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People at risk of poverty in the EU countries and regions

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In Lithuania, 22.6% of people are at risk of poverty, against 9.6% in Czechia.

In 2025, 16.3% of people in the EU were at risk of poverty. Their disposable income was below the poverty threshold of their own country. The incomes are those of the year before the survey.

Figures for:
2025.
Covers:
the income of the year before the survey.
New data:
once a year.
Dataset updated:
20 October 2026.

Published 13 November 2026

27 / 27 EU countries ranked

The ranking

In 2025, the share of people at risk of poverty was highest in Lithuania, at 22.6%, and lowest in Czechia, at 9.6%.

Share of people at risk of poverty, %

2025
0510152025%
EU, 16.3%
Rank 1: Lithuania, 22.6%
Rank 2: Latvia, 22.0%
Rank 3: Bulgaria, 21.2%
Rank 4: Greece, 19.6%
Rank 5: Estonia, 19.5%
Rank 5: Spain, 19.5%
Rank 5: Croatia, 19.5%
Rank 8: Italy, 18.6%
Rank 9: Romania, 18.4%
Rank 10: Malta, 16.9%
Rank 11: France, 16.3%
Rank 12: Germany, 16.1%
Rank 13: Austria, 15.9%
Rank 14: Sweden, 15.6%
Rank 15: Portugal, 15.4%
Rank 16: Cyprus, 14.9%
Rank 17: Luxembourg, 14.8%
Rank 18: Slovenia, 14.3%
Rank 19: Hungary, 14.0%
Rank 20: Finland, 13.4%
Rank 20: Netherlands, 13.4%
Rank 22: Poland, 13.2%
Rank 23: Ireland, 13.0%
Rank 24: Slovakia, 12.2%
Rank 25: Denmark, 11.8%
Rank 26: Belgium, 10.9%
Rank 27: Czechia, 9.6%
How to read: bars start at zero. Every country with a value is shown, ranked from highest to lowest, and the EU in the first row.The value for Lithuania is provisional.Source: Eurostat, At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys (ilc_li02).Chart: Civitascope (civitascope.eu) · CC BY 4.0 · Download image · Download data ·

The regions of the EU

In 2025, 241 of the EU's 244 regions had a value. The share of people at risk of poverty was highest in Guyane (France), 50.7%, and lowest in Bratislavský kraj (Slovakia), 1.4%.

Share of people at risk of poverty, by NUTS 2 region, %

2025 · the EU's 244 NUTS 2 regions
%
  • 1.4–11.8 (48 regions)
  • 11.9–14.0 (50 regions)
  • 14.3–16.9 (49 regions)
  • 17.0–21.3 (47 regions)
  • 21.4–50.7 (47 regions)
  • no value

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AzoresMadeiraCanary IslandsGuadeloupeMartiniqueFrench GuianaRéunionMayotte
How to read: the regions are put into five bands by their value, each band holding about a fifth of the regions. The stronger the colour, the higher the value. Pointing at a region or tapping it shows its name, its value and its country's figure.Source: Eurostat (ilc_li41), NUTS 2024, level 2. Boundaries: © EuroGeographics for the administrative boundaries. The country's and the EU's figures come from Eurostat (ilc_li02).Chart: Civitascope (civitascope.eu) · CC BY 4.0 · Download image · Download data ·

Austria15.9

  1. Wien25.7%
  2. Kärnten19.8%
  3. Vorarlberg19.6%
  4. Steiermark15.6%
  5. Salzburg13.2%
  6. Tirol12.0%
  7. Oberösterreich11.2%
  8. Niederösterreich11.0%
  9. Burgenland7.3%

Belgium10.9

  1. Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest23.3%
  2. Prov. Liège14.6%
  3. Prov. Hainaut14.5%
  4. Prov. Luxembourg (BE)11.9%
  5. Prov. Namur11.5%
  6. Prov. Antwerpen10.3%
  7. Prov. Brabant wallon9.9%
  8. Prov. Limburg (BE)6.7%
  9. Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen6.1%
  10. Prov. Vlaams-Brabant5.8%
  11. Prov. West-Vlaanderen5.6%

