At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded from social transfers) by household type by country
Countries reporting
49
Highest
31.1
Lithuania
Lowest
16
Czechia
Median
24.5
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
1,033
What the numbers show
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded from social transfers) by household type is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 31.1 in Lithuania; the lowest is 16 in Czechia.
The median across all reporting countries is 24.5, and the mean is 24.49.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 36 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) … type: 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 | 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 | Estonia | 27.9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 8 | Estonia | 27.9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 10 | 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 |
| 11 | Ireland | 26.8 | 2025 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 11 | Italy | 26.8 | 2025 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 13 | France | 26.5 | 2025 | up 11.8% | flat |
| 13 | Montenegro | 26.5 | 2024 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 13 | 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 | 2019 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 23 | Serbia | 24.9 | 2025 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 23 | Serbia | 24.9 | 2025 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 25 | Denmark | 24.5 | 2025 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 26 | Austria | 24.4 | 2025 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 26 | Germany | 24.4 | 2025 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 28 | Finland | 24.2 | 2025 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 29 | Switzerland | 24.1 | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 30 | North Macedonia | 24 | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 30 | North Macedonia | 24 | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 32 | Romania | 23.3 | 2025 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 33 | Greece | 23.1 | 2025 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 34 | Belgium | 23 | 2025 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 35 | Malta | 22.5 | 2025 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 36 | Albania | 21.9 | 2025 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 37 | Slovenia | 21.8 | 2025 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 37 | Slovenia | 21.8 | 2025 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 39 | Cyprus | 21.7 | 2025 | down 14.6% | flat |
| 40 | Poland | 21.6 | 2025 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 40 | Poland | 21.6 | 2025 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 42 | Netherlands | 21.2 | 2025 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 42 | Netherlands | 21.2 | 2025 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 44 | Portugal | 20.8 | 2025 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 45 | Slovakia | 20.6 | 2025 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 45 | Slovakia | 20.6 | 2025 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 47 | Iceland | 20.5 | 2020 | down 10.1% | flat |
| 48 | Hungary | 18.1 | 2025 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 49 | Czechia | 16 | 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.