Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by most frequent activity status (population aged 18 and over) - EU 2020 strategy by country
Countries reporting
48
Highest
46.3
Türkiye
Lowest
11.6
Czechia
Median
26.45
Years covered
18
2003–2020
Data points
794
What the numbers show
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by most frequent activity status (population aged 18 and over) - EU 2020 strategy is currently reported for 48 countries. The highest value is 46.3 in Türkiye; the lowest is 11.6 in Czechia.
The median across all reporting countries is 26.45, and the mean is 26.82.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 92.2%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 48.5%).
Persons at risk: EU 2020 strategy … population most frequent activity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 46.3 | 2020 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 2 | Norway | 42.7 | 2020 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 3 | North Macedonia | 42.2 | 2020 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 3 | North Macedonia | 42.2 | 2020 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 5 | Greece | 39.4 | 2020 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 6 | Denmark | 38.3 | 2020 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 7 | Luxembourg | 36.9 | 2020 | up 92.2% | rising |
| 7 | Romania | 36.9 | 2020 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 9 | Bulgaria | 35.5 | 2020 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 10 | Montenegro | 33.5 | 2020 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 11 | Spain | 33.3 | 2020 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 12 | Finland | 33.1 | 2020 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 13 | Germany | 32.8 | 2020 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 14 | Serbia | 32.4 | 2020 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 14 | Serbia | 32.4 | 2020 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 16 | Italy | 31.5 | 2020 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 16 | Sweden | 31.5 | 2020 | down 13.7% | flat |
| 18 | United Kingdom | 30.3 | 2018 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 18 | United Kingdom | 30.3 | 2018 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 20 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 29.6 | 2020 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 21 | France | 27.8 | 2020 | down 7.9% | flat |
| 22 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 27.7 | 2019 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 23 | Netherlands | 27.1 | 2020 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 23 | Netherlands | 27.1 | 2020 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 25 | Estonia | 25.8 | 2020 | unchanged | rising |
| 25 | Estonia | 25.8 | 2020 | unchanged | rising |
| 27 | Cyprus | 25.3 | 2020 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 28 | Latvia | 24.4 | 2020 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 28 | Latvia | 24.4 | 2020 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 30 | Ireland | 24.3 | 2020 | down 26.1% | rising |
| 31 | Poland | 22.6 | 2020 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 31 | Poland | 22.6 | 2020 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 33 | Lithuania | 22.1 | 2020 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 33 | Lithuania | 22.1 | 2020 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 35 | Belgium | 20.8 | 2020 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 36 | Hungary | 20.6 | 2020 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 37 | Portugal | 19.8 | 2020 | down 23.3% | rising |
| 38 | Croatia | 17.7 | 2020 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 38 | Croatia | 17.7 | 2020 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 40 | Austria | 17.4 | 2020 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 41 | Switzerland | 16.5 | 2020 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 42 | Slovakia | 16.4 | 2020 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 42 | Slovakia | 16.4 | 2020 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 44 | Malta | 13.4 | 2020 | down 28.3% | rising |
| 45 | Iceland | 13.3 | 2020 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 46 | Slovenia | 12.7 | 2020 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 46 | Slovenia | 12.7 | 2020 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 48 | Czechia | 11.6 | 2020 | down 28.8% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.