Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of the household, age and sex of the person - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators by country
Countries reporting
46
Highest
8,782 Thousand persons
European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)
Lowest
1 Thousand persons
Iceland
Median
86 Thousand persons
Years covered
13
2008–2020
Data points
638
What the numbers show
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of the household, age and sex of the person - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 8,782 Thousand persons in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020); the lowest is 1 Thousand persons in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 86 Thousand persons, and the mean is 749.54 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8,782.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 300.0%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 77.5%).
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 8,782 Thousand persons | 2019 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 2 | Türkiye | 8,200 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 3 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 5,709 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 4 | Romania | 1,486 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 5 | Germany | 1,349 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 47.1% | falling |
| 6 | Spain | 1,272 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 7 | Italy | 1,056 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 8 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 864 Thousand persons | 2018 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 864 Thousand persons | 2018 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 10 | France | 737 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 18.4% | flat |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 612 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 12 | Greece | 572 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 13 | Poland | 363 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 77.5% | falling |
| 13 | Poland | 363 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 77.5% | falling |
| 15 | Hungary | 311 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 16 | Serbia | 285 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 17 | Portugal | 181 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 18 | North Macedonia | 125 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 19 | Croatia | 103 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 19 | Croatia | 103 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 21 | Belgium | 89 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 22 | Lithuania | 88 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 22 | Lithuania | 88 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 24 | Slovakia | 84 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 24 | Slovakia | 84 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 26 | Austria | 71 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 27 | Switzerland | 64 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 28 | Czechia | 63 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 54.3% | falling |
| 29 | Sweden | 59 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 136.0% | rising |
| 30 | Netherlands | 51 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 30 | Netherlands | 51 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 32 | Latvia | 49 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 67.3% | falling |
| 32 | Latvia | 49 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 67.3% | falling |
| 34 | Denmark | 37 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 68.2% | rising |
| 35 | Norway | 36 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 36 | Montenegro | 30 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 87.5% | rising |
| 37 | Ireland | 28 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 64.7% | rising |
| 38 | Finland | 25 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 39 | Slovenia | 20 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 39 | Slovenia | 20 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 41 | Cyprus | 19 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 42 | Estonia | 13 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 65.8% | falling |
| 42 | Estonia | 13 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 65.8% | falling |
| 44 | Malta | 6 Thousand persons | 2020 | unchanged | rising |
| 45 | Luxembourg | 4 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 300.0% | rising |
| 46 | Iceland | 1 Thousand persons | 2020 | unchanged | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) 8,782 Thousand persons
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 8,750 Thousand persons
- European Union - 27 countries (2007-2013) 8,670 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 5,820 Thousand persons
- Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) 5,709 Thousand persons
- Euro area - 18 countries (2014) 5,622 Thousand persons