Poverty and standard-of-living indicators, 1996–2024 (retropolated data)Indicateurs de pauvreté et de niveau de vie de 1996 à 2024 (données rétropolées)
Indicateurs de pauvreté et de niveau de vie de 1996 à 2024 (données rétropolées)Poverty and standard-of-living indicators, 1996–2024 (retropolated data)
This dataset, published by INSEE (French national statistics institute), provides indicators on standard of living (by decile), income inequality, and poverty rates in metropolitan France. The figures are retropolated, meaning historical data from 1996 through 2024 have been recalculated using consistent methodology to allow comparison over time despite changes in survey definitions or methods. It is intended for statistical and socio-economic analysis of living conditions and poverty trends across nearly three decades at the national level.Le jeu de données comprend des indicateurs sur le niveau de vie (en décile), les inégalités et la pauvreté en France métropolitaine, données rétropolées.
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Data schema (8 fields)
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| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| GEOTerritory | string | Geographic area code covered by the observation.Geographic area code covered by the observation. |
| ERFS_MEASUREErfs measure | string | Code identifying the specific poverty or living standard indicator measured.Code identifying the specific poverty or living standard indicator measured. |
| EMPSTA_ENQEmpsta enq | string | Employment status category of the surveyed population.Employment status category of the surveyed population. |
| TIME_PERIODPeriod | string | Year to which the observation refers.Year to which the observation refers. |
| TPH | string | Household type category code used for classification.Household type category code used for classification. |
| MUN_DENSITY_LEVELMun density level | string | Municipality population density category code.Municipality population density category code. |
| AGE | string | Age group category of the population observed.Age group category of the population observed. |
| OBS_VALUE_NIVEAUValue | number | Numeric value of the living standard or poverty indicator.Numeric value of the living standard or poverty indicator. |
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Sample data (5 records)
| GEO | ERFS_MEASURE | EMPSTA_ENQ | TIME_PERIOD | TPH | MUN_DENSITY_LEVEL | AGE | OBS_VALUE_NIVEAU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-FRANCE-FM | S90_SL | _T | 2018 | _T | _T | _T | 75.8 |
| 2026-FRANCE-FM | PT_MD50 | _T | 1998 | _T | _T | _T | 895 |
| 2026-FRANCE-FM | PT_MD50 | _T | 2018 | _T | _T | _T | 1043 |
| 2026-FRANCE-FM | S40_SL | _T | 2008 | _T | _T | _T | 23 |
| 2026-FRANCE-FM | PR_MD60 | 12 | 2023 | _T | _T | Y_GE18 | 19.2 |
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- https://api.insee.fr/melodi/data/DS_ERFS_RETROPOLE
Query examples
curl -s 'https://api.insee.fr/melodi/data/DS_ERFS_RETROPOLE?maxResult=20' -H 'Accept: application/json'First 20 observations (dimensions + measures) as JSON.
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