Bulgaria21.2

  1. Yugoiztochen27.0%
  2. Yuzhen tsentralen25.6%
  3. Severozapaden25.3%
  4. Severen tsentralen23.5%
  5. Severoiztochen21.3%
  6. Yugozapaden13.6%

Croatia19.5

  1. Panonska Hrvatska28.6%
  2. Jadranska Hrvatska19.0%
  3. Sjeverna Hrvatska16.9%
  4. Grad Zagreb11.4%

Cyprus14.9

  1. Kýpros14.9%

Czechia9.6

  1. Moravskoslezsko12.7%
  2. Jihozápad11.7%
  3. Severozápad11.3%
  4. Severovýchod10.2%
  5. Střední Čechy9.9%
  6. Střední Morava9.0%
  7. Jihovýchod6.8%
  8. Praha6.8%

Denmark11.8

  1. Hovedstaden12.8%
  2. Nordjylland12.4%
  3. Midtjylland12.3%
  4. Syddanmark11.0%
  5. Sjælland9.2%

Estonia19.5

  1. Eesti19.5%

Finland13.4

  1. Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi15.2%
  2. Etelä-Suomi12.7%
  3. Helsinki-Uusimaa10.8%
  4. Länsi-Suomino value
  5. Ålandno value

France16.3

  1. Guyane50.7%
  2. La Réunion36.4%
  3. Guadeloupe32.7%
  4. Martinique25.2%
  5. Corse23.6%
  6. Nord-Pas de Calais21.9%
  7. Languedoc-Roussillon20.5%
  8. Midi-Pyrénées18.9%
  9. Champagne-Ardenne17.9%
  10. Auvergne17.7%
  11. Limousin17.4%
  12. Ile de France16.9%
  13. Bourgogne16.1%
  14. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur16.1%
  15. Lorraine15.8%
  16. Franche-Comté15.1%
  17. Aquitaine15.0%
  18. Picardie14.5%
  19. Rhône-Alpes14.0%
  20. Haute-Normandie13.3%
  21. Poitou-Charentes13.3%
  22. Alsace13.2%
  23. Basse-Normandie12.8%
  24. Pays de la Loire11.5%
  25. Centre — Val de Loire11.0%
  26. Bretagne10.6%
  27. Mayotteno value

Germany16.1

  1. Bremen27.5%
  2. Trier21.4%
  3. Sachsen-Anhalt21.3%
  4. Weser-Ems20.8%
  5. Arnsberg19.6%
  6. Kassel19.2%
  7. Hamburg18.9%
  8. Berlin18.7%
  9. Gießen18.4%
  10. Münster18.3%
  11. Chemnitz18.2%
  12. Leipzig17.4%
  13. Thüringen17.4%
  14. Köln17.0%
  15. Detmold16.9%
  16. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern16.8%
  17. Rheinhessen-Pfalz16.8%
  18. Schleswig-Holstein16.8%
  19. Braunschweig16.7%
  20. Düsseldorf16.5%
  21. Darmstadt16.4%
  22. Hannover16.4%
  23. Saarland15.5%
  24. Dresden14.9%
  25. Karlsruhe14.9%
  26. Brandenburg14.7%
  27. Oberpfalz14.6%
  28. Lüneburg14.4%
  29. Mittelfranken13.7%
  30. Oberfranken13.7%
  31. Unterfranken13.2%
  32. Freiburg13.1%
  33. Koblenz12.8%
  34. Stuttgart12.6%
  35. Tübingen12.4%
  36. Niederbayern12.3%
  37. Oberbayern11.8%
  38. Schwaben11.4%

