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
46
Highest
24.3%
Bulgaria
Lowest
0.1%
Iceland
Median
3.0%
Years covered
13
2008–2020
Data points
604

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 46 countries. The highest value is 24.3% in Bulgaria; the lowest is 0.1% in Iceland.

The median across all reporting countries is 3.0%, and the mean is 4.8%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 243.

Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Ireland (up 266.7%), and the largest decrease in Iceland (down 66.7%).

Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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
4 Montenegro 12.2% 2020 up 93.7% rising
5 North Macedonia 10.9% 2020 up 11.2% flat
6 Türkiye 10.4% 2020 down 29.7% falling
7 Hungary 9.6% 2020 up 68.4% rising
8 Greece 8.5% 2020 unchanged falling
9 Croatia 7.8% 2020 down 2.5% flat
9 Croatia 7.8% 2020 down 2.5% flat
11 Lithuania 6.3% 2020 down 16.0% flat
11 Lithuania 6.3% 2020 down 16.0% flat
13 Latvia 5.8% 2020 down 49.1% falling
13 Latvia 5.8% 2020 down 49.1% falling
15 Slovakia 5.6% 2020 up 30.2% flat
15 Slovakia 5.6% 2020 up 30.2% flat
17 Germany 3.8% 2020 up 58.3% rising
18 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
19 Poland 3.5% 2020 down 62.4% falling
19 Poland 3.5% 2020 down 62.4% falling
21 Spain 3.4% 2020 up 100.0% rising
22 Slovenia 3.1% 2020 down 20.5% falling
22 Slovenia 3.1% 2020 down 20.5% falling
24 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 3.0% 2020 up 15.4% rising
24 Portugal 3.0% 2020 up 42.9% rising
26 Italy 2.7% 2020 down 20.6% flat
27 Estonia 2.6% 2020 down 39.5% falling
27 Estonia 2.6% 2020 down 39.5% falling
29 France 2.2% 2020 up 10.0% rising
30 Austria 2.1% 2020 unchanged falling
31 Cyprus 2.0% 2020 down 57.4% falling
32 Norway 1.9% 2020 up 171.4% rising
32 United Kingdom 1.9% 2018 up 35.7% rising
32 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.9% 2018 up 35.7% rising
32 Czechia 1.9% 2020 down 44.1% falling
36 Malta 1.8% 2020 up 5.9% rising
37 Belgium 1.7% 2020 unchanged rising
38 Denmark 1.3% 2020 up 62.5% rising
39 Switzerland 1.2% 2020 down 42.9% volatile
40 Ireland 1.1% 2020 up 266.7% rising
41 Luxembourg 1.0% 2020 up 42.9% rising
41 Finland 1.0% 2020 up 42.9% falling
43 Sweden 0.7% 2020 up 16.7% flat
44 Netherlands 0.6% 2020 unchanged rising
44 Netherlands 0.6% 2020 unchanged rising
46 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.

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Indicator
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
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
52 places, 604 data points, 2008–2020
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