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
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 48 countries. The highest value is 8,782 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 in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 88, and the mean is 726.85.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8,782.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 300.0%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 77.5%).
Persons by risk: intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty … age: 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 | 2019 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 2 | Türkiye | 8,200 | 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 | 2020 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 4 | Romania | 1,486 | 2020 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 5 | Germany | 1,349 | 2020 | up 47.1% | falling |
| 6 | Spain | 1,272 | 2020 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 7 | Italy | 1,056 | 2020 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 864 | 2018 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 864 | 2018 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 10 | France | 737 | 2020 | down 18.4% | flat |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 612 | 2020 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 12 | Greece | 572 | 2020 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 13 | Poland | 363 | 2020 | down 77.5% | falling |
| 13 | Poland | 363 | 2020 | down 77.5% | falling |
| 15 | Hungary | 311 | 2020 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 16 | Serbia | 285 | 2020 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 16 | Serbia | 285 | 2020 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 18 | Portugal | 181 | 2020 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 19 | North Macedonia | 125 | 2020 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 19 | North Macedonia | 125 | 2020 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 21 | Croatia | 103 | 2020 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 21 | Croatia | 103 | 2020 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 23 | Belgium | 89 | 2020 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 24 | Lithuania | 88 | 2020 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 24 | Lithuania | 88 | 2020 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 26 | Slovakia | 84 | 2020 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 26 | Slovakia | 84 | 2020 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 28 | Austria | 71 | 2020 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 29 | Switzerland | 64 | 2020 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 30 | Czechia | 63 | 2020 | down 54.3% | falling |
| 31 | Sweden | 59 | 2020 | up 136.0% | rising |
| 32 | Netherlands | 51 | 2020 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 32 | Netherlands | 51 | 2020 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 34 | Latvia | 49 | 2020 | down 67.3% | falling |
| 34 | Latvia | 49 | 2020 | down 67.3% | falling |
| 36 | Denmark | 37 | 2020 | up 68.2% | rising |
| 37 | Norway | 36 | 2020 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 38 | Montenegro | 30 | 2020 | up 87.5% | rising |
| 39 | Ireland | 28 | 2020 | up 64.7% | rising |
| 40 | Finland | 25 | 2020 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 41 | Slovenia | 20 | 2020 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 41 | Slovenia | 20 | 2020 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 43 | Cyprus | 19 | 2020 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 44 | Estonia | 13 | 2020 | down 65.8% | falling |
| 44 | Estonia | 13 | 2020 | down 65.8% | falling |
| 46 | Malta | 6 | 2020 | unchanged | rising |
| 47 | Luxembourg | 4 | 2020 | up 300.0% | rising |
| 48 | Iceland | 1 | 2020 | unchanged | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.