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 44 countries. The highest value is 5,173 Thousand persons 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 Thousand persons in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 69 Thousand persons, and the mean is 447.07 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5,173.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Sweden (up 326.3%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 76.3%).
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of: 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 Thousand persons | 2021 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 2 | Türkiye | 5,137 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 3 | France | 1,318 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 20.7% | flat |
| 4 | Romania | 1,215 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 5 | Spain | 1,139 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 6 | Germany | 1,067 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 18.6% | flat |
| 7 | Italy | 1,023 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 54.3% | falling |
| 8 | Greece | 617 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 9 | Bulgaria | 343 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 53.1% | falling |
| 10 | Serbia | 310 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 11 | Hungary | 250 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 12 | Albania | 247 Thousand persons | 2023 | — | falling |
| 13 | Poland | 208 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 76.3% | falling |
| 13 | Poland | 208 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 76.3% | falling |
| 15 | Portugal | 174 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 59.3% | falling |
| 16 | Belgium | 129 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 17 | Sweden | 81 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 326.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Slovakia | 81 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 17 | Slovakia | 81 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 20 | Austria | 80 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 20 | Czechia | 80 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 22 | North Macedonia | 77 Thousand persons | 2024 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 23 | Switzerland | 61 Thousand persons | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 24 | Netherlands | 49 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 24 | Netherlands | 49 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 26 | Lithuania | 48 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 71.1% | falling |
| 26 | Lithuania | 48 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 71.1% | falling |
| 28 | Ireland | 45 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 29 | Croatia | 42 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 64.1% | falling |
| 29 | Croatia | 42 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 64.1% | falling |
| 31 | Denmark | 35 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 32 | Latvia | 34 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 70.2% | falling |
| 32 | Latvia | 34 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 70.2% | falling |
| 34 | Norway | 30 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 87.5% | rising |
| 35 | Finland | 20 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 185.7% | rising |
| 36 | Estonia | 16 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 36 | Estonia | 16 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 38 | Slovenia | 14 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 38 | Slovenia | 14 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 40 | Montenegro | 11 Thousand persons | 2023 | — | falling |
| 40 | Cyprus | 11 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 42 | Malta | 8 Thousand persons | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 43 | Luxembourg | 5 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 16.7% | flat |
| 44 | Iceland | 1 Thousand persons | 2020 | — | volatile |
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) 8,130 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 5,919 Thousand persons
- Euro area - 18 countries (2014) 5,571 Thousand persons
- Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) 5,101 Thousand persons