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 20.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
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
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) recorded 20.2% for share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 5.2% 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 21.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 2023.
That places European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 24th out of 45 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 20.3% | — |
| 2009 | 20.6% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 20.9% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 20.8% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 21.0% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 20.6% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 21.3% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 21.2% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 21.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 21.0% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 20.6% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 20.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 20.7% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 20.6% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 20.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 20.2% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 20.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.5% | 20.3% | 20.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 20.6% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 20.2% | 20.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)
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- Irrigation of agricultural holdings by utilised agricultural area 155.11 million Hectare (2020)
- Economic accounts for agriculture - values at current prices 53,400 Million euro (2025)
- Economic accounts for agriculture - indices 104 Index, 2020=100 (2025)
- Economic accounts for agriculture - values at reference year prices 51,346 Chain linked volumes (2020), million euro (2025)
- Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) - ECOICOP ver.2 - indices 103.34 Index, 2025=100 (2026)
- Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) - ECOICOP ver.2 - item 1,000 (2026)
- Economic accounts for agriculture - values at n-1 prices 55,776 Million euro (2025)
- Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) - ECOICOP ver.2 - first 103.34 Index, 2025=100 (2026)
- Economic accounts for agriculture - agricultural income indicators 24,580 Index, 2020=100 (2025)
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 20.2% 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 21.3% in 2014.
- 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 20.2% 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 24th out of 45 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 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national thresholds by degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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