At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) was 15.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
15.3%
Change on year
down 1.9%
Rank
1st
of 1 regions
All-time high
17.6%
in 2021
All-time low
15.3%
in 2025
Years of data
11
2015–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) recorded 15.3% for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 17.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 17.0% | — |
| 2016 | 16.8% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 16.2% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 15.8% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 15.4% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 15.9% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 17.6% | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 16.4% | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 15.8% | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 15.6% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 15.3% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.2% | 15.4% | 17.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 15.3% | 17.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- 1 Türkiye 23.1% compare
- 2 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 21.9%
- 2 United Kingdom 21.9%
- 4 Lithuania 21.6% compare
- 4 Lithuania 21.6% compare
More poverty & inequality data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) 34.4% (2025)
- Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and 23.6% (2025)
- Gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age -2.9 Number (2025)
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract 5.2% (2025)
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked 16.5% (2025)
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work 13.5% (2025)
- Tenure status by level of disability (activity limitation) and 69.2% (2025)
- Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP 3.6% (2025)
- Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) 21.9% (2025)
- Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) 35.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 15.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 2025.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st out of 1 regions with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded from social transfers) by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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