Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of the household and citizenship (population aged 18 and over) - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators by country
Countries reporting
38
Highest
7.4%
Cyprus
Lowest
0.0%
Sweden
Median
1.2%
Years covered
12
2009–2020
Data points
487
What the numbers show
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of the household and citizenship (population aged 18 and over) - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 7.4% in Cyprus; the lowest is 0.0% in Sweden.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.2%, and the mean is 1.5%.
Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Spain (up 560.0%), and the largest decrease in Estonia (down 100.0%).
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cyprus | 7.4% | 2020 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 2 | Greece | 6.3% | 2020 | down 63.4% | falling |
| 3 | Latvia | 3.9% | 2020 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Latvia | 3.9% | 2020 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Germany | 3.3% | 2020 | up 266.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Spain | 3.3% | 2020 | up 560.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Italy | 2.9% | 2020 | down 23.7% | flat |
| 8 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 2.5% | 2020 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 9 | Hungary | 2.4% | 2019 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 10 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 1.9% | 2019 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 11 | Croatia | 1.7% | 2020 | down 73.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Croatia | 1.7% | 2020 | down 73.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Malta | 1.5% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 13 | Slovenia | 1.5% | 2020 | down 46.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Slovenia | 1.5% | 2020 | down 46.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Netherlands | 1.3% | 2020 | down 65.8% | volatile |
| 16 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.3% | 2018 | down 71.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Netherlands | 1.3% | 2020 | down 65.8% | volatile |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 1.3% | 2018 | down 71.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Ireland | 1.1% | 2020 | up 266.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Belgium | 0.9% | 2020 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 21 | France | 0.9% | 2020 | up 80.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Denmark | 0.7% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Norway | 0.7% | 2020 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Finland | 0.6% | 2020 | down 78.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Luxembourg | 0.5% | 2020 | unchanged | falling |
| 27 | Czechia | 0.4% | 2020 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Switzerland | 0.3% | 2020 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Austria | 0.2% | 2020 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Portugal | 0.1% | 2020 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Iceland | 0.0% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Türkiye | 0.0% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Estonia | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Estonia | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Serbia | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Slovakia | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Slovakia | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Sweden | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.