Subjective poverty by sex and age by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
67.2%
Greece
Lowest
7.1%
Luxembourg
Median
15.3%
Years covered
16
2010–2025
Data points
714
What the numbers show
Subjective poverty by sex and age is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 67.2% in Greece; the lowest is 7.1% in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 15.3%, and the mean is 19.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.
Over the past decade 5 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Norway (up 78.4%), and the largest decrease in Cyprus (down 69.0%).
Subjective poverty by sex and age: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 67.2% | 2025 | down 13.5% | flat |
| 2 | Albania | 46.2% | 2023 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 3 | North Macedonia | 43.7% | 2024 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 4 | Montenegro | 37.9% | 2023 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 36.1% | 2025 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 6 | Türkiye | 32.1% | 2025 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 7 | Serbia | 31.1% | 2025 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 8 | Romania | 23.4% | 2025 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 9 | Slovakia | 23.0% | 2025 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 9 | Slovakia | 23.0% | 2025 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 11 | Italy | 22.4% | 2025 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 12 | France | 21.8% | 2025 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 13 | Spain | 20.6% | 2025 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 14 | Portugal | 20.3% | 2025 | down 49.8% | falling |
| 15 | Hungary | 20.1% | 2025 | down 56.9% | falling |
| 16 | Latvia | 20.0% | 2025 | down 53.2% | falling |
| 16 | Latvia | 20.0% | 2025 | down 53.2% | falling |
| 18 | Croatia | 19.1% | 2025 | down 64.9% | falling |
| 18 | Croatia | 19.1% | 2025 | down 64.9% | falling |
| 20 | Cyprus | 18.2% | 2025 | down 69.0% | falling |
| 21 | Ireland | 15.9% | 2025 | down 50.2% | falling |
| 22 | Belgium | 15.5% | 2025 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 23 | Slovenia | 15.3% | 2025 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 23 | Slovenia | 15.3% | 2025 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 25 | Malta | 15.0% | 2025 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 26 | Czechia | 13.8% | 2025 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 27 | Estonia | 13.4% | 2025 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 27 | Estonia | 13.4% | 2025 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 29 | United Kingdom | 12.8% | 2018 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 29 | United Kingdom | 12.8% | 2018 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 31 | Denmark | 12.0% | 2025 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 32 | Lithuania | 11.8% | 2025 | down 59.0% | falling |
| 32 | Lithuania | 11.8% | 2025 | down 59.0% | falling |
| 32 | Austria | 11.8% | 2025 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 35 | Poland | 11.2% | 2025 | down 61.9% | falling |
| 35 | Poland | 11.2% | 2025 | down 61.9% | falling |
| 37 | Switzerland | 10.4% | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 38 | Sweden | 10.2% | 2025 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 39 | Iceland | 9.4% | 2020 | down 63.6% | falling |
| 40 | Norway | 9.1% | 2025 | up 78.4% | rising |
| 41 | Finland | 8.9% | 2025 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 42 | Germany | 7.5% | 2025 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 43 | Netherlands | 7.3% | 2025 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 43 | Netherlands | 7.3% | 2025 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 45 | Luxembourg | 7.1% | 2025 | down 42.7% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.