Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age by country

Countries reporting
47
Highest
33.3%
Finland
Lowest
6.8%
Slovenia
Median
20.7%
Years covered
16
2010–2025
Data points
772

What the numbers show

Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 33.3% in Finland; the lowest is 6.8% in Slovenia.

The median across all reporting countries is 20.7%, and the mean is 19.9%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.

Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Switzerland (up 71.8%), and the largest decrease in Slovenia (down 53.1%).

Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Finland 33.3% 2025 up 6.1% rising
2 Norway 29.0% 2025 down 12.9% flat
3 North Macedonia 27.2% 2024 down 0.7% falling
4 Bulgaria 26.8% 2025 up 0.4% rising
5 Montenegro 25.5% 2023 down 14.1% falling
6 Albania 25.1% 2023 down 5.6% falling
7 Romania 25.0% 2025 down 32.2% falling
7 Greece 25.0% 2025 down 16.7% falling
9 Denmark 24.9% 2025 down 25.2% falling
10 Türkiye 24.6% 2025 down 2.0% falling
11 Sweden 24.1% 2025 down 12.7% falling
12 Luxembourg 24.0% 2022 up 20.0% rising
13 France 23.7% 2025 up 31.7% flat
14 Germany 23.3% 2025 up 28.7% rising
15 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 23.2% 2021 up 11.0% rising
16 Italy 23.0% 2025 down 11.9% falling
17 Spain 22.6% 2025 down 32.1% falling
18 Lithuania 22.1% 2025 down 7.9% falling
18 Lithuania 22.1% 2025 down 7.9% falling
20 Serbia 21.5% 2025 down 32.6% falling
21 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 21.4% 2018 unchanged flat
21 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 21.4% 2019 down 0.9% flat
21 United Kingdom 21.4% 2018 unchanged flat
24 Netherlands 20.7% 2025 down 18.2% falling
24 Netherlands 20.7% 2025 down 18.2% falling
26 Switzerland 20.1% 2024 up 71.8% rising
27 Estonia 19.7% 2025 down 5.7% flat
27 Estonia 19.7% 2025 down 5.7% flat
29 Portugal 18.6% 2025 down 26.5% falling
30 Poland 18.3% 2025 down 23.4% falling
30 Poland 18.3% 2025 down 23.4% falling
32 Slovakia 18.0% 2025 up 38.5% rising
32 Slovakia 18.0% 2025 up 38.5% rising
34 Latvia 17.8% 2025 down 22.3% falling
34 Latvia 17.8% 2025 down 22.3% falling
36 Austria 17.6% 2025 up 4.1% rising
37 Hungary 16.9% 2025 down 27.2% falling
38 Czechia 14.1% 2025 up 6.0% falling
39 Iceland 14.0% 2020 down 13.6% falling
40 Belgium 13.8% 2025 down 28.9% falling
41 Ireland 13.2% 2025 down 46.8% falling
42 Cyprus 12.4% 2025 down 25.3% falling
43 Croatia 12.0% 2025 down 41.2% falling
43 Croatia 12.0% 2025 down 41.2% falling
45 Malta 9.4% 2025 down 32.4% falling
46 Slovenia 6.8% 2025 down 53.1% falling
46 Slovenia 6.8% 2025 down 53.1% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
53 places, 772 data points, 2010–2025
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