Distribution of population by income groups by country
Countries reporting
35
Highest
22.6
Lithuania
Lowest
8.8
Iceland
Median
16.1
Years covered
16
2010–2025
Data points
579
What the numbers show
Distribution of population by income groups is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 22.6 in Lithuania; the lowest is 8.8 in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 16.1, and the mean is 16.23.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in France (up 19.9%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 27.6%).
Distribution of population by income groups: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuania | 22.6 | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 2 | Latvia | 22 | 2025 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 3 | North Macedonia | 21.9 | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 21.2 | 2025 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 5 | Montenegro | 20 | 2024 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 6 | Serbia | 19.6 | 2025 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 6 | Greece | 19.6 | 2025 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 8 | Spain | 19.5 | 2025 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 8 | Estonia | 19.5 | 2025 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 8 | Croatia | 19.5 | 2025 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 11 | Albania | 19.2 | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 12 | Italy | 18.6 | 2025 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 12 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 18.6 | 2018 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 14 | Romania | 18.4 | 2025 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 15 | Malta | 16.9 | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 16 | France | 16.3 | 2025 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 17 | Switzerland | 16.2 | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 18 | Germany | 16.1 | 2025 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 19 | Austria | 15.9 | 2025 | up 14.4% | flat |
| 20 | Sweden | 15.6 | 2025 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 21 | Portugal | 15.4 | 2025 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 22 | Cyprus | 14.9 | 2025 | down 8.0% | flat |
| 23 | Luxembourg | 14.8 | 2025 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 24 | Slovenia | 14.3 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 25 | Hungary | 14 | 2025 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 26 | Netherlands | 13.4 | 2025 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 26 | Finland | 13.4 | 2025 | up 8.1% | flat |
| 28 | Poland | 13.2 | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 29 | Ireland | 13 | 2025 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 30 | Slovakia | 12.2 | 2025 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 31 | Denmark | 11.8 | 2025 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 32 | Norway | 11.3 | 2025 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 33 | Belgium | 10.9 | 2025 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 34 | Czechia | 9.6 | 2025 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 35 | Iceland | 8.8 | 2020 | down 10.2% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Türkiye 23.4