At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
23.4%
Türkiye
Lowest
7.4%
Iceland
Median
16.2%
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
5,049
What the numbers show
At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 23.4% in Türkiye; the lowest is 7.4% in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 16.2%, and the mean is 16.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in France (up 19.9%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 27.6%).
At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 23.4% | 2025 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 2 | Lithuania | 22.6% | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 2 | Lithuania | 22.6% | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 4 | Latvia | 22.0% | 2025 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 4 | Latvia | 22.0% | 2025 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 6 | North Macedonia | 21.9% | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 21.2% | 2025 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 8 | Montenegro | 19.7% | 2024 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 9 | Greece | 19.6% | 2025 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 9 | Serbia | 19.6% | 2025 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 11 | Spain | 19.5% | 2025 | down 11.8% | flat |
| 11 | Estonia | 19.5% | 2025 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 11 | Croatia | 19.5% | 2025 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 11 | Estonia | 19.5% | 2025 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 11 | Croatia | 19.5% | 2025 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 16 | Albania | 19.2% | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 18.6% | 2018 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 17 | Italy | 18.6% | 2025 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 18.6% | 2018 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 20 | Romania | 18.4% | 2025 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 21 | Malta | 16.9% | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 22 | France | 16.3% | 2025 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 23 | Switzerland | 16.2% | 2024 | up 17.4% | flat |
| 24 | Germany | 16.1% | 2025 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 25 | Austria | 15.9% | 2025 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 26 | Sweden | 15.6% | 2025 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 27 | Portugal | 15.4% | 2025 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 28 | Cyprus | 14.9% | 2025 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 29 | Luxembourg | 14.8% | 2025 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 30 | Slovenia | 14.3% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 30 | Slovenia | 14.3% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 32 | Hungary | 14.0% | 2025 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 33 | Finland | 13.4% | 2025 | up 8.1% | flat |
| 33 | Netherlands | 13.4% | 2025 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 33 | Netherlands | 13.4% | 2025 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 36 | Poland | 13.2% | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 36 | Poland | 13.2% | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 38 | Ireland | 13.0% | 2025 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 39 | Slovakia | 12.2% | 2025 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 39 | Slovakia | 12.2% | 2025 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 41 | Denmark | 11.8% | 2025 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 42 | Norway | 11.3% | 2025 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 43 | Belgium | 10.9% | 2025 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 44 | Czechia | 9.6% | 2025 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 45 | Iceland | 7.4% | 2022 | down 6.3% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Ciudad de Melilla 39.3%
- Sicilia 38.4%
- Ciudad de Ceuta 37.0%
- Campania 35.6%
- Isole 35.4%
- Calabria 32.8%
- Sud 30.5%
- Peloponnisos 30.1%
- Panonska Hrvatska 28.6%
- Ticino 27.8%
- Sur 27.8%
- Sud-Vest Oltenia 27.8%
- Andalucía 27.7%
- Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije 27.7%
- Puglia 27.6%
- Bremen 27.5%
- Yugoiztochen 27.0%
- Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki 26.8%
- Región de Murcia 26.7%
- Extremadura 26.2%
- Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas 26.2%
- Sardegna 26.1%
- Comunitat Valenciana 26.0%
- Castilla-La Mancha 25.9%
- Wien 25.7%
- Yuzhen tsentralen 25.6%
- Severozapaden 25.3%
- Kentriki Elláda 25.2%
- Sud-Est 25.1%
- Thessalia 25.0%
- Srbija - jug 24.9%
- Sterea Elláda 24.6%
- Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria 24.4%
- Kentriki Makedonia 24.2%
- Voreia Elláda 24.2%
- Macroregiunea Doi 24.1%
- Severen tsentralen 23.5%
- Veri 23.5%
- Centro (ES) 23.4%
- Nord-Est 23.4%