Greece19.6

  1. Peloponnisos30.1%
  2. Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki26.8%
  3. Thessalia25.0%
  4. Sterea Elláda24.6%
  5. Kentriki Makedonia24.2%
  6. Dytiki Elláda23.0%
  7. Voreio Aigaio22.5%
  8. Ionia Nisia22.4%
  9. Ipeiros22.0%
  10. Dytiki Makedonia21.7%
  11. Notio Aigaio18.0%
  12. Attiki13.7%
  13. Kriti12.7%

Hungary14.0

  1. Észak-Magyarország23.2%
  2. Észak-Alföld22.1%
  3. Dél-Alföld19.2%
  4. Dél-Dunántúl18.0%
  5. Nyugat-Dunántúl8.9%
  6. Pest8.3%
  7. Közép-Dunántúl7.6%
  8. Budapest7.2%

Ireland13.0

  1. Northern and Western20.9%
  2. Southern12.7%
  3. Eastern and Midland10.4%

Italy18.6

  1. Sicilia38.4%
  2. Campania35.6%
  3. Calabria32.8%
  4. Puglia27.6%
  5. Sardegna26.1%
  6. Basilicata21.9%
  7. Abruzzo20.0%
  8. Lazio17.9%
  9. Molise17.5%
  10. Liguria17.1%
  11. Piemonte14.0%
  12. Toscana12.8%
  13. Veneto12.4%
  14. Marche12.0%
  15. Umbria11.3%
  16. Lombardia9.2%
  17. Friuli-Venezia Giulia9.1%
  18. Provincia Autonoma di Trento8.8%
  19. Emilia-Romagna6.7%
  20. Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste5.0%
  21. Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen4.6%

Latvia22.0

  1. Latvija22.0%

Lithuania22.6

  1. Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas26.2%
  2. Sostinės regionas14.4%

Luxembourg14.8

  1. Luxembourg14.8%

Malta16.9

  1. Malta16.9%

Netherlands13.4

  1. Groningen18.6%
  2. Noord-Holland14.8%
  3. Friesland (NL)14.4%
  4. Limburg (NL)14.4%
  5. Zuid-Holland14.0%
  6. Zeeland13.5%
  7. Utrecht12.3%
  8. Drenthe12.2%
  9. Flevoland12.2%
  10. Overijssel12.2%
  11. Gelderland12.1%
  12. Noord-Brabant11.6%

Poland13.2

  1. Podlaskie21.7%
  2. Kujawsko-pomorskie19.3%
  3. Warmińsko-mazurskie18.0%
  4. Świętokrzyskie17.9%
  5. Podkarpackie16.5%
  6. Lubelskie15.9%
  7. Mazowiecki regionalny15.6%
  8. Wielkopolskie15.4%
  9. Łódzkie14.9%
  10. Małopolskie13.7%
  11. Pomorskie13.5%
  12. Zachodniopomorskie12.9%
  13. Opolskie12.3%
  14. Lubuskie11.3%
  15. Dolnośląskie8.8%
  16. Śląskie7.8%
  17. Warszawski stołeczny6.1%

Portugal15.4

  1. Alentejo17.9%
  2. Região Autónoma dos Açores17.3%
  3. Oeste e Vale do Tejo17.2%
  4. Centro (PT)17.0%
  5. Região Autónoma da Madeira16.6%
  6. Península de Setúbal15.7%
  7. Norte15.6%
  8. Algarve15.1%
  9. Grande Lisboa12.2%

Romania18.4

  1. Sud-Vest Oltenia27.8%
  2. Sud-Est25.1%
  3. Nord-Est23.4%
  4. Sud-Muntenia19.3%
  5. Centru19.1%
  6. Nord-Vest15.6%
  7. Vest11.9%
  8. Bucureşti-Ilfov2.7%

