Distribution of population by number of years spent in poverty within 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): Distribution of population by number of years spent in poverty within was 6.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Distribution of population by number of years spent in poverty within in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for distribution of population by number of years spent in poverty within in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) is 6.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.8% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population by number of years spent in poverty within in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) peaked at 8.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2022.
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 27th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Distribution of population by number of years spent in poverty within 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 8.4% | — |
| 2009 | 8.8% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 7.6% | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 7.3% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 7.0% | +12.9% |
| 2024 | 6.8% | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 6.2% | -8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.6% | 8.4% | 8.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 6.4% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 6.2% | 7.1% | 6 |
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 distribution of population by number of years spent in poverty within in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- Distribution of population by number of years spent in poverty within in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) was 6.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest distribution of population by number of years spent in poverty within 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 8.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest distribution of population by number of years spent in poverty within 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 6.2% in 2022.
- 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 distribution of population by number of years spent in poverty within?
- Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 27th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is distribution of population by number of years spent in poverty within 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 13.9%. 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 Distribution of population by number of years spent in poverty within a four-year period. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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