Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)

European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020): Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national was 89,918 Thousand persons in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
89,918 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
1st
of 47 countries
All-time high
106,847 Thousand persons
in 2016
All-time low
89,607 Thousand persons
in 2023
Years of data
17
2008–2024

Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020), 2008–2024

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k2008201620242008: 99.0k Thousand persons2009: 100.8k Thousand persons2010: 103.4k Thousand persons2011: 103.3k Thousand persons2012: 105.1k Thousand persons2013: 102.5k Thousand persons2014: 106.2k Thousand persons2015: 106.0k Thousand persons2016: 106.8k Thousand persons2017: 105.8k Thousand persons2018: 103.9k Thousand persons2019: 103.5k Thousand persons2020: 91.0k Thousand persons2021: 90.7k Thousand persons2022: 91.0k Thousand persons2023: 89.6k Thousand persons2024: 89.9k Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

In 2024, share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) stood at 89,918 Thousand persons.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) peaked at 106,847 Thousand persons in 2016 and was at its lowest, 89,607 Thousand persons, in 2023.

European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) ranks 1st of 47 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020), year by year

Annual values for Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national thresholds by age and sex in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020), 2008 to 2024.
Year Thousand persons Change
2008 98,971 Thousand persons
2009 100,831 Thousand persons +1.9%
2010 103,417 Thousand persons +2.6%
2011 103,342 Thousand persons -0.1%
2012 105,053 Thousand persons +1.7%
2013 102,484 Thousand persons -2.4%
2014 106,222 Thousand persons +3.6%
2015 105,975 Thousand persons -0.2%
2016 106,847 Thousand persons +0.8%
2017 105,849 Thousand persons -0.9%
2018 103,917 Thousand persons -1.8%
2019 103,511 Thousand persons -0.4%
2020 91,030 Thousand persons -12.1%
2021 90,693 Thousand persons -0.4%
2022 90,971 Thousand persons +0.3%
2023 89,607 Thousand persons -1.5%
2024 89,918 Thousand persons +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 99,901 Thousand persons 98,971 Thousand persons 100,831 Thousand persons 2
2010s 104,662 Thousand persons 102,484 Thousand persons 106,847 Thousand persons 10
2020s 90,444 Thousand persons 89,607 Thousand persons 91,030 Thousand persons 5

Countries ranked near European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)

  1. 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 compare
  2. 3 Germany 16,782 Thousand persons compare
  3. 4 Türkiye 16,695 Thousand persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) was 89,918 Thousand persons in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest share of people having income greater or equal to specific national recorded in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
The highest recorded value was 106,847 Thousand persons in 2016.
What is the lowest share of people having income greater or equal to specific national recorded in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
The lowest recorded value was 89,607 Thousand persons in 2023.
How does European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) rank for share of people having income greater or equal to specific national?
European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) ranks 1st out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of people having income greater or equal to specific national rising or falling in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) data come from?
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Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national thresholds by age and sex
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
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Coverage
48 places, 939 data points, 2003–2025
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