Slovakia12.2

  1. Východné Slovensko20.4%
  2. Stredné Slovensko12.6%
  3. Západné Slovensko9.0%
  4. Bratislavský kraj1.4%

Slovenia14.3

  1. Vzhodna Slovenija16.2%
  2. Zahodna Slovenija12.2%

Spain19.5

  1. Ciudad de Melilla39.3%
  2. Ciudad de Ceuta37.0%
  3. Andalucía27.7%
  4. Región de Murcia26.7%
  5. Extremadura26.2%
  6. Comunitat Valenciana26.0%
  7. Castilla-La Mancha25.9%
  8. Canarias22.9%
  9. Castilla y León19.8%
  10. La Rioja18.4%
  11. Principado de Asturias17.2%
  12. Galicia16.0%
  13. Cataluña14.3%
  14. Cantabria13.9%
  15. Aragón13.6%
  16. Comunidad de Madrid12.7%
  17. Comunidad Foral de Navarra12.3%
  18. Illes Balears11.6%
  19. País Vasco9.3%

Sweden15.6

  1. Sydsverige17.8%
  2. Östra Mellansverige17.4%
  3. Norra Mellansverige17.2%
  4. Mellersta Norrland16.8%
  5. Västsverige14.7%
  6. Småland med öarna14.5%
  7. Stockholm13.9%
  8. Övre Norrland13.5%

Women and men

Among men, the gap between the highest and the lowest country was slightly narrower than among women and men together. Lithuania was again the highest, at 20.9%, and Czechia again the lowest, at 8.7%. The highest and the lowest were 12.2 percentage points apart.

Among women, the gap between the highest and the lowest country was wider than among men. Czechia was again the lowest, at 10.5%, and Latvia the highest, at 24.6%. The gap between the highest and the lowest was 14.1 percentage points.

Share of people at risk of poverty: men and women, %

2025
MenWomenWomen − menDifference
10152025pp
EU, Men: 15.5%, Women: 17.1%, Women − men: +1.6 pp
Rank 1: Latvia, Men: 19.0%, Women: 24.6%, Women − men: +5.6 pp
Rank 2: Lithuania, Men: 20.9%, Women: 24.2%, Women − men: +3.3 pp
Rank 3: Bulgaria, Men: 20.4%, Women: 22.0%, Women − men: +1.6 pp
Rank 4: Croatia, Men: 17.7%, Women: 21.2%, Women − men: +3.5 pp
Rank 5: Estonia, Men: 17.7%, Women: 21.0%, Women − men: +3.3 pp
Rank 6: Greece, Men: 18.2%, Women: 20.9%, Women − men: +2.7 pp
Rank 7: Spain, Men: 18.6%, Women: 20.3%, Women − men: +1.7 pp
Rank 8: Italy, Men: 17.4%, Women: 19.8%, Women − men: +2.4 pp
Rank 9: Romania, Men: 18.0%, Women: 18.7%, Women − men: +0.7 pp
Rank 10: France, Men: 15.3%, Women: 17.3%, Women − men: +2.0 pp
Rank 11: Austria, Men: 14.7%, Women: 17.1%, Women − men: +2.4 pp
Rank 12: Malta, Men: 16.8%, Women: 17.0%, Women − men: +0.2 pp
Rank 13: Germany, Men: 15.6%, Women: 16.7%, Women − men: +1.1 pp
Rank 14: Cyprus, Men: 13.3%, Women: 16.5%, Women − men: +3.2 pp
Rank 15: Portugal, Men: 14.5%, Women: 16.3%, Women − men: +1.8 pp
Rank 16: Sweden, Women: 15.5%, Men: 15.7%, Women − men: −0.2 pp
Rank 17: Luxembourg, Men: 14.2%, Women: 15.4%, Women − men: +1.2 pp
Rank 17: Slovenia, Men: 13.2%, Women: 15.4%, Women − men: +2.2 pp
Rank 19: Hungary, Men: 12.8%, Women: 15.1%, Women − men: +2.3 pp
Rank 20: Poland, Men: 12.3%, Women: 14.1%, Women − men: +1.8 pp
Rank 21: Finland, Men: 13.3%, Women: 13.5%, Women − men: +0.2 pp
Rank 22: Netherlands, Men: 13.3%, Women: 13.4%, Women − men: +0.1 pp
Rank 22: Ireland, Men: 12.7%, Women: 13.4%, Women − men: +0.7 pp
Rank 24: Slovakia, Men: 12.1%, Women: 12.2%, Women − men: +0.1 pp
Rank 25: Denmark, Men: 11.7%, Women: 11.8%, Women − men: +0.1 pp
Rank 26: Belgium, Women: 10.8%, Men: 10.9%, Women − men: −0.1 pp
Rank 27: Czechia, Men: 8.7%, Women: 10.5%, Women − men: +1.8 pp
How to read: the filled dot (women) and the outlined dot (men) each have their value beside them. The column on the right is their difference, women − men. Countries are ranked by the filled dot.The value for Lithuania is provisional.Source: Eurostat, At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys (ilc_li02).Chart: Civitascope (civitascope.eu) · CC BY 4.0 · Download image · Download data ·
EveryoneMenWomen
Lowest9.6%Czechia8.7%Czechia10.5%Czechia
Highest22.6%Lithuania20.9%Lithuania24.6%Latvia
Highest − lowest13.0 pp12.2 pp14.1 pp

