Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national thresholds by degree of urbanisation by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
26.0%
North Macedonia
Lowest
14.7%
Iceland
Median
20.3%
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
900
What the numbers show
Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national thresholds by degree of urbanisation is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 26.0% in North Macedonia; the lowest is 14.7% in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 20.3%, and the mean is 20.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in United Kingdom (up 5.9%), and the largest decrease in Greece (down 19.3%).
Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Macedonia | 26.0% | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 2 | Estonia | 23.6% | 2025 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 2 | Estonia | 23.6% | 2025 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 4 | Albania | 23.3% | 2022 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 5 | Spain | 23.2% | 2025 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 6 | Latvia | 23.0% | 2025 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 6 | Romania | 23.0% | 2025 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 6 | Latvia | 23.0% | 2025 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 9 | Croatia | 22.9% | 2025 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 9 | Croatia | 22.9% | 2025 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 11 | Lithuania | 22.3% | 2025 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 11 | Lithuania | 22.3% | 2025 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 21.5% | 2018 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 13 | Malta | 21.5% | 2025 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 13 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 21.5% | 2018 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 16 | Serbia | 21.4% | 2025 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 17 | Sweden | 21.3% | 2025 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 18 | Italy | 21.0% | 2025 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 19 | Bulgaria | 20.8% | 2025 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 20 | Luxembourg | 20.7% | 2025 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 21 | Portugal | 20.4% | 2025 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 22 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 20.3% | 2024 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 22 | Germany | 20.3% | 2025 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 24 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 20.2% | 2024 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 25 | Slovenia | 20.1% | 2025 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 25 | Slovenia | 20.1% | 2025 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 27 | Hungary | 20.0% | 2025 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 28 | Slovakia | 19.3% | 2025 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 28 | Slovakia | 19.3% | 2025 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 30 | Switzerland | 19.2% | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 31 | Poland | 19.1% | 2025 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 31 | Poland | 19.1% | 2025 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 33 | Ireland | 18.9% | 2025 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 34 | Austria | 18.8% | 2025 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 34 | France | 18.8% | 2025 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 36 | Finland | 18.4% | 2025 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 36 | Greece | 18.4% | 2025 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 38 | Czechia | 18.2% | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 39 | Netherlands | 18.1% | 2025 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 39 | Netherlands | 18.1% | 2025 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 41 | Belgium | 17.8% | 2025 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 42 | Norway | 17.7% | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 43 | Cyprus | 17.5% | 2025 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 44 | Denmark | 17.3% | 2025 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 45 | Iceland | 14.7% | 2022 | down 15.5% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.