At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) was 42.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
42.9%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
6th
of 6 regions
All-time high
45.2%
in 2021
All-time low
42.8%
in 2024
Years of data
16
2010–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) 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 included in) in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) stood at 42.9%.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 45.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 42.8%, in 2024.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 43.5% | — |
| 2011 | 44.2% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 43.9% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 44.4% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 44.9% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 44.8% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 44.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 43.9% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 43.8% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 43.1% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 43.4% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 45.2% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 43.6% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 43.0% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 42.8% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 42.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44.1% | 43.1% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.5% | 42.8% | 45.2% | 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 included in) in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 42.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 45.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.8% in 2024.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in)?
- 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 included in) rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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 included in social transfers) by household type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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