Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region by country
Countries reporting
43
Highest
40.5%
Albania
Lowest
9.1%
Iceland
Median
19.4%
Years covered
11
2015–2025
Data points
3,054
What the numbers show
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 40.5% in Albania; the lowest is 9.1% in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 19.4%, and the mean is 20.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in France (up 13.0%), and the largest decrease in Serbia (down 43.4%).
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania | 40.5% | 2024 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 2 | Türkiye | 29.8% | 2025 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 3 | Montenegro | 29.2% | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 29.0% | 2025 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 5 | Greece | 27.5% | 2025 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 6 | Romania | 27.4% | 2025 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 7 | North Macedonia | 27.1% | 2024 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 8 | Lithuania | 26.3% | 2025 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 8 | Lithuania | 26.3% | 2025 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 10 | Spain | 25.7% | 2025 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 11 | Latvia | 24.7% | 2025 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 11 | Latvia | 24.7% | 2025 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 13 | Serbia | 23.2% | 2025 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 14 | Italy | 22.6% | 2025 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 15 | Estonia | 21.8% | 2025 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 15 | Estonia | 21.8% | 2025 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 17 | Germany | 21.2% | 2025 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 18 | France | 20.8% | 2025 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 19 | Croatia | 20.7% | 2025 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 19 | Croatia | 20.7% | 2025 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 21 | Hungary | 19.5% | 2025 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 22 | Malta | 19.4% | 2025 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 23 | Switzerland | 19.3% | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 24 | Ireland | 18.8% | 2025 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 25 | Austria | 18.6% | 2025 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 25 | Portugal | 18.6% | 2025 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 25 | Sweden | 18.6% | 2025 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 28 | Luxembourg | 18.2% | 2025 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 29 | Denmark | 17.9% | 2025 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 30 | Finland | 17.2% | 2025 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 31 | Cyprus | 17.1% | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 32 | Slovakia | 16.7% | 2025 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 32 | Slovakia | 16.7% | 2025 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 34 | Belgium | 16.5% | 2025 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 35 | Norway | 16.1% | 2025 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 36 | Netherlands | 15.8% | 2025 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 36 | Netherlands | 15.8% | 2025 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 38 | Slovenia | 15.5% | 2025 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 38 | Slovenia | 15.5% | 2025 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 40 | Poland | 15.0% | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 40 | Poland | 15.0% | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 42 | Czechia | 11.5% | 2025 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 43 | Iceland | 9.1% | 2022 | down 27.8% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Calabria 45.3%
- Veri 45.0%
- Sicilia 44.0%
- Ciudad de Melilla 43.7%
- Qender 41.7%
- Campania 41.2%
- Ciudad de Ceuta 40.8%
- Isole 40.5%
- Shqipëria 40.5%
- Jug 39.8%
- Peloponnisos 38.1%
- Sud-Est 38.0%
- Sud 37.4%
- Sud-Vest Oltenia 36.0%
- Yugoiztochen 35.8%
- Ionia Nisia 35.7%
- Bremen 35.4%
- Puglia 35.0%
- Andalucía 34.7%
- Sur 34.5%
- Yuzhen tsentralen 34.4%
- Castilla-La Mancha 34.0%
- Severen tsentralen 33.8%
- Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest 33.6%
- Macroregiunea Doi 33.6%
- Severozapaden 33.5%
- Ticino 33.1%
- Kentriki Makedonia 33.0%
- Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria 32.7%
- Región de Murcia 32.5%
- Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki 31.6%
- Voreia Elláda 31.6%
- Kentriki Elláda 31.3%
- Canarias 31.2%
- Comunitat Valenciana 30.7%
- Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas 30.7%
- Észak-Magyarország 30.5%
- Thessalia 30.5%
- Extremadura 30.4%
- Nord-Est 30.3%