Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) vs European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020): Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex (age)

Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
76,093 Thousand persons
in 2025
European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)
92,201 Thousand persons
in 2019
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank
3rd
European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) rank
1st

Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex (age) over time

  • Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
  • European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k201520202025

How they compare

European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) currently reports 92,201 Thousand persons against 76,093 Thousand persons in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), a difference of 16,108 Thousand persons.

That makes European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)'s figure about 1.2 times Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)'s.

Across all 5 years both countries report, European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) has been ahead every year.

Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 3rd and European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) ranks 1st of 6 regions.

European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex, Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) or 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), at 92,201 Thousand persons against 76,093 Thousand persons in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) as of 2019.
What is the difference in persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex between Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) and European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
16,108 Thousand persons, with European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) and European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
How do Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) and European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) rank globally for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex?
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 3rd and European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) ranks 1st of 6 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
53 places, 547 data points, 2015–2025
Last refreshed