At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) by age, sex, household composition and household work intensity by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
23.9
Luxembourg
Lowest
3.8
Netherlands
Median
11.2
Years covered
11
2015–2025
Data points
506
What the numbers show
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) by age, sex, household composition and household work intensity is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 23.9 in Luxembourg; the lowest is 3.8 in Netherlands.
The median across all reporting countries is 11.2, and the mean is 11.22.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 213.9%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 55.9%).
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers … composition: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | 23.9 | 2025 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 2 | Lithuania | 16.9 | 2025 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 2 | Lithuania | 16.9 | 2025 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 4 | Austria | 16.2 | 2025 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 15.7 | 2025 | up 84.7% | rising |
| 6 | Portugal | 15.1 | 2025 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 7 | Sweden | 14.9 | 2025 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 8 | Croatia | 14.8 | 2025 | up 66.3% | rising |
| 8 | Croatia | 14.8 | 2025 | up 66.3% | rising |
| 10 | Estonia | 14.6 | 2025 | up 12.3% | falling |
| 10 | Estonia | 14.6 | 2025 | up 12.3% | falling |
| 12 | France | 14.3 | 2025 | up 14.4% | flat |
| 13 | Slovenia | 13.8 | 2025 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 13 | Slovenia | 13.8 | 2025 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 15 | Iceland | 13.6 | 2020 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 16 | Norway | 13.2 | 2025 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 17 | Malta | 12 | 2025 | up 90.5% | rising |
| 18 | Slovakia | 11.4 | 2025 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 18 | Slovakia | 11.4 | 2025 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 20 | Cyprus | 11.3 | 2025 | up 213.9% | rising |
| 20 | Spain | 11.3 | 2025 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 22 | Poland | 11.2 | 2025 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 22 | Türkiye | 11.2 | 2025 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 22 | Poland | 11.2 | 2025 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 25 | Italy | 11 | 2025 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 26 | Romania | 10.9 | 2025 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 27 | Ireland | 10.8 | 2025 | up 74.2% | rising |
| 28 | Latvia | 10.6 | 2025 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 28 | Latvia | 10.6 | 2025 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 30 | Hungary | 10.3 | 2025 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 31 | Germany | 10.1 | 2025 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 32 | Denmark | 9.8 | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 33 | Finland | 8.3 | 2025 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 34 | Switzerland | 8.2 | 2024 | down 19.6% | flat |
| 34 | Albania | 8.2 | 2025 | down 55.9% | falling |
| 36 | Montenegro | 7.6 | 2024 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 37 | Serbia | 7.4 | 2025 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 37 | Serbia | 7.4 | 2025 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 39 | Greece | 7.1 | 2025 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 40 | Belgium | 6.5 | 2025 | down 14.5% | flat |
| 41 | Czechia | 4.9 | 2025 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 42 | North Macedonia | 4.8 | 2024 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 42 | North Macedonia | 4.8 | 2024 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 44 | Netherlands | 3.8 | 2025 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 44 | Netherlands | 3.8 | 2025 | down 35.6% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.