Everyone

Lowest: 9.6% (Czechia)Highest: 22.6% (Lithuania)Highest − lowest: 13.0 pp

Men

Lowest: 8.7% (Czechia)Highest: 20.9% (Lithuania)Highest − lowest: 12.2 pp

Women

Lowest: 10.5% (Czechia)Highest: 24.6% (Latvia)Highest − lowest: 14.1 pp

By age

In 2025, 19.6% of children under 18 in the EU were at risk of poverty, 21.8% of people aged 18 to 24 and 17.1% of those aged 75 or over.

Share of people at risk of poverty, by age, %

2025
everyoneunder 1818–2425–4950–6465–7475 or over
EU, everyone: 16.3%,under 18: 19.6%,18–24: 21.8%,25–49: 14.2%,50–64: 14.8%,65–74: 15.6%,75 or over: 17.1%,
Rank 1: Lithuania, everyone: 22.6%,under 18: 16.9%,18–24: 22.4%,25–49: 13.6%,50–64: 25.3%,65–74: 37.4%,75 or over: 41.0%,
Rank 2: Latvia, everyone: 22.0%,under 18: 14.7%,18–24: 16.6%,25–49: 13.8%,50–64: 22.7%,65–74: 32.7%,75 or over: 51.5%,
Rank 3: Bulgaria, everyone: 21.2%,under 18: 27.0%,18–24: 24.2%,25–49: 18.6%,50–64: 15.9%,65–74: 21.7%,75 or over: 28.2%,
Rank 4: Greece, everyone: 19.6%,under 18: 22.8%,18–24: 24.2%,25–49: 17.3%,50–64: 17.7%,65–74: 17.7%,75 or over: 24.1%,
Rank 5: Estonia, everyone: 19.5%,under 18: 16.2%,18–24: 18.9%,25–49: 14.4%,50–64: 16.7%,65–74: 27.8%,75 or over: 40.8%,
Rank 5: Spain, everyone: 19.5%,under 18: 28.4%,18–24: 21.9%,25–49: 18.3%,50–64: 16.8%,65–74: 13.5%,75 or over: 19.4%,
Rank 5: Croatia, everyone: 19.5%,under 18: 15.0%,18–24: 10.8%,25–49: 11.9%,50–64: 16.4%,65–74: 37.2%,75 or over: 42.6%,
Rank 8: Italy, everyone: 18.6%,under 18: 23.2%,18–24: 22.8%,25–49: 17.6%,50–64: 17.2%,65–74: 17.7%,75 or over: 16.7%,
Rank 9: Romania, everyone: 18.4%,under 18: 23.6%,18–24: 25.8%,25–49: 16.3%,50–64: 17.0%,65–74: 12.7%,75 or over: 19.8%,
Rank 10: Malta, everyone: 16.9%,under 18: 20.8%,18–24: 8.5%,25–49: 13.9%,50–64: 12.1%,65–74: 25.9%,75 or over: 32.7%,
Rank 11: France, everyone: 16.3%,under 18: 22.8%,18–24: 22.8%,25–49: 14.1%,50–64: 15.6%,65–74: 12.4%,75 or over: 10.8%,
Rank 12: Germany, everyone: 16.1%,under 18: 16.0%,18–24: 24.8%,25–49: 13.5%,50–64: 13.8%,65–74: 19.9%,75 or over: 19.1%,
Rank 13: Austria, everyone: 15.9%,under 18: 22.2%,18–24: 15.6%,25–49: 14.5%,50–64: 13.0%,65–74: 17.1%,75 or over: 14.3%,
Rank 14: Sweden, everyone: 15.6%,under 18: 19.9%,18–24: 24.0%,25–49: 15.7%,50–64: 12.2%,65–74: 10.7%,75 or over: 11.7%,
