At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions) … type in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026): At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions) … type was 27.3 in 2021. ▬ Flat
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), 2008–2021
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) recorded 27.3 for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in 2021. That is the highest value across all 14 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 (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) peaked at 27.3 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 24.2, in 2008.
That places Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 10th out of 49 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions) … type in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 24.2 | — |
| 2009 | 24.3 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 25.1 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 25.7 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 25.2 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 25.5 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 25.7 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 25.7 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 25.7 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 25 | -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 | 24.25 | 24.2 | 24.3 | 2 |
| 2010s | 25.28 | 24.3 | 25.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.3 | 25.3 | 27.3 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
More population data for Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
- Household final consumption expenditure by durability - annual data 115.13 (2025)
- Household final consumption expenditure by purpose 109.56 (2022)
- Households - level of internet access 94.55 (2025)
- Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population 13.2 (2021)
- Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by age, sex and 37.8 (2021)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households 26.2 (2021)
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by household type 13.6 (2021)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) 45.9 (2021)
- Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without 13.9 (2021)
- Overcrowding rate by household type - total population 12.4 (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 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 (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- 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 (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2 in 2008.
- How does Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 10th out of 49 countries with data for 2021.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) rising or falling in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 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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