Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
12.2%
Türkiye
Lowest
0.6%
Belgium
Median
3.2%
Years covered
19
2007–2025
Data points
789
What the numbers show
Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 12.2% in Türkiye; the lowest is 0.6% in Belgium.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.2%, and the mean is 4.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 20.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Iceland (up 260.0%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 62.7%).
Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 12.2% | 2025 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 9.1% | 2025 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 3 | Latvia | 8.6% | 2025 | up 65.4% | rising |
| 3 | Latvia | 8.6% | 2025 | up 65.4% | rising |
| 5 | Croatia | 7.4% | 2025 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 5 | Croatia | 7.4% | 2025 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 7 | Italy | 7.2% | 2025 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 8 | North Macedonia | 7.0% | 2024 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 9 | Serbia | 6.5% | 2025 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 10 | Lithuania | 6.2% | 2025 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 10 | Lithuania | 6.2% | 2025 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 12 | Greece | 5.9% | 2025 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 13 | Spain | 5.4% | 2025 | down 35.7% | rising |
| 14 | Romania | 5.3% | 2025 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 15 | Montenegro | 5.2% | 2023 | down 45.3% | falling |
| 16 | Malta | 4.5% | 2025 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Portugal | 4.1% | 2025 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 18 | Estonia | 3.9% | 2025 | down 37.1% | flat |
| 18 | Estonia | 3.9% | 2025 | down 37.1% | flat |
| 20 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 3.6% | 2025 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 20 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 3.6% | 2025 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 22 | Switzerland | 3.5% | 2024 | up 84.2% | rising |
| 23 | Slovakia | 3.4% | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 24 | Hungary | 3.2% | 2025 | up 52.4% | rising |
| 25 | France | 3.1% | 2025 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 26 | Sweden | 2.9% | 2025 | up 190.0% | volatile |
| 27 | United Kingdom | 2.8% | 2018 | up 64.7% | rising |
| 27 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2.8% | 2018 | up 64.7% | rising |
| 27 | Austria | 2.8% | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 30 | Albania | 2.5% | 2024 | down 62.7% | falling |
| 31 | Poland | 2.4% | 2025 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 31 | Ireland | 2.4% | 2024 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 31 | Poland | 2.4% | 2025 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 34 | Cyprus | 2.0% | 2025 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 35 | Denmark | 1.9% | 2025 | up 171.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Iceland | 1.8% | 2022 | up 260.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Slovenia | 1.8% | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 36 | Finland | 1.8% | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 36 | Slovenia | 1.8% | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 40 | Slovakia | 1.6% | 2025 | down 57.9% | flat |
| 40 | Czechia | 1.6% | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 42 | Germany | 1.4% | 2025 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 42 | Norway | 1.4% | 2025 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 44 | Netherlands | 1.0% | 2025 | down 44.4% | rising |
| 44 | Netherlands | 1.0% | 2025 | down 44.4% | rising |
| 46 | Luxembourg | 0.9% | 2025 | down 62.5% | rising |
| 47 | Belgium | 0.6% | 2025 | down 57.1% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.