At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) was 11.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
11.0%
Change on year
down 7.6%
Rank
1st
of 2 regions
All-time high
12.8%
in 2018
All-time low
11.0%
in 2015
Years of data
11
2015–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) recorded 11.0% for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 12.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2015.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 11.0% | — |
| 2016 | 11.4% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 12.1% | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 12.8% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 12.1% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 12.4% | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 11.2% | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 11.8% | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 11.9% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 11.0% | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.9% | 11.0% | 12.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 11.0% | 12.4% | 6 |
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More population data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 450.65 million Number (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 450.65 million Number (2025)
- Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 3.55 million Number (2024)
- Population density by NUTS 3 region 109.7 Persons per square kilometre (2024)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 450.65 million Number (2025)
- Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 3.55 million Number (2024)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 335,604 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 14.3% (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level 23.5% (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level 23.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 11.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2015.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions)?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) by age, sex, household composition and household work intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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