Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020)
European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020): Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) was 35.1% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
35.1%
Change on year
down 3.6%
Rank
5th
of 6 regions
All-time high
38.5%
in 2016
All-time low
35.1%
in 2019
Years of data
10
2010–2019
Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020), 2010–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2019, persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) stood at 35.1%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) peaked at 38.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 35.1%, in 2019.
Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 37.1% | — |
| 2011 | 36.7% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 37.2% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 37.7% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 38.2% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 38.4% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 38.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 37.0% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 36.4% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 35.1% | -3.6% |
Countries ranked near European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020)
- 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 European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020)
- Gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age -0.32 Number (2019)
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked 16.6% (2019)
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract 5.9% (2019)
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work 15.1% (2019)
- Tenure status by level of disability (activity limitation) and 69.8% (2019)
- Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) 21.4% (2019)
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) 11.4% (2019)
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex 12.8% (2019)
- Material and social deprivation rate by tenure status 12.5% (2019)
- Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex 12.5% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020)?
- Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) was 35.1% in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) recorded in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 38.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) recorded in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.1% in 2019.
- How does European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) rank for persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included)?
- European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) ranks 5th out of 6 regions with data for 2019.
- Is persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) rising or falling in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) 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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