Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of the household and household composition - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators by country
Countries reporting
46
Highest
15.4%
Bulgaria
Lowest
0.3%
Netherlands
Median
3.2%
Years covered
13
2008–2020
Data points
638
What the numbers show
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of the household and household composition - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 15.4% in Bulgaria; the lowest is 0.3% in Netherlands.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.2%, and the mean is 3.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 51.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Ireland (up 250.0%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 65.6%).
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria | 15.4% | 2020 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 2 | Serbia | 11.3% | 2020 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 3 | Croatia | 8.9% | 2020 | unchanged | rising |
| 3 | Croatia | 8.9% | 2020 | unchanged | rising |
| 5 | Romania | 8.4% | 2020 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 6 | Lithuania | 6.5% | 2020 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 6 | Lithuania | 6.5% | 2020 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 6 | Hungary | 6.5% | 2020 | up 30.0% | falling |
| 9 | Slovakia | 6.0% | 2020 | up 114.3% | rising |
| 9 | Slovakia | 6.0% | 2020 | up 114.3% | rising |
| 11 | Latvia | 5.8% | 2020 | down 58.0% | falling |
| 11 | Latvia | 5.8% | 2020 | down 58.0% | falling |
| 13 | Greece | 5.7% | 2020 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 14 | Montenegro | 5.1% | 2020 | up 142.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Türkiye | 4.5% | 2020 | down 45.8% | falling |
| 16 | Slovenia | 3.8% | 2020 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 16 | Slovenia | 3.8% | 2020 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 18 | North Macedonia | 3.6% | 2020 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 19 | Germany | 3.5% | 2020 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 20 | Portugal | 3.4% | 2020 | down 57.5% | falling |
| 21 | Cyprus | 3.3% | 2020 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 21 | Italy | 3.3% | 2020 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 23 | Poland | 3.2% | 2020 | down 65.6% | falling |
| 23 | Poland | 3.2% | 2020 | down 65.6% | falling |
| 25 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 2.8% | 2019 | down 9.7% | flat |
| 26 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 2.6% | 2020 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 27 | Spain | 2.5% | 2020 | up 127.3% | rising |
| 28 | Estonia | 2.2% | 2020 | down 40.5% | flat |
| 28 | Estonia | 2.2% | 2020 | down 40.5% | flat |
| 30 | Malta | 2.1% | 2020 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 30 | Ireland | 2.1% | 2020 | up 250.0% | rising |
| 32 | Norway | 2.0% | 2020 | up 233.3% | rising |
| 33 | United Kingdom | 1.9% | 2018 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 33 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.9% | 2018 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 35 | Denmark | 1.5% | 2020 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 35 | Austria | 1.5% | 2020 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 37 | Czechia | 1.3% | 2020 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 38 | Iceland | 1.2% | 2020 | up 140.0% | volatile |
| 38 | France | 1.2% | 2020 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 40 | Belgium | 1.1% | 2020 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 41 | Sweden | 1.0% | 2020 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 42 | Finland | 0.9% | 2020 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 43 | Luxembourg | 0.6% | 2020 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 43 | Switzerland | 0.6% | 2020 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Netherlands | 0.3% | 2020 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Netherlands | 0.3% | 2020 | down 57.1% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.