Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of the household and most frequent activity status (population aged 18 and over) - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators by country
Countries reporting
48
Highest
8.8
Bulgaria
Lowest
0.1
Iceland
Median
1.4
Years covered
13
2008–2020
Data points
657
What the numbers show
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of the household and most frequent activity status (population aged 18 and over) - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators is currently reported for 48 countries. The highest value is 8.8 in Bulgaria; the lowest is 0.1 in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.4, and the mean is 2.22.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 88.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 100.0%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 70.7%).
Persons by risk: intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty … most: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria | 8.8 | 2020 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 2 | Türkiye | 7.5 | 2020 | down 45.3% | falling |
| 3 | Romania | 6.6 | 2020 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 4 | North Macedonia | 5.7 | 2020 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 4 | North Macedonia | 5.7 | 2020 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 6 | Greece | 5.2 | 2020 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 7 | Serbia | 4.6 | 2020 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 7 | Serbia | 4.6 | 2020 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 9 | Montenegro | 4 | 2020 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 10 | Lithuania | 3.2 | 2020 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 10 | Lithuania | 3.2 | 2020 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 12 | Latvia | 2.9 | 2020 | down 56.7% | falling |
| 12 | Croatia | 2.9 | 2020 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 12 | Hungary | 2.9 | 2020 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 12 | Croatia | 2.9 | 2020 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 12 | Latvia | 2.9 | 2020 | down 56.7% | falling |
| 17 | Spain | 2.3 | 2020 | up 64.3% | rising |
| 18 | Portugal | 1.8 | 2020 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 18 | Cyprus | 1.8 | 2020 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 20 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 1.7 | 2019 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 20 | Italy | 1.7 | 2020 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 20 | Germany | 1.7 | 2020 | up 41.7% | falling |
| 23 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 1.6 | 2020 | unchanged | falling |
| 24 | Slovakia | 1.4 | 2020 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 24 | Slovakia | 1.4 | 2020 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 26 | Poland | 1.2 | 2020 | down 70.7% | falling |
| 26 | Poland | 1.2 | 2020 | down 70.7% | falling |
| 28 | United Kingdom | 1.1 | 2018 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 28 | Estonia | 1.1 | 2020 | down 57.7% | falling |
| 28 | Malta | 1.1 | 2020 | down 21.4% | rising |
| 28 | France | 1.1 | 2020 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 28 | Estonia | 1.1 | 2020 | down 57.7% | falling |
| 28 | United Kingdom | 1.1 | 2018 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 34 | Slovenia | 1 | 2020 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 34 | Slovenia | 1 | 2020 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 36 | Belgium | 0.7 | 2020 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 36 | Austria | 0.7 | 2020 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 38 | Luxembourg | 0.6 | 2020 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 38 | Norway | 0.6 | 2020 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 38 | Denmark | 0.6 | 2020 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 38 | Czechia | 0.6 | 2020 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 42 | Ireland | 0.5 | 2020 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 42 | Finland | 0.5 | 2020 | unchanged | falling |
| 42 | Switzerland | 0.5 | 2020 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 45 | Sweden | 0.4 | 2020 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 46 | Netherlands | 0.3 | 2020 | unchanged | rising |
| 46 | Netherlands | 0.3 | 2020 | unchanged | rising |
| 48 | Iceland | 0.1 | 2020 | down 66.7% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.