Rank 15: Portugal, everyone: 15.4%,under 18: 17.6%,18–24: 17.9%,25–49: 12.0%,50–64: 15.4%,65–74: 16.2%,75 or over: 19.5%,
Rank 16: Cyprus, everyone: 14.9%,under 18: 12.7%,18–24: 13.0%,25–49: 9.8%,50–64: 10.4%,65–74: 24.7%,75 or over: 43.6%,
Rank 17: Luxembourg, everyone: 14.8%,under 18: 22.2%,18–24: 26.0%,25–49: 13.3%,50–64: 11.8%,65–74: 7.3%,75 or over: 6.1%,
Rank 18: Slovenia, everyone: 14.3%,under 18: 11.6%,18–24: 8.2%,25–49: 10.1%,50–64: 12.7%,65–74: 26.4%,75 or over: 25.3%,
Rank 19: Hungary, everyone: 14.0%,under 18: 18.3%,18–24: 18.3%,25–49: 12.2%,50–64: 11.7%,65–74: 12.3%,75 or over: 15.8%,
Rank 20: Finland, everyone: 13.4%,under 18: 12.3%,18–24: 37.0%,25–49: 13.2%,50–64: 9.6%,65–74: 9.4%,75 or over: 10.4%,
Rank 20: Netherlands, everyone: 13.4%,under 18: 10.9%,18–24: 22.0%,25–49: 10.8%,50–64: 13.9%,65–74: 12.8%,75 or over: 18.1%,
Rank 22: Poland, everyone: 13.2%,under 18: 13.7%,18–24: 16.9%,25–49: 10.6%,50–64: 14.9%,65–74: 15.1%,75 or over: 14.2%,
Rank 23: Ireland, everyone: 13.0%,under 18: 16.9%,18–24: 11.0%,25–49: 9.8%,50–64: 10.7%,65–74: 15.9%,75 or over: 22.6%,
Rank 24: Slovakia, everyone: 12.2%,under 18: 20.4%,18–24: 17.6%,25–49: 12.0%,50–64: 9.1%,65–74: 5.2%,75 or over: 5.3%,
Rank 25: Denmark, everyone: 11.8%,under 18: 9.2%,18–24: 30.4%,25–49: 11.6%,50–64: 6.1%,65–74: 6.4%,75 or over: 18.1%,
Rank 26: Belgium, everyone: 10.9%,under 18: 14.5%,18–24: 12.6%,25–49: 9.6%,50–64: 10.0%,65–74: 8.5%,75 or over: 10.2%,
Rank 27: Czechia, everyone: 9.6%,under 18: 13.7%,18–24: 13.8%,25–49: 7.9%,50–64: 8.4%,65–74: 7.3%,75 or over: 9.7%,
everyoneunder 1818–2425–49
EU, everyone: 16.3%,under 18: 19.6%,18–24: 21.8%,25–49: 14.2%,
Rank 1: Lithuania, everyone: 22.6%,under 18: 16.9%,18–24: 22.4%,25–49: 13.6%,
Rank 2: Latvia, everyone: 22.0%,under 18: 14.7%,18–24: 16.6%,25–49: 13.8%,
Rank 3: Bulgaria, everyone: 21.2%,under 18: 27.0%,18–24: 24.2%,25–49: 18.6%,
Rank 4: Greece, everyone: 19.6%,under 18: 22.8%,18–24: 24.2%,25–49: 17.3%,
Rank 5: Estonia, everyone: 19.5%,under 18: 16.2%,18–24: 18.9%,25–49: 14.4%,
Rank 5: Spain, everyone: 19.5%,under 18: 28.4%,18–24: 21.9%,25–49: 18.3%,
Rank 5: Croatia, everyone: 19.5%,under 18: 15.0%,18–24: 10.8%,25–49: 11.9%,
Rank 8: Italy, everyone: 18.6%,under 18: 23.2%,18–24: 22.8%,25–49: 17.6%,
