Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026): Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of was 1.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), 2008–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) recorded 1.7% for persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) peaked at 2.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2019.
That places Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 19th out of 46 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.7% | — |
| 2009 | 1.8% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | +17.6% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | +15.0% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -16.7% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | +13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
More economy & growth data for Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
- Gross value added and income by main industry (NACE Rev.2 ) 111.85 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2026)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) and main components (output, expenditure) 111.85 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2026)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) and main components per capita 11,000 Current prices, euro per capita (2026)
- Economic accounts for agriculture - values at current prices 34,650 Million euro (2025)
- Economic accounts for agriculture - indices 97.83 Index, 2020=100 (2025)
- Economic accounts for agriculture - values at reference year prices 35,420 Chain linked volumes (2020), million euro (2025)
- Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) - ECOICOP ver.2 - indices 103.24 Index, 2025=100 (2026)
- Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) - ECOICOP ver.2 - item 1,000 (2026)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) and main components (output, expenditure) 113.85 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2025)
- Gross value added and income by main industry (NACE Rev.2 ) - annual 113.85 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) was 1.7% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2019.
- How does Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) rank for persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of?
- Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 19th out of 46 countries with data for 2020.
- Is persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of rising or falling in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of the household and income quantile - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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