Relative median income ratio (65+) - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
1.12
Luxembourg
Lowest
0.61
Latvia
Median
0.84
Years covered
31
1995–2025
Data points
1,047
What the numbers show
Relative median income ratio (65+) - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 1.12 in Luxembourg; the lowest is 0.61 in Latvia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.84, and the mean is 0.8294.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in United Kingdom (up 18.9%), and the largest decrease in Serbia (down 25.2%).
Relative median income ratio (65+) - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | 1.12 | 2025 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 2 | Spain | 1.06 | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 3 | Italy | 1 | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 4 | Slovakia | 0.98 | 2025 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 4 | Slovakia | 0.98 | 2025 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 6 | France | 0.97 | 2025 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 7 | Montenegro | 0.96 | 2024 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 8 | Iceland | 0.93 | 2022 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 8 | Austria | 0.93 | 2025 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 10 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 0.92 | 2024 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 11 | Romania | 0.91 | 2025 | down 9.0% | flat |
| 11 | Portugal | 0.91 | 2025 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 11 | North Macedonia | 0.91 | 2024 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 14 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 0.9 | 2024 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 14 | Norway | 0.9 | 2025 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 16 | Poland | 0.89 | 2025 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 16 | Poland | 0.89 | 2025 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 18 | United Kingdom | 0.88 | 2018 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 18 | Greece | 0.88 | 2025 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 18 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.88 | 2018 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 21 | Ireland | 0.87 | 2025 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 22 | Hungary | 0.86 | 2025 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 23 | Finland | 0.85 | 2025 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 24 | Sweden | 0.84 | 2025 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 25 | Germany | 0.83 | 2025 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 26 | Türkiye | 0.82 | 2025 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 26 | Czechia | 0.82 | 2025 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 28 | Serbia | 0.8 | 2025 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 28 | Belgium | 0.8 | 2025 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 28 | Albania | 0.8 | 2024 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 31 | Switzerland | 0.78 | 2024 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 32 | Denmark | 0.77 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 32 | Bulgaria | 0.77 | 2025 | up 8.5% | flat |
| 34 | Netherlands | 0.76 | 2025 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 34 | Netherlands | 0.76 | 2025 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 36 | Slovenia | 0.75 | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 36 | Slovenia | 0.75 | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 36 | Cyprus | 0.75 | 2025 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 39 | Malta | 0.72 | 2025 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 40 | Croatia | 0.66 | 2025 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 40 | Croatia | 0.66 | 2025 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 42 | Estonia | 0.65 | 2025 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 42 | Estonia | 0.65 | 2025 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 44 | Lithuania | 0.62 | 2025 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 44 | Lithuania | 0.62 | 2025 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 46 | Latvia | 0.61 | 2025 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 46 | Latvia | 0.61 | 2025 | down 6.2% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.