Gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age by country
Countries reporting
49
Highest
12.79 Number
Lithuania
Lowest
-13.1 Number
Cyprus
Median
-0.25 Number
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
1,038
What the numbers show
Gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 12.79 Number in Lithuania; the lowest is -13.1 Number in Cyprus.
The median across all reporting countries is -0.25 Number, and the mean is -0.5384 Number.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 38 fell. The largest increase was in United Kingdom (up 180.0%), and the largest decrease in Cyprus (down 1,156.5%).
Gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuania | 12.79 Number | 2025 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 1 | Lithuania | 12.79 Number | 2025 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Iceland | 9.84 Number | 2020 | down 3.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Ireland | 8.55 Number | 2025 | up 85.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Estonia | 6.88 Number | 2025 | down 38.9% | rising |
| 5 | Estonia | 6.88 Number | 2025 | down 38.9% | rising |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 5.12 Number | 2025 | up 176.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Serbia | 4.67 Number | 2025 | down 76.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Serbia | 4.67 Number | 2025 | down 76.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Malta | 3.77 Number | 2025 | down 41.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Portugal | 3.37 Number | 2025 | down 33.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Finland | 3.36 Number | 2025 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 13 | Hungary | 2.35 Number | 2025 | down 74.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Sweden | 1.6 Number | 2025 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Slovenia | 1.59 Number | 2025 | up 120.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Slovenia | 1.59 Number | 2025 | up 120.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Poland | 1.18 Number | 2025 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Poland | 1.18 Number | 2025 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 19 | United Kingdom | 0.76 Number | 2018 | up 180.0% | volatile |
| 19 | United Kingdom | 0.76 Number | 2018 | up 180.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Latvia | 0.75 Number | 2025 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Latvia | 0.75 Number | 2025 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Switzerland | 0.22 Number | 2024 | down 86.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Montenegro | 0.07 Number | 2024 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Austria | -0.25 Number | 2025 | up 84.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Romania | -0.3 Number | 2025 | down 103.4% | volatile |
| 27 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | -0.32 Number | 2019 | up 74.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Slovakia | -1.1 Number | 2025 | down 111.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Slovakia | -1.1 Number | 2025 | down 111.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Netherlands | -1.39 Number | 2025 | down 307.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Netherlands | -1.39 Number | 2025 | down 307.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | -1.52 Number | 2021 | down 74.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Denmark | -1.8 Number | 2025 | down 154.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Luxembourg | -2.15 Number | 2025 | down 227.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Czechia | -2.19 Number | 2025 | up 55.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Germany | -2.99 Number | 2025 | down 192.6% | volatile |
| 37 | France | -3.78 Number | 2025 | down 216.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Spain | -4.32 Number | 2025 | down 148.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Belgium | -4.94 Number | 2025 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Croatia | -5.72 Number | 2025 | down 43.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Croatia | -5.72 Number | 2025 | down 43.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Albania | -6.42 Number | 2025 | down 349.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Greece | -7.77 Number | 2025 | down 463.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Türkiye | -9.4 Number | 2025 | down 174.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Italy | -9.67 Number | 2025 | down 78.7% | rising |
| 46 | Norway | -10.01 Number | 2025 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 47 | North Macedonia | -12.26 Number | 2024 | down 162.6% | volatile |
| 47 | North Macedonia | -12.26 Number | 2024 | down 162.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Cyprus | -13.1 Number | 2025 | down 1,156.5% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) -0.32 Number
- European Union - 27 countries (2007-2013) -0.33 Number
- Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) -1.52 Number
- Euro area - 18 countries (2014) -1.97 Number
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) -2.9 Number
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) -3.57 Number