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 8.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
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
The most recent figure for 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) is 8.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 18.9% 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 10.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2024.
European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) ranks 19th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 10.4% | — |
| 2009 | 10.2% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 10.2% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 9.5% | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 10.3% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 9.8% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 9.0% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.7% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 8.6% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.3% | 10.2% | 10.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 9.5% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 8.6% | 9.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)
- 16 United Kingdom 9.0% compare
- 16 United Kingdom 9.0% compare
- 18 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 8.8% compare
- 20 Ireland 8.4% compare
- 21 Finland 8.3% compare
- 22 Netherlands 8.1% compare
- 22 Netherlands 8.1% compare
More economy & growth data for European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)
- Farms and hectares by crops, utilised agricultural area, economic 155.11 million Hectare (2020)
- 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 8.6% 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 10.6% 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 8.6% in 2024.
- 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 19th 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 18.9%. 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?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national thresholds by educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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