Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and was 23.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) is 23.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 29.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 29.6% | — |
| 2016 | 28.4% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 28.8% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 26.7% | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 27.4% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 27.2% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 27.9% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 25.5% | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 26.2% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 24.8% | -5.3% |
| 2025 | 23.6% | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.2% | 26.7% | 29.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 23.6% | 27.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- 1 Montenegro 39.3% compare
- 2 North Macedonia 34.0% compare
- 3 Austria 30.9% compare
- 3 Sweden 30.9% compare
More poverty & inequality data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) 34.4% (2025)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) 15.3% (2025)
- Gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age -2.9 Number (2025)
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract 5.2% (2025)
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked 16.5% (2025)
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work 13.5% (2025)
- Tenure status by level of disability (activity limitation) and 69.2% (2025)
- Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP 3.6% (2025)
- Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) 21.9% (2025)
- Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) 35.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 23.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 2025.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st out of 1 regions with data for 2025.
- Is relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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