in 2025 (including 33 CHRS social reintegration centres) and 19 reception centres for asylum seekers. Source: Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE) · saved copy
- Public help desks in Brittany in 2025 included 131 France Services offices and 37 France Travail job-centre sites. Source: Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE) · saved copy
- Child protection services in Brittany ran 226 residential homes and 81 educational support services in 2025, and there were 20 services for women in vulnerable situations. Source: Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE) · saved copy
- Brittany counted 91 social centres and 88 community social spaces in 2025. Source: Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE) · saved copy
- For young children, Brittany had 480 childcare centres and 194 micro-crèches in 2025. Source: Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE) · saved copy
How Brittany compares with other regions
Poverty rate at 60% of the metropolitan median (2023)
Brittany ranks 13 of 14, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Poverty rate at 60% of the metropolitan median |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Normandy | 14.7% |
| 9 | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 14.6% |
| 10 | Centre — Val de Loire | 14.5% |
| 11 | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 14.2% |
| 12 | Burgundy-Franche-Comté | 14.2% |
| 13 | Brittany | 11.6% |
| 14 | Pays de la Loire | 11.5% |
Gini index of standard of living (2023)
Brittany ranks 13 of 14, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Gini index of standard of living |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Hauts-de-France | 0.272 |
| 9 | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 0.266 |
| 10 | Burgundy-Franche-Comté | 0.263 |
| 11 | Normandy | 0.257 |
| 12 | Centre — Val de Loire | 0.255 |
| 13 | Brittany | 0.250 |
| 14 | Pays de la Loire | 0.245 |
Share of disposable income from social benefits (2023)
Brittany ranks 12 of 14, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of disposable income from social benefits |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Burgundy-Franche-Comté | 4.8% |
| 9 | Grand Est | 4.8% |
| 10 | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 4.7% |
| 11 | Pays de la Loire | 4.5% |
| 12 | Brittany | 4.4% |
| 13 | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 4.3% |
| 14 | Ile de France | 4.2% |
Shelters and hostels for people in difficulty per 100,000 residents (2025)
Brittany ranks 7 of 17, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Shelters and hostels for people in difficulty per 100,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Burgundy-Franche-Comté | 10.0 |
| 5 | Grand Est | 9.8 |
| 6 | Normandy | 9.3 |
| 7 | Brittany | 8.9 |
| 8 | Hauts-de-France | 8.9 |
| 9 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 8.5 |
| 10 | Occitanie | 8.4 |
At-risk-of-poverty rate (after social transfers) (2025)
Brittany ranks 17 of 17, highest first.
| Rank | Region | At-risk-of-poverty rate (after social transfers) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Grand Est | 15.4% |
| 12 | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 14.8% |
| 13 | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 14.6% |
| 14 | Normandy | 13.0% |
| 15 | Pays de la Loire | 11.5% |
| 16 | Centre — Val de Loire | 11.0% |
| 17 | Brittany | 10.6% |
Severe material and social deprivation rate (2025)
Brittany ranks 17 of 17, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Severe material and social deprivation rate |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Burgundy-Franche-Comté | 6.7% |
| 12 | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 6.4% |
| 13 | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 6.4% |
| 14 | Normandy | 6.1% |
| 15 | Pays de la Loire | 5.5% |
| 16 | Centre — Val de Loire | 5.4% |
| 17 | Brittany | 5.0% |
People in households with very low work intensity (2025)
Brittany ranks 17 of 17, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People in households with very low work intensity |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 8.1% |
| 12 | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 7.9% |
| 13 | Ile de France | 7.8% |
| 14 | Normandy | 7.5% |
| 15 | Centre — Val de Loire | 6.5% |
| 16 | Pays de la Loire | 5.9% |
| 17 | Brittany | 5.9% |
Disposable household income per person (euros) (2023)
Brittany ranks 6 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Disposable household income per person (euros) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | €24,400 |
| 4 | Corsica | €24,200 |
| 5 | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | €23,700 |
| 6 | Brittany | €23,600 |
| 7 | Centre — Val de Loire | €23,500 |
| 8 | Pays de la Loire | €23,300 |
| 9 | Normandy | €23,100 |
People who use the internet regularly (2025)
Brittany ranks 7 of 17, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People who use the internet regularly |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 94.5% |
| 5 | Centre — Val de Loire | 93.7% |
| 6 | Occitanie | 93.2% |
| 7 | Brittany | 93.0% |
| 8 | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 93.0% |
| 9 | Normandy | 92.7% |
| 10 | Grand Est | 92.5% |
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Sources
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_2hhinc: Disposable household income per person (PPS), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bd6019768e9f…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset ilc_peps11n: At risk of poverty or social exclusion, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 94dcf245d20e…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset isoc_r_broad_h: Households with broadband, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b02c9a1ef222…)
- Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE): Filosofi 2023: niveau de vie, taux de pauvreté et décomposition du revenu disponible (DS_FILOSOFI_CC), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 cc2cb14103f5…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset isoc_r_iuse_i: Individuals regularly using the internet by NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 fb4ff8800853…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset ilc_li41: At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 27849ad61b9a…)
- Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE): Base permanente des équipements 2025: number of facilities by type, region level (DS_BPE), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 6062a759ccbb…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset ilc_mdsd18: Severe material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 62e6e6fba571…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset ilc_lvhl21n: People living in households with very low work intensity by NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 8b5e993ae943…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_2hhinc: Income of households by NUTS 2 region (euros per inhabitant), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a7441dafca51…)
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