In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract by country
Countries reporting
38
Highest
10.2
Bulgaria
Lowest
1.1
Finland
Median
5.35
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
826
What the numbers show
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 10.2 in Bulgaria; the lowest is 1.1 in Finland.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.35, and the mean is 5.22.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 85.5%), and the largest decrease in Serbia (down 44.4%).
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria | 10.2 | 2025 | up 85.5% | rising |
| 1 | Türkiye | 6.8 | 2025 | down 22.7% | flat |
| 2 | Spain | 8.1 | 2025 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 8 | 2018 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 4 | Malta | 7.9 | 2025 | up 68.1% | rising |
| 5 | Switzerland | 7.2 | 2024 | up 53.2% | flat |
| 6 | Italy | 6.8 | 2025 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 6 | Iceland | 6.8 | 2020 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 8 | Estonia | 6.6 | 2025 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 8 | Hungary | 6.6 | 2025 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 10 | Latvia | 6.4 | 2025 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 11 | Austria | 6.3 | 2025 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 12 | Luxembourg | 6.2 | 2025 | down 34.7% | rising |
| 13 | Portugal | 6.1 | 2025 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 14 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 5.9 | 2019 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 15 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 5.7 | 2021 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 15 | North Macedonia | 5.7 | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 17 | Lithuania | 5.6 | 2025 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 18 | Montenegro | 5.4 | 2023 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 19 | Croatia | 5.3 | 2025 | up 26.2% | flat |
| 19 | Sweden | 5.3 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 21 | France | 4.9 | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 22 | Greece | 4.5 | 2025 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 22 | Germany | 4.5 | 2025 | down 40.0% | flat |
| 24 | Norway | 4.1 | 2025 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 24 | Ireland | 4.1 | 2025 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 24 | Romania | 4.1 | 2025 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 27 | Serbia | 4 | 2025 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 27 | Cyprus | 4 | 2025 | down 39.4% | flat |
| 29 | Poland | 3.9 | 2025 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 30 | Albania | 3.6 | 2023 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 31 | Czechia | 3.2 | 2025 | up 28.0% | flat |
| 31 | Slovakia | 3.2 | 2025 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 33 | Denmark | 3 | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 34 | Netherlands | 2.7 | 2025 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 35 | Slovenia | 2.5 | 2025 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 36 | Belgium | 2 | 2025 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 37 | Finland | 1.1 | 2025 | down 38.9% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.