Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status (population aged 18 and over) by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
66.7%
Greece
Lowest
6.4%
Luxembourg
Median
14.5%
Years covered
16
2010–2025
Data points
714
What the numbers show
Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status (population aged 18 and over) is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 66.7% in Greece; the lowest is 6.4% in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 14.5%, and the mean is 18.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 5 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Norway (up 77.1%), and the largest decrease in Cyprus (down 69.1%).
Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 66.7% | 2025 | down 13.3% | flat |
| 2 | Albania | 45.3% | 2023 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 3 | North Macedonia | 42.8% | 2024 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 4 | Montenegro | 36.1% | 2024 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 35.5% | 2025 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 6 | Serbia | 30.7% | 2025 | down 52.7% | falling |
| 7 | Türkiye | 30.6% | 2025 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 8 | Slovakia | 22.9% | 2025 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 8 | Slovakia | 22.9% | 2025 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 10 | Romania | 22.6% | 2025 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 11 | Italy | 21.7% | 2025 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 12 | Latvia | 21.2% | 2025 | down 50.2% | falling |
| 12 | Latvia | 21.2% | 2025 | down 50.2% | falling |
| 14 | Portugal | 20.2% | 2025 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 14 | Croatia | 20.2% | 2025 | down 62.9% | falling |
| 14 | Croatia | 20.2% | 2025 | down 62.9% | falling |
| 17 | France | 19.7% | 2025 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 17 | Spain | 19.7% | 2025 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 19 | Hungary | 19.4% | 2025 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 20 | Cyprus | 17.5% | 2025 | down 69.1% | falling |
| 21 | Slovenia | 15.2% | 2025 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 21 | Slovenia | 15.2% | 2025 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 23 | Belgium | 14.5% | 2025 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 24 | Ireland | 14.2% | 2025 | down 52.7% | falling |
| 25 | Malta | 14.1% | 2025 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 26 | Estonia | 12.8% | 2025 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 26 | Estonia | 12.8% | 2025 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 28 | Lithuania | 12.4% | 2025 | down 57.7% | falling |
| 28 | Lithuania | 12.4% | 2025 | down 57.7% | falling |
| 28 | Czechia | 12.4% | 2025 | down 50.8% | falling |
| 31 | Poland | 11.4% | 2025 | down 60.8% | falling |
| 31 | Poland | 11.4% | 2025 | down 60.8% | falling |
| 33 | Austria | 11.3% | 2025 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 33 | Denmark | 11.3% | 2025 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 35 | United Kingdom | 11.1% | 2018 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 35 | United Kingdom | 11.1% | 2018 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 37 | Switzerland | 10.3% | 2024 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 38 | Sweden | 8.9% | 2025 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 39 | Iceland | 8.8% | 2020 | down 62.2% | falling |
| 40 | Finland | 8.6% | 2025 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 41 | Norway | 8.5% | 2025 | up 77.1% | rising |
| 42 | Germany | 7.3% | 2025 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 43 | Netherlands | 7.0% | 2025 | down 45.3% | falling |
| 43 | Netherlands | 7.0% | 2025 | down 45.3% | falling |
| 45 | Luxembourg | 6.4% | 2025 | down 42.3% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.