At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded from social transfers) by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
23.1%
Türkiye
Lowest
7.5%
Czechia
Median
15.2%
Years covered
31
1995–2025
Data points
1,039
What the numbers show
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded from social transfers) by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 23.1% in Türkiye; the lowest is 7.5% in Czechia.
The median across all reporting countries is 15.2%, and the mean is 15.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 18.8%), and the largest decrease in Serbia (down 41.8%).
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 23.1% | 2025 | up 9.0% | flat |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 21.9% | 2018 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 2 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 21.9% | 2018 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 4 | Lithuania | 21.6% | 2025 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 4 | Lithuania | 21.6% | 2025 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 20.6% | 2025 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 7 | Luxembourg | 19.6% | 2025 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 8 | Latvia | 19.0% | 2025 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 8 | Latvia | 19.0% | 2025 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 10 | France | 18.7% | 2025 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 11 | Montenegro | 17.6% | 2024 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 12 | Ireland | 17.2% | 2025 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 13 | Germany | 16.6% | 2025 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 14 | Switzerland | 16.4% | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 15 | Finland | 16.3% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 15 | Sweden | 16.3% | 2025 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 15 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 16.3% | 2024 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 18 | Italy | 16.2% | 2025 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 19 | Norway | 15.7% | 2025 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 20 | Spain | 15.6% | 2025 | down 28.4% | rising |
| 20 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 15.6% | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 22 | Serbia | 15.3% | 2025 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 23 | Estonia | 15.2% | 2025 | down 11.6% | flat |
| 23 | Estonia | 15.2% | 2025 | down 11.6% | flat |
| 25 | Austria | 15.1% | 2025 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 25 | Denmark | 15.1% | 2025 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 27 | Belgium | 14.8% | 2025 | down 14.9% | flat |
| 28 | Croatia | 13.8% | 2025 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 28 | Croatia | 13.8% | 2025 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 30 | Romania | 13.5% | 2025 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 30 | North Macedonia | 13.5% | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 32 | Iceland | 13.4% | 2022 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 33 | Greece | 13.1% | 2025 | down 19.1% | flat |
| 34 | Portugal | 12.6% | 2025 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 35 | Netherlands | 12.4% | 2025 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 35 | Netherlands | 12.4% | 2025 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 37 | Albania | 12.1% | 2024 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 37 | Malta | 12.1% | 2025 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 39 | Cyprus | 11.3% | 2025 | down 32.3% | flat |
| 40 | Poland | 11.1% | 2025 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 40 | Poland | 11.1% | 2025 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 42 | Slovakia | 10.9% | 2025 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 42 | Slovakia | 10.9% | 2025 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 44 | Hungary | 10.8% | 2025 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 45 | Slovenia | 10.2% | 2025 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 45 | Slovenia | 10.2% | 2025 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 47 | Czechia | 7.5% | 2025 | down 19.4% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.