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 0.9% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
0.9%
Change on year
down 35.7%
Rank
5th
of 6 regions
All-time high
3.1%
in 2012
All-time low
0.9%
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 0.9%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 35.7% on the previous year and down 35.7% 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 3.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, 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 | 1.4% | — |
| 2011 | 2.2% | +57.1% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | +40.9% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -20.7% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -16.0% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -30.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -35.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.4% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 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 0.9% 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 3.1% in 2012.
- 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 0.9% 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 35.7%. 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 country of birth (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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