At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded from social transfers) by household type by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
31.1%
Lithuania
Lowest
16.0%
Czechia
Median
24.5%
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
1,004
What the numbers show
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded from social transfers) by household type is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 31.1% in Lithuania; the lowest is 16.0% in Czechia.
The median across all reporting countries is 24.5%, and the mean is 24.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in France (up 11.8%), and the largest decrease in Hungary (down 29.3%).
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuania | 31.1% | 2025 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 1 | Lithuania | 31.1% | 2025 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 29.1% | 2018 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 29.1% | 2018 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 28.9% | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 6 | Latvia | 28.4% | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 6 | Latvia | 28.4% | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 8 | Montenegro | 28.3% | 2023 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 9 | Estonia | 27.9% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 9 | Estonia | 27.9% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 11 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 27.3% | 2021 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 12 | Ireland | 26.8% | 2025 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 12 | Italy | 26.8% | 2025 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 14 | France | 26.5% | 2025 | up 11.8% | flat |
| 14 | Luxembourg | 26.5% | 2025 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 16 | Croatia | 25.5% | 2025 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 16 | Croatia | 25.5% | 2025 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 18 | Türkiye | 25.4% | 2025 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 18 | Spain | 25.4% | 2025 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 20 | Norway | 25.2% | 2025 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 21 | Sweden | 25.1% | 2025 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 22 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 25.0% | 2019 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 23 | Serbia | 24.9% | 2025 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 24 | Denmark | 24.5% | 2025 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 25 | Austria | 24.4% | 2025 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 25 | Germany | 24.4% | 2025 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 27 | Finland | 24.2% | 2025 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 28 | Switzerland | 24.1% | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 29 | North Macedonia | 24.0% | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 30 | Albania | 23.3% | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 30 | Romania | 23.3% | 2025 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 32 | Greece | 23.1% | 2025 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 33 | Belgium | 23.0% | 2025 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 34 | Malta | 22.5% | 2025 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 35 | Slovenia | 21.8% | 2025 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 35 | Slovenia | 21.8% | 2025 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 37 | Cyprus | 21.7% | 2025 | down 14.6% | flat |
| 38 | Poland | 21.6% | 2025 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 38 | Poland | 21.6% | 2025 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 40 | Netherlands | 21.2% | 2025 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 40 | Netherlands | 21.2% | 2025 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 42 | Portugal | 20.8% | 2025 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 43 | Slovakia | 20.6% | 2025 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 43 | Slovakia | 20.6% | 2025 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 45 | Iceland | 20.5% | 2020 | down 10.1% | flat |
| 46 | Hungary | 18.1% | 2025 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 47 | Czechia | 16.0% | 2025 | down 4.8% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.