In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked by country
Countries reporting
49
Highest
37.8%
Romania
Lowest
3.6%
Montenegro
Median
16.6%
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
1,032
What the numbers show
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 37.8% in Romania; the lowest is 3.6% in Montenegro.
The median across all reporting countries is 16.6%, and the mean is 16.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 120.6%), and the largest decrease in Greece (down 63.8%).
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania | 37.8% | 2025 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 27.2% | 2025 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 3 | Albania | 22.1% | 2025 | up 9.4% | flat |
| 4 | Croatia | 21.8% | 2025 | up 55.7% | rising |
| 4 | Croatia | 21.8% | 2025 | up 55.7% | rising |
| 6 | Norway | 21.2% | 2025 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 21.0% | 2018 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 21.0% | 2018 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 9 | Lithuania | 20.7% | 2025 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 9 | Lithuania | 20.7% | 2025 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 11 | Estonia | 20.5% | 2025 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 11 | Estonia | 20.5% | 2025 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 11 | Portugal | 20.5% | 2025 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 14 | Hungary | 18.9% | 2025 | down 25.3% | flat |
| 15 | France | 18.6% | 2025 | up 82.4% | rising |
| 16 | Germany | 17.9% | 2025 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 17 | Spain | 17.8% | 2025 | down 20.5% | rising |
| 18 | Serbia | 17.7% | 2025 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 18 | Serbia | 17.7% | 2025 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 20 | Bulgaria | 17.2% | 2025 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 21 | North Macedonia | 17.0% | 2024 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 21 | North Macedonia | 17.0% | 2024 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 23 | Italy | 16.9% | 2025 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 24 | Sweden | 16.7% | 2025 | down 23.0% | flat |
| 25 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 16.6% | 2019 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 26 | Poland | 15.6% | 2025 | up 15.6% | falling |
| 26 | Poland | 15.6% | 2025 | up 15.6% | falling |
| 28 | Austria | 15.2% | 2025 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 29 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 14.9% | 2021 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 30 | Türkiye | 14.6% | 2025 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 31 | Ireland | 14.2% | 2025 | up 27.9% | falling |
| 32 | Belgium | 13.9% | 2025 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 32 | Malta | 13.9% | 2025 | up 120.6% | falling |
| 34 | Latvia | 13.7% | 2025 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 34 | Latvia | 13.7% | 2025 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 36 | Netherlands | 13.4% | 2025 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 36 | Netherlands | 13.4% | 2025 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 36 | Denmark | 13.4% | 2025 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 39 | Switzerland | 13.1% | 2024 | up 15.9% | flat |
| 40 | Iceland | 11.0% | 2020 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 41 | Cyprus | 10.6% | 2025 | down 39.8% | flat |
| 42 | Slovenia | 9.2% | 2025 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 42 | Slovenia | 9.2% | 2025 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 44 | Greece | 8.7% | 2025 | down 63.8% | falling |
| 45 | Slovakia | 8.3% | 2025 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 45 | Slovakia | 8.3% | 2025 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 47 | Czechia | 8.2% | 2025 | down 22.6% | rising |
| 48 | Finland | 7.2% | 2025 | up 71.4% | falling |
| 49 | Montenegro | 3.6% | 2024 | down 56.6% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.