Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys by country
Countries reporting
49
Highest
37.6%
Montenegro
Lowest
14.5%
Cyprus
Median
24.6%
Years covered
31
1995–2025
Data points
1,066
What the numbers show
Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 37.6% in Montenegro; the lowest is 14.5% in Cyprus.
The median across all reporting countries is 24.6%, and the mean is 25.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 39.1%), and the largest decrease in Slovakia (down 37.4%).
Relative at risk: EU-SILC and ECHP surveys: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montenegro | 37.6% | 2024 | up 9.0% | flat |
| 2 | North Macedonia | 34.0% | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 2 | North Macedonia | 34.0% | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 4 | Austria | 30.9% | 2025 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 4 | Sweden | 30.9% | 2025 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 6 | Netherlands | 30.7% | 2025 | up 22.8% | falling |
| 6 | Netherlands | 30.7% | 2025 | up 22.8% | falling |
| 8 | Hungary | 30.1% | 2025 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 9 | Iceland | 29.9% | 2022 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 10 | Serbia | 29.5% | 2025 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 10 | Serbia | 29.5% | 2025 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 12 | Norway | 29.0% | 2025 | down 21.4% | rising |
| 13 | Spain | 28.4% | 2025 | down 26.6% | rising |
| 14 | Croatia | 28.2% | 2025 | up 12.8% | flat |
| 14 | Croatia | 28.2% | 2025 | up 12.8% | flat |
| 16 | Latvia | 27.7% | 2025 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 16 | Latvia | 27.7% | 2025 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 18 | Denmark | 27.0% | 2025 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 19 | Romania | 26.2% | 2025 | down 33.8% | flat |
| 19 | Italy | 26.2% | 2025 | down 30.5% | rising |
| 21 | Estonia | 25.1% | 2025 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 21 | Estonia | 25.1% | 2025 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 25.1% | 2025 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 24 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 24.8% | 2024 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 25 | Türkiye | 24.6% | 2025 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 26 | Slovakia | 23.8% | 2025 | down 37.4% | rising |
| 26 | Slovakia | 23.8% | 2025 | down 37.4% | rising |
| 26 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 23.8% | 2024 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 29 | United Kingdom | 23.6% | 2018 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 29 | United Kingdom | 23.6% | 2018 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 31 | Greece | 23.1% | 2025 | down 34.9% | flat |
| 32 | Switzerland | 22.3% | 2024 | up 38.5% | flat |
| 33 | Lithuania | 22.1% | 2025 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 33 | Lithuania | 22.1% | 2025 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 35 | Albania | 22.0% | 2025 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 36 | Malta | 21.7% | 2025 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 37 | Portugal | 21.5% | 2025 | down 20.7% | rising |
| 38 | Czechia | 21.4% | 2025 | up 16.3% | flat |
| 38 | Finland | 21.4% | 2025 | up 23.0% | falling |
| 40 | Slovenia | 20.4% | 2025 | up 10.3% | falling |
| 40 | Slovenia | 20.4% | 2025 | up 10.3% | falling |
| 42 | Poland | 20.3% | 2025 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 42 | Poland | 20.3% | 2025 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 44 | Ireland | 19.8% | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 45 | Luxembourg | 19.4% | 2025 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 46 | Germany | 19.0% | 2025 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 47 | France | 18.7% | 2025 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 48 | Belgium | 16.9% | 2025 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 49 | Cyprus | 14.5% | 2025 | down 16.2% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.