Rank 9: Romania, everyone: 18.4%,under 18: 23.6%,18–24: 25.8%,25–49: 16.3%,
Rank 10: Malta, everyone: 16.9%,under 18: 20.8%,18–24: 8.5%,25–49: 13.9%,
Rank 11: France, everyone: 16.3%,under 18: 22.8%,18–24: 22.8%,25–49: 14.1%,
Rank 12: Germany, everyone: 16.1%,under 18: 16.0%,18–24: 24.8%,25–49: 13.5%,
Rank 13: Austria, everyone: 15.9%,under 18: 22.2%,18–24: 15.6%,25–49: 14.5%,
Rank 14: Sweden, everyone: 15.6%,under 18: 19.9%,18–24: 24.0%,25–49: 15.7%,
Rank 15: Portugal, everyone: 15.4%,under 18: 17.6%,18–24: 17.9%,25–49: 12.0%,
Rank 16: Cyprus, everyone: 14.9%,under 18: 12.7%,18–24: 13.0%,25–49: 9.8%,
Rank 17: Luxembourg, everyone: 14.8%,under 18: 22.2%,18–24: 26.0%,25–49: 13.3%,
Rank 18: Slovenia, everyone: 14.3%,under 18: 11.6%,18–24: 8.2%,25–49: 10.1%,
Rank 19: Hungary, everyone: 14.0%,under 18: 18.3%,18–24: 18.3%,25–49: 12.2%,
Rank 20: Finland, everyone: 13.4%,under 18: 12.3%,18–24: 37.0%,25–49: 13.2%,
Rank 20: Netherlands, everyone: 13.4%,under 18: 10.9%,18–24: 22.0%,25–49: 10.8%,
Rank 22: Poland, everyone: 13.2%,under 18: 13.7%,18–24: 16.9%,25–49: 10.6%,
Rank 23: Ireland, everyone: 13.0%,under 18: 16.9%,18–24: 11.0%,25–49: 9.8%,
Rank 24: Slovakia, everyone: 12.2%,under 18: 20.4%,18–24: 17.6%,25–49: 12.0%,
Rank 25: Denmark, everyone: 11.8%,under 18: 9.2%,18–24: 30.4%,25–49: 11.6%,
Rank 26: Belgium, everyone: 10.9%,under 18: 14.5%,18–24: 12.6%,25–49: 9.6%,
Rank 27: Czechia, everyone: 9.6%,under 18: 13.7%,18–24: 13.8%,25–49: 7.9%,
everyone50–6465–7475 or over
EU, everyone: 16.3%,50–64: 14.8%,65–74: 15.6%,75 or over: 17.1%,
Rank 1: Lithuania, everyone: 22.6%,50–64: 25.3%,65–74: 37.4%,75 or over: 41.0%,
Rank 2: Latvia, everyone: 22.0%,50–64: 22.7%,65–74: 32.7%,75 or over: 51.5%,
Rank 3: Bulgaria, everyone: 21.2%,50–64: 15.9%,65–74: 21.7%,75 or over: 28.2%,
Rank 4: Greece, everyone: 19.6%,50–64: 17.7%,65–74: 17.7%,75 or over: 24.1%,
Rank 5: Estonia, everyone: 19.5%,50–64: 16.7%,65–74: 27.8%,75 or over: 40.8%,
Rank 5: Spain, everyone: 19.5%,50–64: 16.8%,65–74: 13.5%,75 or over: 19.4%,
Rank 5: Croatia, everyone: 19.5%,50–64: 16.4%,65–74: 37.2%,75 or over: 42.6%,
Rank 8: Italy, everyone: 18.6%,50–64: 17.2%,65–74: 17.7%,75 or over: 16.7%,
Rank 9: Romania, everyone: 18.4%,50–64: 17.0%,65–74: 12.7%,75 or over: 19.8%,
