At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in social transfers) by household type by country
Countries reporting
49
Highest
46.9
Italy
Lowest
32.3
Malta
Median
40.7
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
1,033
What the numbers show
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in social transfers) by household type is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 46.9 in Italy; the lowest is 32.3 in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 40.7, and the mean is 40.46.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 33 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 … included type: 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 | 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 | 43.1 | 2018 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 43.1 | 2018 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 13 | Finland | 43 | 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 | Lithuania | 41.9 | 2025 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 17 | Spain | 41.9 | 2025 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 20 | Belgium | 41.6 | 2025 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 21 | Germany | 41.1 | 2025 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 22 | Sweden | 41 | 2025 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 22 | Serbia | 41 | 2025 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 22 | Serbia | 41 | 2025 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 25 | Portugal | 40.7 | 2025 | down 14.3% | flat |
| 26 | Norway | 40.4 | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 27 | Montenegro | 40.1 | 2024 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 28 | Latvia | 39.5 | 2025 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 28 | Latvia | 39.5 | 2025 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 30 | North Macedonia | 39.4 | 2024 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 30 | North Macedonia | 39.4 | 2024 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 30 | Estonia | 39.4 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 30 | Estonia | 39.4 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 34 | Slovenia | 39.3 | 2025 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 34 | Slovenia | 39.3 | 2025 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 36 | Türkiye | 38.3 | 2025 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 37 | Switzerland | 38.2 | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 38 | Croatia | 37.8 | 2025 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 38 | Croatia | 37.8 | 2025 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 40 | Denmark | 37.5 | 2025 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 41 | Ireland | 37.2 | 2025 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 42 | Netherlands | 36.8 | 2025 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 42 | Hungary | 36.8 | 2025 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 42 | Netherlands | 36.8 | 2025 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 45 | Albania | 35.9 | 2025 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 46 | Czechia | 35.3 | 2025 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 47 | Iceland | 34.1 | 2020 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 48 | Cyprus | 33.6 | 2025 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 49 | 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.