Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of the household and income quantile - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators by country
Countries reporting
46
Highest
10.0%
Türkiye
Lowest
0.2%
Iceland
Median
1.5%
Years covered
13
2008–2020
Data points
639
What the numbers show
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of the household and income quantile - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 10.0% in Türkiye; the lowest is 0.2% in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.5%, and the mean is 2.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 50.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 133.3%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 76.7%).
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 10.0% | 2020 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 8.8% | 2020 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 3 | Romania | 7.7% | 2020 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 4 | North Macedonia | 6.0% | 2020 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 5 | Greece | 5.4% | 2020 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 6 | Montenegro | 4.8% | 2020 | up 92.0% | rising |
| 7 | Serbia | 4.2% | 2020 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 8 | Hungary | 3.3% | 2020 | unchanged | falling |
| 9 | Lithuania | 3.1% | 2020 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 9 | Lithuania | 3.1% | 2020 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 11 | Spain | 2.7% | 2020 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 12 | Croatia | 2.6% | 2020 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 12 | Latvia | 2.6% | 2020 | down 63.9% | falling |
| 12 | Latvia | 2.6% | 2020 | down 63.9% | falling |
| 12 | Croatia | 2.6% | 2020 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 16 | Cyprus | 2.1% | 2020 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 17 | Italy | 1.8% | 2020 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 17 | Portugal | 1.8% | 2020 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 19 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 1.7% | 2019 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 19 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 1.7% | 2020 | unchanged | falling |
| 21 | Slovakia | 1.6% | 2020 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 21 | Slovakia | 1.6% | 2020 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 21 | Germany | 1.6% | 2020 | up 45.5% | falling |
| 24 | United Kingdom | 1.3% | 2018 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 24 | Malta | 1.3% | 2020 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 24 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.3% | 2018 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 27 | France | 1.2% | 2020 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 28 | Poland | 1.0% | 2020 | down 76.7% | falling |
| 28 | Slovenia | 1.0% | 2020 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 28 | Estonia | 1.0% | 2020 | down 64.3% | falling |
| 28 | Estonia | 1.0% | 2020 | down 64.3% | falling |
| 28 | Slovenia | 1.0% | 2020 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 28 | Poland | 1.0% | 2020 | down 76.7% | falling |
| 34 | Belgium | 0.8% | 2020 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 34 | Switzerland | 0.8% | 2020 | unchanged | rising |
| 34 | Austria | 0.8% | 2020 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 37 | Norway | 0.7% | 2020 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 37 | Luxembourg | 0.7% | 2020 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 39 | Sweden | 0.6% | 2020 | up 100.0% | flat |
| 39 | Ireland | 0.6% | 2020 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 39 | Denmark | 0.6% | 2020 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 39 | Czechia | 0.6% | 2020 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 43 | Finland | 0.5% | 2020 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 44 | Netherlands | 0.3% | 2020 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 44 | Netherlands | 0.3% | 2020 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 46 | Iceland | 0.2% | 2020 | down 33.3% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.