Distribution of population by number of years spent in poverty within in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)
European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020): Distribution of population by number of years spent in poverty within was 7.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Distribution of population by number of years spent in poverty within in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020), 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) recorded 7.0% for distribution of population by number of years spent in poverty within in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population by number of years spent in poverty within in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) peaked at 9.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2022.
That places European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 20th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 8.8% | — |
| 2009 | 9.1% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 8.0% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 7.8% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 7.0% | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 6.7% | +8.1% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 7.0% | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.9% | 8.8% | 9.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 6.6% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 6.2% | 7.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)
More population data for European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)
- Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population 15.6% (2019)
- Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by age, sex and 35.8% (2019)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households 26.4% (2019)
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by household type 12.8% (2019)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) 25.0% (2019)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) 43.1% (2019)
- Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status 35.8% (2019)
- Overcrowding rate by household type - total population 9.0% (2019)
- Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without 16.7% (2019)
- Persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and 1,849 Thousand (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population by number of years spent in poverty within in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
- Distribution of population by number of years spent in poverty within in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) was 7.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest distribution of population by number of years spent in poverty within recorded in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest distribution of population by number of years spent in poverty within recorded in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2022.
- How does European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) rank for distribution of population by number of years spent in poverty within?
- European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) ranks 20th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is distribution of population by number of years spent in poverty within rising or falling in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 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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