Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of was 8,130 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) is 8,130 Thousand persons, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 12,431 Thousand persons in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8,130 Thousand persons, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 12,431 Thousand persons | — |
| 2016 | 11,875 Thousand persons | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 10,371 Thousand persons | -12.7% |
| 2018 | 9,700 Thousand persons | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 9,279 Thousand persons | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 9,418 Thousand persons | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 8,517 Thousand persons | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 8,789 Thousand persons | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 8,831 Thousand persons | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 8,390 Thousand persons | -5.0% |
| 2025 | 8,130 Thousand persons | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10,731 Thousand persons | 9,279 Thousand persons | 12,431 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2020s | 8,679 Thousand persons | 8,130 Thousand persons | 9,418 Thousand persons | 6 |
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More population data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 450.65 million Number (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 450.65 million Number (2025)
- Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 3.55 million Number (2024)
- Population density by NUTS 3 region 109.7 Persons per square kilometre (2024)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 450.65 million Number (2025)
- Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 3.55 million Number (2024)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 335,604 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 14.3% (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level 23.5% (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level 23.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 8,130 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 12,431 Thousand persons in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,130 Thousand persons in 2025.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st out of 4 regions with data for 2025.
- Is persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 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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