At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022): At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) was 27.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
27.3%
Change on year
up 7.9%
Rank
1st
of 6 regions
All-time high
27.3%
in 2021
All-time low
24.2%
in 2008
Years of data
17
2005–2021
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022), 2005–2021
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2021, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) stood at 27.3%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) peaked at 27.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 2008.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 24.4% | — |
| 2006 | 24.8% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 24.6% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 24.2% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 24.4% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 25.2% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 25.7% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 25.2% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 25.6% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 25.7% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 25.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 25.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 25.0% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 24.9% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 24.3% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 25.3% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 27.3% | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.5% | 24.2% | 24.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 24.3% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.3% | 25.3% | 27.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
- 1 Lithuania 31.1% compare
- 1 Lithuania 31.1% compare
- 3 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 29.1% compare
- 3 United Kingdom 29.1% compare
More population data for Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
- Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national 346.91 million (2024)
- Live births (total) by month 2.95 million Number (2022)
- Deaths by year of birth (age reached) and sex 3.16 million Number (2009)
- Live births by mother's year of birth (age reached) and legal marital 2.95 million Number (2022)
- Population on 1st January by age, sex and type of projection 329.30 million Person (2100)
- Demographic balances and indicators by type of projection 3.80 million (2100)
- Live births by mother's year of birth (age reached) and birth order 2.95 million Number (2022)
- Household final consumption expenditure by durability - annual data 114.47 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2025)
- Household final consumption expenditure by purpose 109.56 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2022)
- Household final consumption expenditure by purpose 112.79 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) was 27.3% in 2021, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
- The highest recorded value was 27.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 2008.
- How does Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) ranks 1st out of 6 regions with data for 2021.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) rising or falling in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded from social transfers) by household type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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