At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by age and sex by country
Countries reporting
41
Highest
28.1%
Greece
Lowest
1.5%
Poland
Median
6.8%
Years covered
18
2008–2025
Data points
729
What the numbers show
At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by age and sex is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 28.1% in Greece; the lowest is 1.5% in Poland.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.8%, and the mean is 8.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 19.
Over the past decade 2 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in France (up 20.0%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 92.0%).
At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 28.1% | 2025 | down 41.5% | rising |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 18.2% | 2018 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 2 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 18.2% | 2018 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 4 | Italy | 18.1% | 2025 | down 29.3% | flat |
| 5 | Spain | 17.5% | 2025 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 6 | France | 15.6% | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 7 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 15.3% | 2024 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 8 | Cyprus | 13.5% | 2025 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 9 | Switzerland | 13.2% | 2024 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 10 | Germany | 13.0% | 2025 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 11 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 12.8% | 2024 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 12 | Finland | 10.8% | 2025 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 13 | Luxembourg | 10.4% | 2025 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 14 | Austria | 9.5% | 2025 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 15 | Sweden | 9.2% | 2025 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 16 | Latvia | 8.6% | 2025 | down 63.7% | falling |
| 16 | Latvia | 8.6% | 2025 | down 63.7% | falling |
| 18 | Denmark | 8.4% | 2025 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 19 | Portugal | 7.4% | 2025 | down 66.1% | falling |
| 20 | Netherlands | 6.8% | 2025 | down 50.4% | falling |
| 20 | Netherlands | 6.8% | 2025 | down 50.4% | falling |
| 22 | Belgium | 6.3% | 2025 | down 50.4% | falling |
| 23 | Slovenia | 6.1% | 2025 | down 60.4% | falling |
| 23 | Slovenia | 6.1% | 2025 | down 60.4% | falling |
| 25 | Lithuania | 5.7% | 2025 | down 74.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Ireland | 5.7% | 2025 | down 71.5% | falling |
| 25 | Estonia | 5.7% | 2025 | down 66.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Estonia | 5.7% | 2025 | down 66.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Lithuania | 5.7% | 2025 | down 74.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Hungary | 5.6% | 2025 | down 63.6% | falling |
| 31 | Norway | 5.4% | 2025 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 32 | Malta | 5.0% | 2025 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 33 | Iceland | 4.6% | 2022 | down 82.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Czechia | 4.1% | 2025 | down 51.8% | falling |
| 35 | Bulgaria | 3.2% | 2025 | down 77.9% | falling |
| 36 | Slovakia | 3.0% | 2025 | down 60.5% | falling |
| 36 | Slovakia | 3.0% | 2025 | down 60.5% | falling |
| 38 | Türkiye | 2.0% | 2025 | down 89.4% | falling |
| 39 | Romania | 1.7% | 2025 | down 92.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Poland | 1.5% | 2025 | down 85.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Poland | 1.5% | 2025 | down 85.3% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.