Mean and median income by ability to make ends meet in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Mean and median income by ability to make ends meet was 18,235 Euro in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
18,235 Euro
Change on year
up 8.0%
Rank
2nd
of 8 regions
All-time high
18,235 Euro
in 2025
All-time low
11,786 Euro
in 2011
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Mean and median income by ability to make ends meet in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Euro.
Analysis
In 2025, mean and median income by ability to make ends meet in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) stood at 18,235 Euro. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and up 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean and median income by ability to make ends meet in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 18,235 Euro in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11,786 Euro, in 2011.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Mean and median income by ability to make ends meet in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Euro | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 11,821 Euro | — |
| 2011 | 11,786 Euro | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 11,911 Euro | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 12,077 Euro | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 12,125 Euro | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 12,120 Euro | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 12,405 Euro | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 12,824 Euro | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 13,077 Euro | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 13,220 Euro | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 13,074 Euro | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 13,134 Euro | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 14,547 Euro | +10.8% |
| 2023 | 15,682 Euro | +7.8% |
| 2024 | 16,878 Euro | +7.6% |
| 2025 | 18,235 Euro | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12,337 Euro | 11,786 Euro | 13,220 Euro | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,258 Euro | 13,074 Euro | 18,235 Euro | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- 1 Switzerland 41,165 Euro compare
- 2 Luxembourg 40,744 Euro compare
- 3 Norway 34,801 Euro compare
- 4 Ireland 32,479 Euro compare
- 5 Iceland 31,071 Euro compare
More economy & growth data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) and Gross value added (GVA) in volume by 112.4 Index, 2020=100 (2024)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by NUTS 2 region 18.02 million Million euro (2024)
- Average annual population to calculate regional GDP data (thousand) 451,029 Thousand (2024)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by NUTS 3 region 18.02 million Million euro (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices by NUTS 3 region 16.20 million Current prices, million euro (2024)
- Agricultural land prices by region 15,224 Euro per hectare (2024)
- Agricultural land renting prices for one year by region 295 Euro per hectare (2024)
- Irrigation of agricultural holdings by utilised agricultural area 155.11 million Hectare (2020)
- Farms and hectares by crops, utilised agricultural area, economic 155.11 million Hectare (2020)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) and main components (output, expenditure) 111.34 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2026)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean and median income by ability to make ends meet in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Mean and median income by ability to make ends meet in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 18,235 Euro in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest mean and median income by ability to make ends meet recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 18,235 Euro in 2025.
- What is the lowest mean and median income by ability to make ends meet recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,786 Euro in 2011.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for mean and median income by ability to make ends meet?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 2nd out of 8 regions with data for 2025.
- Is mean and median income by ability to make ends meet rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Mean and median income by ability to make ends meet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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