Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of the household and country of birth (population aged 18 and over) - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators by country

Countries reporting
43
Highest
6.8%
Cyprus
Lowest
0.0%
Poland
Median
1.0%
Years covered
12
2009–2020
Data points
565

What the numbers show

Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of the household and country of birth (population aged 18 and over) - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 6.8% in Cyprus; the lowest is 0.0% in Poland.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.0%, and the mean is 1.5%.

Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Ireland (up 500.0%), and the largest decrease in Estonia (down 100.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Cyprus 6.8% 2020 up 51.1% rising
2 Greece 5.2% 2020 down 63.6% falling
3 Serbia 4.6% 2020 down 20.7% falling
4 Latvia 3.8% 2020 down 66.7% falling
4 Latvia 3.8% 2020 down 66.7% falling
6 Türkiye 3.4% 2020 up 17.2% falling
7 Norway 3.0% 2020 volatile
8 Germany 2.9% 2020 up 222.2% rising
9 Spain 2.4% 2020 up 380.0% volatile
9 Lithuania 2.4% 2020 down 17.2% volatile
9 Lithuania 2.4% 2020 down 17.2% volatile
12 Italy 2.3% 2020 down 17.9% falling
13 Hungary 2.2% 2020 down 26.7% volatile
14 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 2.0% 2020 up 53.8% flat
15 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 1.6% 2019 down 23.8% falling
16 Malta 1.3% 2020 volatile
16 Czechia 1.3% 2020 down 58.1% volatile
16 Portugal 1.3% 2020 down 7.1% falling
19 Ireland 1.2% 2020 up 500.0% volatile
20 Slovenia 1.1% 2020 down 47.6% falling
20 Slovenia 1.1% 2020 down 47.6% falling
22 United Kingdom 1.0% 2018 down 75.0% volatile
22 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.0% 2018 down 75.0% volatile
24 Netherlands 0.9% 2020 volatile
24 Croatia 0.9% 2020 down 18.2% falling
24 Croatia 0.9% 2020 down 18.2% falling
24 Netherlands 0.9% 2020 volatile
28 Belgium 0.8% 2020 down 68.0% falling
28 Denmark 0.8% 2020 volatile
30 France 0.5% 2020 up 66.7% volatile
31 Slovakia 0.4% 2020 down 92.6% volatile
31 Slovakia 0.4% 2020 down 92.6% volatile
31 Finland 0.4% 2020 down 80.0% volatile
34 Luxembourg 0.3% 2020 down 25.0% falling
35 Austria 0.2% 2020 down 92.0% falling
36 Switzerland 0.1% 2020 down 88.9% volatile
37 Estonia 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% volatile
37 Estonia 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% volatile
37 Iceland 0.0% 2020 volatile
37 North Macedonia 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% volatile
37 Poland 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% volatile
37 Sweden 0.0% 2020 volatile
37 Poland 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.

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Indicator
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of the household and country of birth (population aged 18 and over) - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
49 places, 565 data points, 2009–2020
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