Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022): Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) was 39.0% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
39.0%
Change on year
up 6.3%
Rank
1st
of 6 regions
All-time high
39.0%
in 2021
All-time low
33.7%
in 2019
Years of data
12
2010–2021
Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022), 2010–2021
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) is 39.0%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) peaked at 39.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 33.7%, in 2019.
Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 36.2% | — |
| 2011 | 35.6% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 36.1% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 36.6% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 37.4% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 37.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 38.4% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 36.2% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 35.2% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 33.7% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 36.7% | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 39.0% | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36.3% | 33.7% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.9% | 36.7% | 39.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
- 1 Finland 46.7% compare
- 2 Luxembourg 43.1% compare
- 3 Denmark 41.6% compare
- 4 Montenegro 40.9% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
- 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 type of contract 5.7% (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)
- 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)
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex 12.9% (2020)
- Material and social deprivation rate by tenure status 11.0% (2021)
- Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex 11.0% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
- Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) was 39.0% in 2021, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) recorded in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
- The highest recorded value was 39.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) recorded in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.7% in 2019.
- How does Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) rank for persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included)?
- Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) ranks 1st out of 6 regions with data for 2021.
- Is persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) rising or falling in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included in social transfers) by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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