Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by household type by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
49.7%
Croatia
Lowest
2.7%
Albania
Median
16.1%
Years covered
19
2007–2025
Data points
790
What the numbers show
Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by household type is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 49.7% in Croatia; the lowest is 2.7% in Albania.
The median across all reporting countries is 16.1%, and the mean is 20.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 18.
Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Iceland (up 100.0%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 52.6%).
Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by household type: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croatia | 49.7% | 2025 | up 75.6% | rising |
| 1 | Croatia | 49.7% | 2025 | up 75.6% | rising |
| 3 | Slovenia | 41.5% | 2025 | up 47.7% | flat |
| 3 | Slovenia | 41.5% | 2025 | up 47.7% | flat |
| 5 | Estonia | 39.4% | 2025 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 5 | Estonia | 39.4% | 2025 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 7 | Latvia | 39.3% | 2025 | up 70.1% | rising |
| 7 | Latvia | 39.3% | 2025 | up 70.1% | rising |
| 9 | Ireland | 35.8% | 2024 | up 91.4% | rising |
| 10 | Lithuania | 30.8% | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 10 | Lithuania | 30.8% | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 12 | Bulgaria | 27.8% | 2025 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 13 | Serbia | 22.9% | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 14 | Denmark | 19.8% | 2025 | up 96.0% | rising |
| 14 | Cyprus | 19.8% | 2025 | up 11.9% | falling |
| 16 | Greece | 19.5% | 2025 | up 87.5% | falling |
| 17 | Poland | 19.3% | 2025 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 17 | Poland | 19.3% | 2025 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 19 | Finland | 19.0% | 2025 | down 16.3% | flat |
| 20 | Italy | 18.2% | 2025 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 21 | Malta | 17.2% | 2025 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 22 | Spain | 16.6% | 2025 | up 48.2% | falling |
| 23 | Austria | 16.5% | 2025 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 24 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 16.1% | 2025 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 25 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 15.8% | 2025 | down 13.7% | flat |
| 26 | Slovakia | 15.7% | 2025 | up 53.9% | rising |
| 27 | Portugal | 15.4% | 2025 | up 9.2% | falling |
| 28 | United Kingdom | 15.3% | 2018 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 28 | United Kingdom | 15.3% | 2018 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 30 | Netherlands | 15.2% | 2025 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 30 | Netherlands | 15.2% | 2025 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 32 | Germany | 15.0% | 2025 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 33 | Switzerland | 14.5% | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 34 | Slovakia | 13.8% | 2024 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 35 | Sweden | 13.7% | 2025 | down 28.3% | rising |
| 36 | Romania | 13.1% | 2025 | down 41.8% | flat |
| 37 | France | 13.0% | 2025 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 38 | Hungary | 12.6% | 2025 | up 61.5% | rising |
| 39 | Norway | 11.7% | 2025 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 40 | Türkiye | 10.2% | 2025 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 41 | Czechia | 9.8% | 2025 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 42 | Belgium | 8.5% | 2025 | down 50.3% | falling |
| 43 | North Macedonia | 7.6% | 2024 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 44 | Luxembourg | 5.4% | 2025 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 45 | Montenegro | 4.8% | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 46 | Iceland | 3.0% | 2022 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Albania | 2.7% | 2024 | down 52.6% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.