At-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026): At-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship was 26.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
26.1%
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
9th
of 22 countries
All-time high
33.6%
in 2016
All-time low
25.8%
in 2020
Years of data
5
2016–2021
At-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), 2016–2021
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2021, at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) stood at 26.1%.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 9th of 22 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
At-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 33.6% | — |
| 2018 | 31.0% | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 26.2% | -15.5% |
| 2020 | 25.8% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 26.1% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.3% | 26.2% | 33.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 26.0% | 25.8% | 26.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
More population data for Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
- Household final consumption expenditure by durability - annual data 114.67 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2025)
- Household final consumption expenditure by purpose 109.56 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2022)
- Households - level of internet access 94.5% (2025)
- Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population 13.2% (2021)
- Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by age, sex and 37.8% (2021)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households 26.2% (2021)
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by household type 13.6% (2021)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) 27.3% (2021)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) 45.9% (2021)
- Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status 37.8% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) was 26.1% in 2021, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 33.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.8% in 2020.
- How does Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship?
- Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 9th out of 22 countries with data for 2021.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship rising or falling in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship (population aged 18 and over). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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