Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025): Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) was 35.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
35.5%
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
4th
of 6 regions
All-time high
38.9%
in 2021
All-time low
33.7%
in 2019
Years of data
12
2014–2025
Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) recorded 35.5% for persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in 2025.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) peaked at 38.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 33.7%, in 2019.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 37.4% | — |
| 2015 | 37.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 38.4% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 36.2% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 35.1% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 33.7% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 36.6% | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 38.9% | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 36.2% | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 35.5% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 35.1% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 35.5% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36.4% | 33.7% | 38.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 36.3% | 35.1% | 38.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
- 1 Finland 46.7% compare
- 2 Luxembourg 43.1% compare
- 3 Denmark 41.6% compare
- 4 Montenegro 40.9% compare
- 5 France 39.5% compare
- 6 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 39.0% compare
- 6 Poland 39.0% compare
- 6 Poland 39.0% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
- Gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age -3.57 Number (2025)
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract 5.3% (2025)
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked 16.4% (2025)
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work 12.8% (2025)
- Tenure status by level of disability (activity limitation) and 65.7% (2025)
- Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) 22.1% (2025)
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) 11.0% (2025)
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex 9.5% (2025)
- Subjective poverty by sex and age 17.9% (2025)
- Subjective poverty by tenure status 17.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) was 35.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 38.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.7% in 2019.
- How does Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank for persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included)?
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 4th out of 6 regions with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) rising or falling in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 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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