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
48
Highest
15.4
Bulgaria
Lowest
0.3
Netherlands
Median
3.25
Years covered
13
2008–2020
Data points
657
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 48 countries. The highest value is 15.4 in Bulgaria; the lowest is 0.3 in Netherlands.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.25, and the mean is 3.98.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 51.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Ireland (up 250.0%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 65.6%).
Persons by risk: intersections of EU 2020 Strategy … composition: 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 |
| 2 | Serbia | 11.3 | 2020 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 4 | Croatia | 8.9 | 2020 | unchanged | rising |
| 4 | Croatia | 8.9 | 2020 | unchanged | rising |
| 6 | Romania | 8.4 | 2020 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 7 | Lithuania | 6.5 | 2020 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 7 | Hungary | 6.5 | 2020 | up 30.0% | falling |
| 7 | Lithuania | 6.5 | 2020 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 10 | Slovakia | 6 | 2020 | up 114.3% | rising |
| 10 | Slovakia | 6 | 2020 | up 114.3% | rising |
| 12 | Latvia | 5.8 | 2020 | down 58.0% | falling |
| 12 | Latvia | 5.8 | 2020 | down 58.0% | falling |
| 14 | Greece | 5.7 | 2020 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 15 | Montenegro | 5.1 | 2020 | up 142.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Türkiye | 4.5 | 2020 | down 45.8% | falling |
| 17 | Slovenia | 3.8 | 2020 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 17 | Slovenia | 3.8 | 2020 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 19 | North Macedonia | 3.6 | 2020 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 19 | North Macedonia | 3.6 | 2020 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 21 | Germany | 3.5 | 2020 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 22 | Portugal | 3.4 | 2020 | down 57.5% | falling |
| 23 | Italy | 3.3 | 2020 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 23 | Cyprus | 3.3 | 2020 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 25 | Poland | 3.2 | 2020 | down 65.6% | falling |
| 25 | Poland | 3.2 | 2020 | down 65.6% | falling |
| 27 | 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 |
| 28 | 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 |
| 29 | Spain | 2.5 | 2020 | up 127.3% | rising |
| 30 | Estonia | 2.2 | 2020 | down 40.5% | flat |
| 30 | Estonia | 2.2 | 2020 | down 40.5% | flat |
| 32 | Ireland | 2.1 | 2020 | up 250.0% | rising |
| 32 | Malta | 2.1 | 2020 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 34 | Norway | 2 | 2020 | up 233.3% | rising |
| 35 | United Kingdom | 1.9 | 2018 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 35 | United Kingdom | 1.9 | 2018 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 37 | Denmark | 1.5 | 2020 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 37 | Austria | 1.5 | 2020 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 39 | Czechia | 1.3 | 2020 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 40 | Iceland | 1.2 | 2020 | up 140.0% | volatile |
| 40 | France | 1.2 | 2020 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 42 | Belgium | 1.1 | 2020 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 43 | Sweden | 1 | 2020 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 44 | Finland | 0.9 | 2020 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 45 | Luxembourg | 0.6 | 2020 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 45 | Switzerland | 0.6 | 2020 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Netherlands | 0.3 | 2020 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 47 | 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.