At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) by age, sex, household composition and household work intensity by country
Countries reporting
43
Highest
23.9%
Luxembourg
Lowest
3.8%
Netherlands
Median
11.2%
Years covered
11
2015–2025
Data points
482
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 43 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 11.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 213.9%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 62.9%).
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions): 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 | 16.0% | 2025 | down 11.6% | 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 | 12.0% | 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 | Poland | 11.2% | 2025 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 22 | Türkiye | 11.2% | 2025 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 25 | Italy | 11.0% | 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 |
| 35 | Serbia | 7.4% | 2025 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 36 | Greece | 7.1% | 2025 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 37 | Albania | 6.9% | 2023 | down 62.9% | falling |
| 38 | Belgium | 6.5% | 2025 | down 14.5% | flat |
| 39 | Czechia | 4.9% | 2025 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 40 | North Macedonia | 4.8% | 2024 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 41 | Montenegro | 4.1% | 2023 | down 14.6% | flat |
| 42 | Netherlands | 3.8% | 2025 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 42 | 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.