Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of was 1.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
1.2%
Change on year
down 7.7%
Rank
5th
of 6 regions
All-time high
3.8%
in 2013
All-time low
1.2%
in 2020
Years of data
11
2010–2020
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2010–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2020, persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) stood at 1.2%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and down 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 3.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.9% | — |
| 2011 | 2.8% | +47.4% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | +28.6% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -26.3% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | +40.7% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -23.7% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -55.2% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.9% | 1.3% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
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More population data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 450.65 million Number (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 450.65 million Number (2025)
- Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 3.55 million Number (2024)
- Population density by NUTS 3 region 109.7 Persons per square kilometre (2024)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 450.65 million Number (2025)
- Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 3.55 million Number (2024)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 335,604 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 14.3% (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level 23.5% (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level 23.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 1.2% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2020.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 5th out of 6 regions with data for 2020.
- Is persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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