Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by income quantile and household composition by country
Countries reporting
43
Highest
24,979 Thousand persons
Türkiye
Lowest
40 Thousand persons
Iceland
Median
1,065 Thousand persons
Years covered
11
2015–2025
Data points
482
What the numbers show
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by income quantile and household composition is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 24,979 Thousand persons in Türkiye; the lowest is 40 Thousand persons in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,065 Thousand persons, and the mean is 3,123 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 624.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 29.5%), and the largest decrease in Serbia (down 47.8%).
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by income quantile and: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 24,979 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 2 | Germany | 17,522 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 3 | France | 13,863 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 4 | Italy | 13,265 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 5 | Spain | 12,468 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 6 | Romania | 5,128 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 7 | Poland | 4,969 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 7 | Poland | 4,969 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 9 | Netherlands | 2,792 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 9 | Netherlands | 2,792 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 11 | Greece | 2,785 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 12 | Portugal | 1,995 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 13 | Sweden | 1,931 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 14 | Belgium | 1,925 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 1,866 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 16 | Hungary | 1,811 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 17 | Austria | 1,686 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 18 | Switzerland | 1,623 Thousand persons | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 19 | Serbia | 1,517 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 47.8% | falling |
| 20 | Czechia | 1,213 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 21 | Albania | 1,162 Thousand persons | 2023 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 22 | Denmark | 1,065 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 23 | Ireland | 1,007 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 24 | Finland | 952 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 25 | Slovakia | 895 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 25 | Slovakia | 895 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 27 | Norway | 884 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 28 | Croatia | 777 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 28 | Croatia | 777 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 30 | Lithuania | 762 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 30 | Lithuania | 762 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 32 | North Macedonia | 494 Thousand persons | 2024 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 33 | Latvia | 443 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 33 | Latvia | 443 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 35 | Slovenia | 324 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 35 | Slovenia | 324 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 37 | Estonia | 290 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 37 | Estonia | 290 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 39 | Montenegro | 192 Thousand persons | 2023 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 40 | Cyprus | 167 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 41 | Luxembourg | 123 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 42 | Malta | 109 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 43 | Iceland | 40 Thousand persons | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
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) 92,134 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 74,151 Thousand persons