Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by most frequent activity status (population aged 18 and over) by country
Countries reporting
43
Highest
2,129 Thousand persons
Türkiye
Lowest
4 Thousand persons
Iceland
Median
104 Thousand persons
Years covered
11
2015–2025
Data points
482
What the numbers show
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by most frequent activity status (population aged 18 and over) is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 2,129 Thousand persons in Türkiye; the lowest is 4 Thousand persons in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 104 Thousand persons, and the mean is 273.58 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 532.
Over the past decade 5 countries rose and 38 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 36.4%), and the largest decrease in Latvia (down 61.4%).
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by most frequent: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 2,129 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 2 | Germany | 1,773 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 3 | France | 1,400 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 4 | Italy | 1,078 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 5 | Spain | 971 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 6 | Romania | 466 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 7 | Netherlands | 372 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 7 | Netherlands | 372 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 9 | Poland | 271 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 57.7% | falling |
| 9 | Poland | 271 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 57.7% | falling |
| 11 | Greece | 228 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 12 | Sweden | 197 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 13 | Denmark | 182 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 14 | Hungary | 177 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 15 | Belgium | 173 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 16 | Finland | 166 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 17 | Portugal | 162 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 18 | Norway | 158 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 19 | Austria | 121 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 20 | Albania | 118 Thousand persons | 2023 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 110 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 22 | Czechia | 104 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 22 | Serbia | 104 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 55.7% | falling |
| 24 | Switzerland | 89 Thousand persons | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 25 | Ireland | 78 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 26 | Slovakia | 68 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 26 | Slovakia | 68 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 28 | Lithuania | 50 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 28 | Lithuania | 50 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 30 | North Macedonia | 41 Thousand persons | 2024 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 31 | Croatia | 33 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 57.7% | falling |
| 31 | Croatia | 33 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 57.7% | falling |
| 33 | Montenegro | 21 Thousand persons | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 34 | Latvia | 17 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 61.4% | falling |
| 34 | Estonia | 17 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 34 | Latvia | 17 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 61.4% | falling |
| 34 | Estonia | 17 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 38 | Luxembourg | 15 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 39 | Slovenia | 14 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 39 | Slovenia | 14 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 41 | Cyprus | 10 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 56.5% | falling |
| 42 | Malta | 5 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 43 | Iceland | 4 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 20.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 8,257 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 6,751 Thousand persons