In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by work intensity of the household (population aged 18 to 64 years) by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
8.0%
Malta
Lowest
1.1%
Netherlands
Median
4.9%
Years covered
12
2014–2025
Data points
519
What the numbers show
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by work intensity of the household (population aged 18 to 64 years) is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 8.0% in Malta; the lowest is 1.1% in Netherlands.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.9%, and the mean is 4.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Croatia (up 533.3%), and the largest decrease in Serbia (down 74.0%).
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by work intensity of the household: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malta | 8.0% | 2025 | up 433.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Estonia | 7.4% | 2025 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 2 | Estonia | 7.4% | 2025 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 7.3% | 2025 | up 170.4% | rising |
| 5 | Lithuania | 6.7% | 2025 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 5 | Lithuania | 6.7% | 2025 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 7 | Austria | 6.1% | 2025 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 8 | Croatia | 5.7% | 2025 | up 533.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Romania | 5.7% | 2025 | down 56.5% | falling |
| 8 | Croatia | 5.7% | 2025 | up 533.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Luxembourg | 5.7% | 2025 | down 29.6% | rising |
| 8 | Spain | 5.7% | 2025 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 13 | Portugal | 5.5% | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 14 | Latvia | 5.4% | 2025 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 14 | Latvia | 5.4% | 2025 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 14 | Türkiye | 5.4% | 2025 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 17 | Poland | 5.3% | 2025 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 17 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 5.3% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 17 | Poland | 5.3% | 2025 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 17 | Hungary | 5.3% | 2025 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 21 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 5.2% | 2021 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 21 | Cyprus | 5.2% | 2025 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 23 | Italy | 4.9% | 2025 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 24 | France | 4.3% | 2025 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 24 | Sweden | 4.3% | 2025 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 26 | Albania | 4.2% | 2023 | down 69.8% | falling |
| 26 | Greece | 4.2% | 2025 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 28 | Iceland | 4.1% | 2020 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 29 | Slovenia | 4.0% | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 29 | Slovenia | 4.0% | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 31 | Norway | 3.9% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Germany | 3.9% | 2025 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 33 | Denmark | 3.6% | 2025 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 34 | Slovakia | 3.5% | 2025 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 34 | Slovakia | 3.5% | 2025 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 36 | Switzerland | 3.4% | 2024 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 37 | Ireland | 2.5% | 2025 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 38 | Czechia | 2.3% | 2025 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 39 | Serbia | 1.9% | 2025 | down 74.0% | volatile |
| 40 | North Macedonia | 1.8% | 2024 | down 58.1% | falling |
| 41 | Finland | 1.6% | 2025 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 41 | Belgium | 1.6% | 2025 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 43 | Montenegro | 1.2% | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 44 | Netherlands | 1.1% | 2025 | up 22.2% | falling |
| 44 | Netherlands | 1.1% | 2025 | up 22.2% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.