Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)
European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020): Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of was 1.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020), 2008–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) recorded 1.1% for persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.4% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) peaked at 2.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2019.
That places European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 18th out of 47 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2.3% | — |
| 2009 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -13.6% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -13.3% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -15.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.1% | 2.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)
More population data for European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)
- Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population 15.6% (2019)
- Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by age, sex and 35.8% (2019)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households 26.4% (2019)
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by household type 12.8% (2019)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) 25.0% (2019)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) 43.1% (2019)
- Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status 35.8% (2019)
- Overcrowding rate by household type - total population 9.0% (2019)
- Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without 16.7% (2019)
- Persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and 1,849 Thousand (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
- Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) was 1.1% in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2019.
- How does European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) rank for persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of?
- European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) ranks 18th out of 47 countries with data for 2019.
- Is persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of rising or falling in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 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 tenure status - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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