Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
44.6%
Albania
Lowest
7.9%
Slovenia
Median
23.4%
Years covered
12
2014–2025
Data points
523
What the numbers show
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 44.6% in Albania; the lowest is 7.9% in Slovenia.
The median across all reporting countries is 23.4%, and the mean is 23.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Switzerland (up 54.0%), and the largest decrease in Slovenia (down 52.7%).
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania | 44.6% | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 2 | Montenegro | 36.4% | 2023 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 3 | Finland | 35.9% | 2025 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 4 | Romania | 33.1% | 2025 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 5 | Greece | 32.9% | 2025 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 6 | Norway | 31.7% | 2025 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 31.7% | 2025 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 8 | Türkiye | 31.2% | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 9 | Denmark | 30.5% | 2025 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 10 | North Macedonia | 30.0% | 2024 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 11 | Germany | 28.5% | 2025 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 12 | France | 28.3% | 2025 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 13 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 27.9% | 2021 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 14 | Spain | 27.8% | 2025 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 15 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 27.5% | 2021 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 16 | Luxembourg | 27.0% | 2022 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 17 | Sweden | 26.6% | 2025 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 18 | Italy | 26.2% | 2025 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 19 | Lithuania | 25.4% | 2025 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 19 | Lithuania | 25.4% | 2025 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 21 | Serbia | 24.2% | 2025 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 22 | Netherlands | 23.4% | 2025 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 22 | Netherlands | 23.4% | 2025 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 24 | Hungary | 22.8% | 2025 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 25 | Austria | 21.8% | 2025 | up 7.9% | flat |
| 26 | Estonia | 21.6% | 2025 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 26 | Estonia | 21.6% | 2025 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 28 | Latvia | 21.4% | 2025 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 28 | Latvia | 21.4% | 2025 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 28 | Switzerland | 21.4% | 2024 | up 54.0% | rising |
| 31 | Portugal | 21.3% | 2025 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 32 | Poland | 20.3% | 2025 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 32 | Poland | 20.3% | 2025 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 34 | Slovakia | 20.2% | 2025 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 34 | Slovakia | 20.2% | 2025 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 36 | Belgium | 19.0% | 2025 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 37 | Ireland | 18.8% | 2025 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 38 | Iceland | 16.8% | 2020 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 39 | Czechia | 15.6% | 2025 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 40 | Cyprus | 14.6% | 2025 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 41 | Croatia | 13.5% | 2025 | down 45.8% | falling |
| 41 | Croatia | 13.5% | 2025 | down 45.8% | falling |
| 43 | Malta | 12.1% | 2025 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 44 | Slovenia | 7.9% | 2025 | down 52.7% | falling |
| 44 | Slovenia | 7.9% | 2025 | down 52.7% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.