At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) was 34.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
34.4%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
1st
of 1 regions
All-time high
37.1%
in 2015
All-time low
34.4%
in 2024
Years of data
11
2015–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) is 34.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 37.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 34.4%, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 37.1% | — |
| 2016 | 36.8% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 36.0% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 35.5% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 34.9% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 35.4% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 37.1% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 35.4% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 34.8% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 34.4% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 34.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36.1% | 34.9% | 37.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 35.2% | 34.4% | 37.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- 1 France 40.0% compare
- 2 Bulgaria 39.5% compare
- 3 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 37.2%
- 3 United Kingdom 37.2%
More poverty & inequality data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) 15.3% (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 included in) in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 34.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 37.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.4% in 2024.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in)?
- 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 included in) rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. 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 included in 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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