In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026): In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract was 5.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), 2008–2021
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2021, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) stood at 5.7%.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) peaked at 6.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2010.
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 19th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 5.2% | — |
| 2009 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 6.1% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 5.1% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.7% | 5.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
- 16 Luxembourg 6.2% compare
- 17 Portugal 6.1% compare
- 18 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 5.9% compare
- 19 North Macedonia 5.7% compare
- 21 Lithuania 5.6% compare
- 21 Lithuania 5.6% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
- Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and 23.8% (2024)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) 16.3% (2024)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) 35.0% (2024)
- Gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age -1.52 Number (2021)
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked 14.9% (2021)
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work 13.0% (2021)
- Tenure status by level of disability (activity limitation) and 68.6% (2021)
- Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP 3.6% (2025)
- Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) 23.2% (2021)
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) 12.4% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) was 5.7% in 2021, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2010.
- How does Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract?
- Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 19th out of 47 countries with data for 2021.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract rising or falling in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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