At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households below-above 65 years by sex by country
Countries reporting
49
Highest
35.8
Slovenia
Lowest
12.3
Albania
Median
26.2
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
1,034
What the numbers show
At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households below-above 65 years by sex is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 35.8 in Slovenia; the lowest is 12.3 in Albania.
The median across all reporting countries is 26.2, and the mean is 25.13.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in North Macedonia (up 112.6%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 48.3%).
At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovenia | 35.8 | 2025 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 1 | Slovenia | 35.8 | 2025 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 3 | Malta | 34.6 | 2025 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 4 | Finland | 33.8 | 2025 | up 9.4% | flat |
| 5 | Croatia | 31.7 | 2025 | down 11.9% | flat |
| 5 | Croatia | 31.7 | 2025 | down 11.9% | flat |
| 7 | Estonia | 31.2 | 2025 | down 10.1% | flat |
| 7 | Estonia | 31.2 | 2025 | down 10.1% | flat |
| 9 | Netherlands | 31.1 | 2025 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 9 | Netherlands | 31.1 | 2025 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 11 | Latvia | 31 | 2025 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 11 | Latvia | 31 | 2025 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 13 | Germany | 30.5 | 2025 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 14 | Norway | 29.3 | 2025 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 15 | Lithuania | 29.2 | 2025 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 15 | Lithuania | 29.2 | 2025 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 17 | Denmark | 28.9 | 2025 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 18 | North Macedonia | 28.7 | 2024 | up 112.6% | rising |
| 18 | North Macedonia | 28.7 | 2024 | up 112.6% | rising |
| 20 | Sweden | 28.2 | 2025 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 21 | Serbia | 26.5 | 2025 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 21 | Serbia | 26.5 | 2025 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 23 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 26.4 | 2019 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 23 | Ireland | 26.4 | 2025 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 25 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 26.2 | 2021 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 26 | Greece | 25.7 | 2025 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 27 | United Kingdom | 25.5 | 2018 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 27 | United Kingdom | 25.5 | 2018 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 29 | France | 24.9 | 2025 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 30 | Austria | 24.5 | 2025 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 24 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 32 | Spain | 22.2 | 2025 | down 22.9% | rising |
| 33 | Poland | 21.8 | 2025 | down 18.4% | flat |
| 33 | Poland | 21.8 | 2025 | down 18.4% | flat |
| 35 | Portugal | 21.4 | 2025 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 36 | Italy | 21.3 | 2025 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 37 | Cyprus | 20.1 | 2025 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 38 | Montenegro | 19.1 | 2024 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 39 | Hungary | 18.7 | 2025 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 40 | Switzerland | 18.6 | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 40 | Slovakia | 18.6 | 2025 | down 12.3% | flat |
| 40 | Slovakia | 18.6 | 2025 | down 12.3% | flat |
| 43 | Luxembourg | 17.4 | 2025 | down 24.7% | rising |
| 44 | Belgium | 16.8 | 2025 | down 26.6% | flat |
| 45 | Iceland | 15.9 | 2020 | down 31.5% | flat |
| 46 | Türkiye | 14.2 | 2025 | up 59.6% | rising |
| 47 | Czechia | 14.1 | 2025 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 48 | Romania | 13.5 | 2025 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 49 | Albania | 12.3 | 2025 | down 12.8% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.