Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
92,201 Thousand persons
European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)
Lowest
43 Thousand persons
Iceland
Median
1,162 Thousand persons
Years covered
11
2015–2025
Data points
512
What the numbers show
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 92,201 Thousand persons in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020); the lowest is 43 Thousand persons in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,162 Thousand persons, and the mean is 6,717 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,144.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 29.5%), and the largest decrease in Serbia (down 47.8%).
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 92,201 Thousand persons | 2019 | — | falling |
| 2 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 74,566 Thousand persons | 2021 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 3 | Türkiye | 25,032 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 4 | Germany | 17,522 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 5 | France | 13,863 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 6 | Italy | 13,265 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 7 | Spain | 12,500 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 8 | Poland | 5,396 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 8 | Poland | 5,396 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 10 | Romania | 5,169 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 11 | Netherlands | 2,806 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 11 | Netherlands | 2,806 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 13 | Greece | 2,797 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 14 | Portugal | 1,995 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 15 | Sweden | 1,970 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 16 | Belgium | 1,925 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 17 | Bulgaria | 1,869 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 18 | Hungary | 1,827 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 19 | Switzerland | 1,702 Thousand persons | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 20 | Austria | 1,686 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 21 | Serbia | 1,517 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 47.8% | falling |
| 22 | Czechia | 1,213 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 23 | Albania | 1,162 Thousand persons | 2023 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 24 | Denmark | 1,065 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 25 | Ireland | 1,007 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 26 | Finland | 952 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 27 | Slovakia | 895 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 27 | Slovakia | 895 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 29 | Norway | 894 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 30 | Croatia | 777 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 30 | Croatia | 777 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 32 | Lithuania | 762 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 32 | Lithuania | 762 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 34 | North Macedonia | 495 Thousand persons | 2024 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 35 | Latvia | 454 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 35 | Latvia | 454 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 37 | Slovenia | 324 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 37 | Slovenia | 324 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 39 | Estonia | 296 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 39 | Estonia | 296 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 41 | Montenegro | 192 Thousand persons | 2023 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 42 | Cyprus | 167 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 43 | Luxembourg | 123 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 44 | Malta | 109 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 45 | Iceland | 43 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 7.5% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 92,732 Thousand persons
- European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) 92,201 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 74,224 Thousand persons
- Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) 73,749 Thousand persons
- Euro area - 18 countries (2014) 71,575 Thousand persons