Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status was 16.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
16.9%
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
2nd
of 2 regions
All-time high
29.0%
in 2013
All-time low
16.7%
in 2024
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) recorded 16.9% for subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 29.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 27.0% | — |
| 2011 | 26.4% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 27.8% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 29.0% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 28.1% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 26.3% | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 24.6% | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 21.6% | -12.2% |
| 2018 | 21.0% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 18.1% | -13.8% |
| 2020 | 19.3% | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 17.8% | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 18.5% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 16.7% | -9.7% |
| 2025 | 16.9% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.0% | 18.1% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 16.7% | 19.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- 1 Greece 66.7% compare
- 2 Montenegro 48.8% compare
- 3 Albania 45.3% compare
- 4 North Macedonia 42.8% compare
- 5 Bulgaria 35.5% compare
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 subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 16.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest subjective poverty by most frequent activity status recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest subjective poverty by most frequent activity status recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 2024.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for subjective poverty by most frequent activity status?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is subjective poverty by most frequent activity status 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 Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status (population aged 18 and over). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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