At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in social transfers) by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys by country
Countries reporting
49
Highest
40.0%
France
Lowest
23.9%
Malta
Median
31.6%
Years covered
31
1995–2025
Data points
1,066
What the numbers show
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in social transfers) by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 40.0% in France; the lowest is 23.9% in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 31.6%, and the mean is 32.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Iceland (up 19.4%), and the largest decrease in Serbia (down 31.2%).
At-risk-of-poverty rate: EU-SILC and ECHP surveys … included poverty: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 40.0% | 2025 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 39.5% | 2025 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 37.2% | 2018 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 37.2% | 2018 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 5 | Italy | 36.8% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 6 | Finland | 36.4% | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 7 | Türkiye | 36.3% | 2025 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 8 | Lithuania | 36.2% | 2025 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 8 | Lithuania | 36.2% | 2025 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 10 | Luxembourg | 35.6% | 2025 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 11 | Greece | 35.0% | 2025 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 11 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 35.0% | 2024 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 13 | Germany | 34.5% | 2025 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 13 | Romania | 34.5% | 2025 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 13 | Belgium | 34.5% | 2025 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 13 | Austria | 34.5% | 2025 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 17 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 34.4% | 2024 | down 8.0% | flat |
| 18 | Sweden | 32.9% | 2025 | down 10.4% | flat |
| 19 | Portugal | 32.8% | 2025 | down 19.6% | rising |
| 20 | Poland | 32.1% | 2025 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 20 | Poland | 32.1% | 2025 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 22 | Spain | 31.9% | 2025 | down 19.6% | rising |
| 22 | Switzerland | 31.9% | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 24 | Norway | 31.7% | 2025 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 25 | Denmark | 31.6% | 2025 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 26 | Latvia | 31.5% | 2025 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 26 | Latvia | 31.5% | 2025 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 28 | Serbia | 31.3% | 2025 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 28 | Serbia | 31.3% | 2025 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 30 | Montenegro | 31.0% | 2024 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 31 | Estonia | 30.9% | 2025 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 31 | Estonia | 30.9% | 2025 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 33 | Netherlands | 30.4% | 2025 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 33 | Netherlands | 30.4% | 2025 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 35 | Slovenia | 29.6% | 2025 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 35 | Iceland | 29.6% | 2022 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 35 | Slovenia | 29.6% | 2025 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 38 | Hungary | 29.1% | 2025 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 39 | Slovakia | 28.8% | 2025 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 39 | Slovakia | 28.8% | 2025 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 41 | North Macedonia | 28.7% | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 41 | North Macedonia | 28.7% | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 43 | Ireland | 28.2% | 2025 | down 27.9% | flat |
| 44 | Croatia | 27.6% | 2025 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 44 | Croatia | 27.6% | 2025 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 46 | Albania | 26.8% | 2025 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 47 | Czechia | 26.6% | 2025 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 48 | Cyprus | 26.0% | 2025 | down 17.7% | rising |
| 49 | Malta | 23.9% | 2025 | down 17.6% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.