Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national thresholds by age and sex by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
89,918 Thousand persons
European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)
Lowest
56 Thousand persons
Iceland
Median
1,341 Thousand persons
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
939
What the numbers show
Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national thresholds by age and sex is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 89,918 Thousand persons in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020); the lowest is 56 Thousand persons in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,341 Thousand persons, and the mean is 6,664 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,606.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 34.4%), and the largest decrease in Greece (down 23.7%).
Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 89,918 Thousand persons | 2024 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 2 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 69,600 Thousand persons | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 3 | Germany | 16,782 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 4 | Türkiye | 16,695 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 14,081 Thousand persons | 2018 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 14,081 Thousand persons | 2018 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 7 | France | 12,521 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 8 | Italy | 12,309 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 10.3% | flat |
| 9 | Spain | 11,288 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 10 | Poland | 6,862 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 10 | Poland | 6,862 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 12 | Romania | 4,342 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 13 | Netherlands | 3,207 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 13 | Netherlands | 3,207 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 15 | Sweden | 2,256 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 16 | Portugal | 2,193 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 17 | Belgium | 2,082 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 11.8% | flat |
| 18 | Czechia | 1,911 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 19 | Hungary | 1,879 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 20 | Greece | 1,865 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 21 | Switzerland | 1,698 Thousand persons | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 22 | Austria | 1,696 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 23 | Serbia | 1,400 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 24 | Bulgaria | 1,341 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 25 | Slovakia | 1,032 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 25 | Slovakia | 1,032 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 27 | Denmark | 1,031 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 28 | Finland | 1,019 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 29 | Ireland | 1,011 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 30 | Norway | 985 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 31 | Croatia | 857 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 31 | Croatia | 857 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 33 | Lithuania | 644 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 33 | Lithuania | 644 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 35 | Albania | 577 Thousand persons | 2024 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 36 | North Macedonia | 474 Thousand persons | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 37 | Latvia | 423 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 37 | Latvia | 423 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 39 | Slovenia | 420 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 39 | Slovenia | 420 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 41 | Estonia | 319 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 41 | Estonia | 319 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 43 | Cyprus | 171 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 44 | Luxembourg | 140 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 45 | Montenegro | 137 Thousand persons | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 46 | Malta | 121 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 47 | Iceland | 56 Thousand persons | 2022 | up 7.7% | rising |
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) 89,750 Thousand persons