Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026): Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of was 5,173 Thousand persons in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
5,173 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 9.8%
World rank
1st
of 44 countries
All-time high
7,441 Thousand persons
in 2015
All-time low
5,173 Thousand persons
in 2021
Years of data
7
2015–2021
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), 2015–2021
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2021, persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) stood at 5,173 Thousand persons. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 9.8% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.
That places Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 1st out of 44 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7,441 Thousand persons | — |
| 2016 | 7,231 Thousand persons | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 6,189 Thousand persons | -14.4% |
| 2018 | 6,020 Thousand persons | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 5,765 Thousand persons | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 5,732 Thousand persons | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 5,173 Thousand persons | -9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6,529 Thousand persons | 5,765 Thousand persons | 7,441 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2020s | 5,452 Thousand persons | 5,173 Thousand persons | 5,732 Thousand persons | 2 |
Countries ranked near Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
More population data for Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
- Household final consumption expenditure by durability - annual data 114.67 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2025)
- Household final consumption expenditure by purpose 109.56 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2022)
- Households - level of internet access 94.5% (2025)
- Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population 13.2% (2021)
- Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by age, sex and 37.8% (2021)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households 26.2% (2021)
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by household type 13.6% (2021)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) 27.3% (2021)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) 45.9% (2021)
- Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status 37.8% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) was 5,173 Thousand persons in 2021, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 7,441 Thousand persons in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded 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 recorded value was 5,173 Thousand persons in 2021.
- How does Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) rank for persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of?
- Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 1st out of 44 countries with data for 2021.
- Is persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of rising or falling in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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