At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) was 24.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
24.4%
Change on year
down 0.8%
Rank
6th
of 6 regions
All-time high
26.6%
in 2021
All-time low
24.4%
in 2019
Years of data
16
2010–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) stood at 24.4%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 26.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 24.4%, in 2019.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 25.4% | — |
| 2011 | 25.8% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 25.3% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 25.4% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 25.6% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 25.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 25.5% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 25.0% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 24.9% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 24.4% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 25.0% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 26.6% | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 25.4% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 24.8% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 24.6% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 24.4% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.3% | 24.4% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.1% | 24.4% | 26.6% | 6 |
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More population data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 450.65 million Number (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 450.65 million Number (2025)
- Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 3.55 million Number (2024)
- Population density by NUTS 3 region 109.7 Persons per square kilometre (2024)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 450.65 million Number (2025)
- Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 3.55 million Number (2024)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 335,604 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 14.3% (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level 23.5% (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level 23.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 24.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.4% in 2019.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 6th out of 6 regions with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 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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