At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions) … type in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)

European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020): At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions) … type was 25 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
25
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
22nd
of 49 countries
All-time high
26.4
in 2011
All-time low
25
in 2019
Years of data
12
2008–2019

At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020), 2008–2019

01020302008201320192008: 25.42009: 25.42010: 26.12011: 26.42012: 25.82013: 262014: 26.12015: 26.12016: 25.92017: 25.62018: 25.52019: 25

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) recorded 25 for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) peaked at 26.4 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 25, in 2019.

European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) ranks 22nd of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions) … type in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020), year by year

Annual values for At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded from social transfers) by household type in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020), 2008 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2008 25.4 —
2009 25.4 +0.0%
2010 26.1 +2.8%
2011 26.4 +1.1%
2012 25.8 -2.3%
2013 26 +0.8%
2014 26.1 +0.4%
2015 26.1 +0.0%
2016 25.9 -0.8%
2017 25.6 -1.2%
2018 25.5 -0.4%
2019 25 -2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 25.4 25.4 25.4 2
2010s 25.85 25 26.4 10

Countries ranked near European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)

  1. 20 Norway 25.2 compare
  2. 21 Sweden 25.1 compare
  3. 23 Serbia 24.9 compare
  4. 23 Serbia 24.9 compare
  5. 25 Denmark 24.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) was 25 in 2019, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
The highest recorded value was 26.4 in 2011.
What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
The lowest recorded value was 25 in 2019.
How does European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) ranks 22nd out of 49 countries with data for 2019.
Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) rising or falling in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) data come from?
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Indicator
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded from social transfers) by household type
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
55 places, 1,033 data points, 2003–2025
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