Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of the household, age and sex of the person - intersections of EU 2030 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 2030 poverty target indicators is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 5,173 in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026); the lowest is 1 in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 77, and the mean is 435.59.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5,173.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Sweden (up 326.3%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 76.3%).
Persons by risk: intersections of EU 2030 poverty target: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 5,173 | 2021 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 2 | Türkiye | 5,137 | 2025 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 3 | France | 1,318 | 2025 | up 20.7% | flat |
| 4 | Romania | 1,215 | 2025 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 5 | Spain | 1,139 | 2025 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 6 | Germany | 1,067 | 2025 | down 18.6% | flat |
| 7 | Italy | 1,023 | 2025 | down 54.3% | falling |
| 8 | Greece | 617 | 2025 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 9 | Bulgaria | 343 | 2025 | down 53.1% | falling |
| 10 | Serbia | 310 | 2025 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 10 | Serbia | 310 | 2025 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 12 | Hungary | 250 | 2025 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 13 | Albania | 225 | 2025 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 14 | Poland | 208 | 2025 | down 76.3% | falling |
| 14 | Poland | 208 | 2025 | down 76.3% | falling |
| 16 | Portugal | 174 | 2025 | down 59.3% | falling |
| 17 | Belgium | 129 | 2025 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 18 | Slovakia | 81 | 2025 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 18 | Sweden | 81 | 2025 | up 326.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Slovakia | 81 | 2025 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 21 | Austria | 80 | 2025 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 21 | Czechia | 80 | 2025 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 23 | North Macedonia | 77 | 2024 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 23 | North Macedonia | 77 | 2024 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 25 | Switzerland | 61 | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 26 | Netherlands | 49 | 2025 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 26 | Netherlands | 49 | 2025 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 28 | Lithuania | 48 | 2025 | down 71.1% | falling |
| 28 | Lithuania | 48 | 2025 | down 71.1% | falling |
| 30 | Ireland | 45 | 2025 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 31 | Croatia | 42 | 2025 | down 64.1% | falling |
| 31 | Croatia | 42 | 2025 | down 64.1% | falling |
| 33 | Denmark | 35 | 2025 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 34 | Latvia | 34 | 2025 | down 70.2% | falling |
| 34 | Latvia | 34 | 2025 | down 70.2% | falling |
| 36 | Norway | 30 | 2025 | up 87.5% | rising |
| 37 | Finland | 20 | 2025 | up 185.7% | rising |
| 38 | Estonia | 16 | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 38 | Estonia | 16 | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 40 | Slovenia | 14 | 2025 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 40 | Slovenia | 14 | 2025 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 42 | Montenegro | 12 | 2024 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 43 | Cyprus | 11 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 44 | Malta | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 45 | Luxembourg | 5 | 2025 | down 16.7% | flat |
| 46 | Iceland | 1 | 2020 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.