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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |