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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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.

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Indicator
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded from social transfers) by household type
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
53 places, 1,004 data points, 2003–2025
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