In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract by country
Countries reporting
49
Highest
10.2%
Bulgaria
Lowest
1.1%
Finland
Median
5.3%
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
1,032
What the numbers show
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 10.2% in Bulgaria; the lowest is 1.1% in Finland.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.3%, and the mean is 5.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 27 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 |
| 2 | Spain | 8.1% | 2025 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 8.0% | 2018 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 8.0% | 2018 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 5 | Malta | 7.9% | 2025 | up 68.1% | rising |
| 6 | Switzerland | 7.2% | 2024 | up 53.2% | flat |
| 7 | Italy | 6.8% | 2025 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 7 | Türkiye | 6.8% | 2025 | down 22.7% | flat |
| 7 | Iceland | 6.8% | 2020 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 10 | Hungary | 6.6% | 2025 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 10 | Estonia | 6.6% | 2025 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 10 | Estonia | 6.6% | 2025 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 13 | Latvia | 6.4% | 2025 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 13 | Latvia | 6.4% | 2025 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 15 | Austria | 6.3% | 2025 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 16 | Luxembourg | 6.2% | 2025 | down 34.7% | rising |
| 17 | Portugal | 6.1% | 2025 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 18 | 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 |
| 19 | North Macedonia | 5.7% | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 19 | 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 |
| 19 | North Macedonia | 5.7% | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 22 | Lithuania | 5.6% | 2025 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 22 | Lithuania | 5.6% | 2025 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 24 | Montenegro | 5.3% | 2024 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 24 | Croatia | 5.3% | 2025 | up 26.2% | flat |
| 24 | Croatia | 5.3% | 2025 | up 26.2% | flat |
| 24 | Sweden | 5.3% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 28 | France | 4.9% | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 29 | Greece | 4.5% | 2025 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 29 | Germany | 4.5% | 2025 | down 40.0% | flat |
| 31 | Albania | 4.4% | 2025 | up 69.2% | rising |
| 32 | Norway | 4.1% | 2025 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 32 | Romania | 4.1% | 2025 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 32 | Ireland | 4.1% | 2025 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 35 | Serbia | 4.0% | 2025 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 35 | Serbia | 4.0% | 2025 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 35 | Cyprus | 4.0% | 2025 | down 39.4% | flat |
| 38 | Poland | 3.9% | 2025 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 38 | Poland | 3.9% | 2025 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 40 | Slovakia | 3.2% | 2025 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 40 | Slovakia | 3.2% | 2025 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 40 | Czechia | 3.2% | 2025 | up 28.0% | flat |
| 43 | Denmark | 3.0% | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 44 | Netherlands | 2.7% | 2025 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 44 | Netherlands | 2.7% | 2025 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 46 | Slovenia | 2.5% | 2025 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 46 | Slovenia | 2.5% | 2025 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 48 | Belgium | 2.0% | 2025 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 49 | 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.