At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households was 25.7 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
25.7
Change on year
up 3.6%
Rank
6th
of 6 regions
All-time high
28
in 2017
All-time low
23.9
in 2023
Years of data
16
2010–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) stood at 25.7.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 28 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 23.9, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 25 | — |
| 2011 | 26.3 | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 26.4 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 26.7 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 27.2 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 27.4 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 27.9 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 28 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 27.2 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 26.6 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 26.5 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 26.2 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 24.7 | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 23.9 | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 24.8 | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 25.7 | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.87 | 25 | 28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.3 | 23.9 | 26.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
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 (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 450.65 million (2025)
- Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 3.55 million (2024)
- Population density by NUTS 3 region 109.7 (2024)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 450.65 million (2025)
- Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 3.55 million (2024)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 335,605 (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 of persons living in single-person households in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 25.7 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 28 in 2017.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.9 in 2023.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 6th out of 6 regions with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 of persons living in single-person households below-above 65 years by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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