Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by income quantile and household composition - EU 2020 strategy by country
Countries reporting
46
Highest
41.5%
Türkiye
Lowest
11.4%
Iceland
Median
21.0%
Years covered
18
2003–2020
Data points
777
What the numbers show
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by income quantile and household composition - EU 2020 strategy is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 41.5% in Türkiye; the lowest is 11.4% in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 21.0%, and the mean is 21.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 22.2%), and the largest decrease in Hungary (down 39.5%).
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by income quantile and: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 41.5% | 2020 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 2 | North Macedonia | 39.8% | 2020 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 32.0% | 2020 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 4 | Serbia | 31.1% | 2020 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 5 | Montenegro | 30.7% | 2020 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 6 | Romania | 30.4% | 2020 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 7 | Greece | 28.8% | 2020 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 8 | Spain | 26.4% | 2020 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 9 | Latvia | 26.1% | 2020 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 9 | Latvia | 26.1% | 2020 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 11 | Italy | 25.3% | 2020 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 12 | Lithuania | 24.8% | 2020 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 12 | Lithuania | 24.8% | 2020 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 14 | Croatia | 23.2% | 2020 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 14 | Croatia | 23.2% | 2020 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 16 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 23.1% | 2018 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 16 | Estonia | 23.1% | 2020 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 16 | Estonia | 23.1% | 2020 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 23.1% | 2018 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 20 | Cyprus | 22.1% | 2020 | down 10.2% | flat |
| 21 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 21.8% | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 22 | Germany | 21.6% | 2020 | up 9.1% | flat |
| 23 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 21.1% | 2019 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 24 | Luxembourg | 20.9% | 2020 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 25 | Portugal | 19.8% | 2020 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 26 | Ireland | 19.2% | 2020 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 27 | Belgium | 19.0% | 2020 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 27 | Malta | 19.0% | 2020 | down 10.4% | flat |
| 29 | France | 18.6% | 2020 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 30 | Switzerland | 18.3% | 2020 | up 7.0% | flat |
| 31 | Hungary | 18.1% | 2020 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 32 | Sweden | 17.8% | 2020 | unchanged | rising |
| 33 | Austria | 17.5% | 2020 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 34 | Poland | 17.3% | 2020 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 34 | Poland | 17.3% | 2020 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 36 | Netherlands | 16.1% | 2020 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 36 | Netherlands | 16.1% | 2020 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 38 | Finland | 16.0% | 2020 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 39 | Norway | 15.9% | 2020 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 39 | Denmark | 15.9% | 2020 | down 13.6% | flat |
| 41 | Slovenia | 15.0% | 2020 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 41 | Slovenia | 15.0% | 2020 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 43 | Slovakia | 14.8% | 2020 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 43 | Slovakia | 14.8% | 2020 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 45 | Czechia | 11.9% | 2020 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 46 | Iceland | 11.4% | 2020 | down 17.4% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.