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
46
Highest
46.3%
Türkiye
Lowest
11.6%
Czechia
Median
25.8%
Years covered
18
2003–2020
Data points
777
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 46 countries. The highest value is 46.3% in Türkiye; the lowest is 11.6% in Czechia.
The median across all reporting countries is 25.8%, and the mean is 26.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 92.2%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 48.5%).
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by most frequent: 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 |
| 4 | Greece | 39.4% | 2020 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 5 | Denmark | 38.3% | 2020 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 6 | Romania | 36.9% | 2020 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 6 | Luxembourg | 36.9% | 2020 | up 92.2% | rising |
| 8 | Bulgaria | 35.5% | 2020 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 9 | Montenegro | 33.5% | 2020 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 10 | Spain | 33.3% | 2020 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 11 | Finland | 33.1% | 2020 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 12 | Germany | 32.8% | 2020 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 13 | Serbia | 32.4% | 2020 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 14 | Italy | 31.5% | 2020 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 14 | Sweden | 31.5% | 2020 | down 13.7% | flat |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 30.3% | 2018 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 16 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 30.3% | 2018 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 18 | 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 |
| 19 | France | 27.8% | 2020 | down 7.9% | flat |
| 20 | 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 |
| 21 | Netherlands | 27.1% | 2020 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 21 | Netherlands | 27.1% | 2020 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 23 | Estonia | 25.8% | 2020 | unchanged | rising |
| 23 | Estonia | 25.8% | 2020 | unchanged | rising |
| 25 | Cyprus | 25.3% | 2020 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 26 | Latvia | 24.4% | 2020 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 26 | Latvia | 24.4% | 2020 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 28 | Ireland | 24.3% | 2020 | down 26.1% | rising |
| 29 | Poland | 22.6% | 2020 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 29 | Poland | 22.6% | 2020 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 31 | Lithuania | 22.1% | 2020 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 31 | Lithuania | 22.1% | 2020 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 33 | Belgium | 20.8% | 2020 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 34 | Hungary | 20.6% | 2020 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 35 | Portugal | 19.8% | 2020 | down 23.3% | rising |
| 36 | Croatia | 17.7% | 2020 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 36 | Croatia | 17.7% | 2020 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 38 | Austria | 17.4% | 2020 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 39 | Switzerland | 16.5% | 2020 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 40 | Slovakia | 16.4% | 2020 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 40 | Slovakia | 16.4% | 2020 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 42 | Malta | 13.4% | 2020 | down 28.3% | rising |
| 43 | Iceland | 13.3% | 2020 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 44 | Slovenia | 12.7% | 2020 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 44 | Slovenia | 12.7% | 2020 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 46 | 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.