Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of the household and educational attainment level (population aged 18 and over) - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators by country
Countries reporting
48
Highest
24.3
Bulgaria
Lowest
0.1
Iceland
Median
3.1
Years covered
13
2008–2020
Data points
621
What the numbers show
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of the household and educational attainment level (population aged 18 and over) - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators is currently reported for 48 countries. The highest value is 24.3 in Bulgaria; the lowest is 0.1 in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.1, and the mean is 5.06.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 243.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Ireland (up 266.7%), and the largest decrease in Iceland (down 66.7%).
Persons by risk: intersections of EU 2020 Strategy … educational: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria | 24.3 | 2020 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 2 | Romania | 17.1 | 2020 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 3 | Serbia | 12.5 | 2020 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 3 | Serbia | 12.5 | 2020 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 5 | Montenegro | 12.2 | 2020 | up 93.7% | rising |
| 6 | North Macedonia | 10.9 | 2020 | up 11.2% | flat |
| 6 | North Macedonia | 10.9 | 2020 | up 11.2% | flat |
| 8 | Türkiye | 10.4 | 2020 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 9 | Hungary | 9.6 | 2020 | up 68.4% | rising |
| 10 | Greece | 8.5 | 2020 | unchanged | falling |
| 11 | Croatia | 7.8 | 2020 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 11 | Croatia | 7.8 | 2020 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 13 | Lithuania | 6.3 | 2020 | down 16.0% | flat |
| 13 | Lithuania | 6.3 | 2020 | down 16.0% | flat |
| 15 | Latvia | 5.8 | 2020 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 15 | Latvia | 5.8 | 2020 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 17 | Slovakia | 5.6 | 2020 | up 30.2% | flat |
| 17 | Slovakia | 5.6 | 2020 | up 30.2% | flat |
| 19 | Germany | 3.8 | 2020 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 20 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 3.7 | 2019 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 21 | Poland | 3.5 | 2020 | down 62.4% | falling |
| 21 | Poland | 3.5 | 2020 | down 62.4% | falling |
| 23 | Spain | 3.4 | 2020 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 24 | Slovenia | 3.1 | 2020 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 24 | Slovenia | 3.1 | 2020 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 26 | Portugal | 3 | 2020 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 26 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 3 | 2020 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 28 | Italy | 2.7 | 2020 | down 20.6% | flat |
| 29 | Estonia | 2.6 | 2020 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 29 | Estonia | 2.6 | 2020 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 31 | France | 2.2 | 2020 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 32 | Austria | 2.1 | 2020 | unchanged | falling |
| 33 | Cyprus | 2 | 2020 | down 57.4% | falling |
| 34 | United Kingdom | 1.9 | 2018 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 34 | Norway | 1.9 | 2020 | up 171.4% | rising |
| 34 | Czechia | 1.9 | 2020 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 34 | United Kingdom | 1.9 | 2018 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 38 | Malta | 1.8 | 2020 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 39 | Belgium | 1.7 | 2020 | unchanged | rising |
| 40 | Denmark | 1.3 | 2020 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 41 | Switzerland | 1.2 | 2020 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Ireland | 1.1 | 2020 | up 266.7% | rising |
| 43 | Luxembourg | 1 | 2020 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 43 | Finland | 1 | 2020 | up 42.9% | falling |
| 45 | Sweden | 0.7 | 2020 | up 16.7% | flat |
| 46 | Netherlands | 0.6 | 2020 | unchanged | rising |
| 46 | Netherlands | 0.6 | 2020 | unchanged | rising |
| 48 | Iceland | 0.1 | 2020 | down 66.7% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.