At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in social transfers) by household type by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
46.9%
Italy
Lowest
32.3%
Malta
Median
40.8%
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
1,004
What the numbers show
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in social transfers) by household type is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 46.9% in Italy; the lowest is 32.3% in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 40.8%, and the mean is 40.5%.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Slovakia (up 11.0%), and the largest decrease in Hungary (down 25.1%).
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 46.9% | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 2 | France | 46.8% | 2025 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 3 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 45.9% | 2021 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 45.4% | 2025 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 5 | Poland | 45.2% | 2025 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 5 | Poland | 45.2% | 2025 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 7 | Romania | 44.1% | 2025 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 8 | Greece | 43.8% | 2025 | down 17.0% | rising |
| 9 | Austria | 43.5% | 2025 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 43.1% | 2018 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 10 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 43.1% | 2019 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 10 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 43.1% | 2018 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 13 | Finland | 43.0% | 2025 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 14 | Luxembourg | 42.6% | 2025 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 15 | Slovakia | 42.3% | 2025 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 15 | Slovakia | 42.3% | 2025 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 17 | Lithuania | 41.9% | 2025 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 17 | Spain | 41.9% | 2025 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 17 | Lithuania | 41.9% | 2025 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 20 | Belgium | 41.6% | 2025 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 21 | Germany | 41.1% | 2025 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 22 | Serbia | 41.0% | 2025 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 22 | Sweden | 41.0% | 2025 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 24 | Montenegro | 40.8% | 2023 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 25 | Portugal | 40.7% | 2025 | down 14.3% | flat |
| 26 | Norway | 40.4% | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 27 | Latvia | 39.5% | 2025 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 27 | Latvia | 39.5% | 2025 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 29 | Estonia | 39.4% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 29 | North Macedonia | 39.4% | 2024 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 29 | Estonia | 39.4% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Slovenia | 39.3% | 2025 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 32 | Slovenia | 39.3% | 2025 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 34 | Türkiye | 38.3% | 2025 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 35 | Switzerland | 38.2% | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 36 | Croatia | 37.8% | 2025 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 36 | Croatia | 37.8% | 2025 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 38 | Denmark | 37.5% | 2025 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 39 | Ireland | 37.2% | 2025 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 40 | Netherlands | 36.8% | 2025 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 40 | Netherlands | 36.8% | 2025 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 40 | Hungary | 36.8% | 2025 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 43 | Albania | 36.4% | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 44 | Czechia | 35.3% | 2025 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 45 | Iceland | 34.1% | 2020 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 46 | Cyprus | 33.6% | 2025 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 47 | Malta | 32.3% | 2025 | down 13.6% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.