At-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship (population aged 18 and over) by country
Countries reporting
22
Highest
57.1%
Italy
Lowest
2.6%
Iceland
Median
23.9%
Years covered
17
2009–2025
Data points
336
What the numbers show
At-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship (population aged 18 and over) is currently reported for 22 countries. The highest value is 57.1% in Italy; the lowest is 2.6% in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 23.9%, and the mean is 24.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 22.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Czechia (up 807.7%), and the largest decrease in Iceland (down 91.9%).
At-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 57.1% | 2025 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 2 | Sweden | 41.3% | 2025 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 3 | Czechia | 35.4% | 2022 | up 807.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Austria | 29.2% | 2025 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 5 | Greece | 28.8% | 2025 | down 24.2% | flat |
| 6 | Denmark | 28.6% | 2025 | down 42.3% | flat |
| 7 | Netherlands | 26.2% | 2025 | up 63.8% | rising |
| 7 | Netherlands | 26.2% | 2025 | up 63.8% | rising |
| 9 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 26.1% | 2021 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 10 | Belgium | 24.9% | 2025 | up 13.7% | falling |
| 11 | Ireland | 24.4% | 2025 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 12 | Germany | 23.4% | 2025 | down 26.6% | flat |
| 13 | France | 22.0% | 2025 | up 50.7% | rising |
| 14 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 21.7% | 2018 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 21.7% | 2018 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 16 | Finland | 21.6% | 2025 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 17 | Norway | 16.4% | 2025 | down 56.3% | falling |
| 18 | Luxembourg | 15.7% | 2025 | down 32.6% | flat |
| 19 | Spain | 15.6% | 2025 | down 50.8% | falling |
| 19 | Cyprus | 15.6% | 2025 | down 55.8% | flat |
| 21 | Switzerland | 13.3% | 2024 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 22 | Iceland | 2.6% | 2020 | down 91.9% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.