Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region - EU 2020 strategy by country
Countries reporting
46
Highest
41.5%
Türkiye
Lowest
11.8%
Iceland
Median
21.2%
Years covered
18
2003–2020
Data points
3,254
What the numbers show
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region - EU 2020 strategy is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 41.5% in Türkiye; the lowest is 11.8% in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 21.2%, and the mean is 22.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 22.2%), and the largest decrease in Hungary (down 38.8%).
Persons at risk: EU 2020 strategy … NUTS 2 region: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 41.5% | 2020 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 2 | North Macedonia | 39.8% | 2020 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 2 | North Macedonia | 39.8% | 2020 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 32.1% | 2020 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 5 | Serbia | 31.1% | 2020 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 5 | Serbia | 31.1% | 2020 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 7 | Montenegro | 30.9% | 2020 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 8 | Romania | 30.4% | 2020 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 9 | Greece | 28.8% | 2020 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 10 | Spain | 26.4% | 2020 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 11 | Latvia | 26.0% | 2020 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 11 | Latvia | 26.0% | 2020 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 13 | Italy | 25.3% | 2020 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 14 | Lithuania | 24.8% | 2020 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 14 | Lithuania | 24.8% | 2020 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 16 | Estonia | 23.2% | 2020 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 16 | Croatia | 23.2% | 2020 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 16 | Estonia | 23.2% | 2020 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 16 | Croatia | 23.2% | 2020 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 20 | United Kingdom | 23.1% | 2018 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 20 | United Kingdom | 23.1% | 2018 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 22 | Cyprus | 22.1% | 2020 | down 10.2% | flat |
| 23 | Germany | 21.6% | 2020 | up 9.6% | flat |
| 24 | Luxembourg | 20.9% | 2020 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 25 | Portugal | 19.8% | 2020 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 26 | Ireland | 19.2% | 2020 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 27 | Belgium | 19.0% | 2020 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 27 | Malta | 19.0% | 2020 | down 10.4% | flat |
| 29 | France | 18.6% | 2020 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 30 | Hungary | 18.3% | 2020 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 31 | Switzerland | 18.1% | 2020 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 32 | Sweden | 17.9% | 2020 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 33 | Austria | 17.5% | 2020 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 34 | Poland | 17.3% | 2020 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 34 | Poland | 17.3% | 2020 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 36 | Netherlands | 16.1% | 2020 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 36 | Netherlands | 16.1% | 2020 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 38 | Finland | 16.0% | 2020 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 39 | Denmark | 15.9% | 2020 | down 13.1% | flat |
| 39 | Norway | 15.9% | 2020 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 41 | Slovenia | 15.0% | 2020 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 41 | Slovenia | 15.0% | 2020 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 43 | Slovakia | 14.8% | 2020 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 43 | Slovakia | 14.8% | 2020 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 45 | Czechia | 11.9% | 2020 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 46 | Iceland | 11.8% | 2020 | down 13.9% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Campania 47.2%
- Sicilia 44.7%
- Basilicata 43.8%
- Shqipëria 43.4%
- Sud-Est 43.2%
- Severozapaden 42.7%
- Ciudad de Melilla 42.4%
- Macroregiunea Doi 42.2%
- Isole 41.8%
- Calabria 41.6%
- Nord-Est 41.4%
- Sud 40.7%
- Severna Makedonija 39.8%
- Ciudad de Ceuta 38.8%
- Extremadura 38.7%
- Sud-Vest Oltenia 38.7%
- Molise 38.3%
- Yugoiztochen 38.2%
- Yuzhen tsentralen 37.5%
- Srbija - jug 37.0%
- Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria 36.6%
- Canarias 36.3%
- Border, Midland and Western (NUTS 2013) 35.2%
- Andalucía 35.1%
- Puglia 34.8%
- Severen tsentralen 34.6%
- Sur 34.4%
- Sardegna 33.8%
- Sud-Muntenia 32.6%
- Kentriki Elláda 32.5%
- Voreia Elláda 32.3%
- Macroregiunea Patru 32.1%
- Severoiztochen 31.6%
- Crna Gora 30.9%
- Castilla-La Mancha 29.8%
- Región de Murcia 29.7%
- Nisia Aigaiou, Kriti 29.4%
- Comunitat Valenciana 29.3%
- Southern and Eastern (NUTS 2013) 29.3%
- Észak-Alföld 29.0%