Distribution of income by different income groups by country
Countries reporting
37
Highest
64,173
Switzerland
Lowest
5,572
North Macedonia
Median
25,978
Years covered
31
1995–2025
Data points
856
What the numbers show
Distribution of income by different income groups is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 64,173 in Switzerland; the lowest is 5,572 in North Macedonia.
The median across all reporting countries is 25,978, and the mean is 26,441.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 12.
Distribution of income by different income groups: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland | 64,173 | 2024 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 62,024 | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 3 | Norway | 46,406 | 2025 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 4 | Denmark | 42,853 | 2025 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 5 | Iceland | 42,627 | 2022 | up 92.6% | rising |
| 6 | Austria | 42,036 | 2025 | up 55.5% | rising |
| 7 | Ireland | 40,827 | 2025 | up 57.6% | rising |
| 8 | Netherlands | 39,191 | 2025 | up 58.7% | rising |
| 9 | Germany | 35,273 | 2025 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 10 | Finland | 34,553 | 2025 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 11 | Belgium | 34,483 | 2025 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 12 | Sweden | 33,191 | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 13 | France | 32,214 | 2025 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 14 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 28,942 | 2024 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 27,757 | 2018 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 16 | Cyprus | 27,416 | 2025 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 17 | Italy | 26,913 | 2025 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 18 | Malta | 26,235 | 2025 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 19 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 25,978 | 2024 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 20 | Spain | 24,879 | 2025 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 21 | Slovenia | 22,668 | 2025 | up 65.8% | rising |
| 22 | Estonia | 20,990 | 2025 | up 101.9% | rising |
| 23 | Latvia | 18,753 | 2025 | up 142.3% | rising |
| 24 | Lithuania | 18,553 | 2025 | up 151.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Portugal | 18,094 | 2025 | up 64.3% | rising |
| 26 | Croatia | 17,357 | 2025 | up 160.3% | rising |
| 27 | Czechia | 17,159 | 2025 | up 100.2% | rising |
| 28 | Poland | 16,163 | 2025 | up 137.5% | rising |
| 29 | Greece | 14,382 | 2025 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 30 | Slovakia | 14,375 | 2025 | up 88.1% | rising |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 12,497 | 2025 | up 170.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Hungary | 10,817 | 2025 | up 99.3% | rising |
| 33 | Serbia | 9,691 | 2025 | up 187.0% | rising |
| 34 | Romania | 9,313 | 2025 | up 199.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Montenegro | 7,940 | 2024 | up 92.6% | rising |
| 36 | Albania | 6,028 | 2024 | up 145.4% | rising |
| 37 | North Macedonia | 5,572 | 2024 | up 113.5% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 27,511
- Türkiye 10,265