Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by group of citizenship (population aged 18 and over) - EU 2020 strategy by country

Countries reporting
21
Highest
44.8%
Italy
Lowest
2.6%
Iceland
Median
31.5%
Years covered
12
2009–2020
Data points
228

What the numbers show

Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by group of citizenship (population aged 18 and over) - EU 2020 strategy is currently reported for 21 countries. The highest value is 44.8% in Italy; the lowest is 2.6% in Iceland.

The median across all reporting countries is 31.5%, and the mean is 29.9%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 17.

Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in France (up 1,871.4%), and the largest decrease in Iceland (down 92.9%).

Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by group of: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Italy 44.8% 2020 up 10.9% falling
2 Cyprus 43.3% 2020 up 17.0% rising
3 Netherlands 41.9% 2020 up 47.5% flat
3 Netherlands 41.9% 2020 up 47.5% flat
5 France 41.4% 2020 up 1,871.4% volatile
6 Austria 41.3% 2020 up 21.8% flat
7 Denmark 38.4% 2020 down 24.1% rising
8 Sweden 38.1% 2020 down 27.6% falling
9 Finland 37.0% 2020 up 16.7% falling
10 Luxembourg 31.7% 2020 up 70.4% rising
11 Belgium 31.5% 2020 down 16.4% falling
12 Germany 30.2% 2020 down 34.9% falling
13 Norway 26.5% 2020 up 63.6% rising
14 United Kingdom 24.0% 2018 down 36.8% falling
14 United Kingdom 24.0% 2018 down 36.8% falling
16 Greece 23.2% 2020 down 64.6% falling
17 Switzerland 19.1% 2020 up 34.5% rising
18 Spain 18.2% 2020 down 56.4% flat
19 Ireland 15.1% 2020 down 32.3% falling
20 Czechia 14.6% 2019 down 56.3% falling
21 Iceland 2.6% 2020 down 92.9% volatile

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Indicator
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by group of citizenship (population aged 18 and over) - EU 2020 strategy
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
21 places, 228 data points, 2009–2020
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