Rank 10: Malta, everyone: 16.9%,50–64: 12.1%,65–74: 25.9%,75 or over: 32.7%,
Rank 11: France, everyone: 16.3%,50–64: 15.6%,65–74: 12.4%,75 or over: 10.8%,
Rank 12: Germany, everyone: 16.1%,50–64: 13.8%,65–74: 19.9%,75 or over: 19.1%,
Rank 13: Austria, everyone: 15.9%,50–64: 13.0%,65–74: 17.1%,75 or over: 14.3%,
Rank 14: Sweden, everyone: 15.6%,50–64: 12.2%,65–74: 10.7%,75 or over: 11.7%,
Rank 15: Portugal, everyone: 15.4%,50–64: 15.4%,65–74: 16.2%,75 or over: 19.5%,
Rank 16: Cyprus, everyone: 14.9%,50–64: 10.4%,65–74: 24.7%,75 or over: 43.6%,
Rank 17: Luxembourg, everyone: 14.8%,50–64: 11.8%,65–74: 7.3%,75 or over: 6.1%,
Rank 18: Slovenia, everyone: 14.3%,50–64: 12.7%,65–74: 26.4%,75 or over: 25.3%,
Rank 19: Hungary, everyone: 14.0%,50–64: 11.7%,65–74: 12.3%,75 or over: 15.8%,
Rank 20: Finland, everyone: 13.4%,50–64: 9.6%,65–74: 9.4%,75 or over: 10.4%,
Rank 20: Netherlands, everyone: 13.4%,50–64: 13.9%,65–74: 12.8%,75 or over: 18.1%,
Rank 22: Poland, everyone: 13.2%,50–64: 14.9%,65–74: 15.1%,75 or over: 14.2%,
Rank 23: Ireland, everyone: 13.0%,50–64: 10.7%,65–74: 15.9%,75 or over: 22.6%,
Rank 24: Slovakia, everyone: 12.2%,50–64: 9.1%,65–74: 5.2%,75 or over: 5.3%,
Rank 25: Denmark, everyone: 11.8%,50–64: 6.1%,65–74: 6.4%,75 or over: 18.1%,
Rank 26: Belgium, everyone: 10.9%,50–64: 10.0%,65–74: 8.5%,75 or over: 10.2%,
Rank 27: Czechia, everyone: 9.6%,50–64: 8.4%,65–74: 7.3%,75 or over: 9.7%,
How to read: one row per country, one column per group, each value in its cell. The stronger the colour, the higher the value. Countries are ranked by the “everyone” column.The value for Lithuania is provisional.Source: Eurostat, At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys (ilc_li02).Chart: Civitascope (civitascope.eu) · CC BY 4.0 · Download image · Download data ·

Four thresholds

In 2025, 5.3% of people in the EU had an income below 40% of their country's median, 9.9% below 50% and 23.9% below 70%.

Share of people with an income below 40, 50, 60 and 70% of the national median, %

2025
below 40%below 50%below 60%below 70%
EU, below 40%: 5.3%,below 50%: 9.9%,below 60%: 16.3%,below 70%: 23.9%,
Rank 1: Latvia, below 40%: 9.8%,below 50%: 15.7%,below 60%: 22.0%,below 70%: 29.8%,
Rank 2: Croatia, below 40%: 8.3%,below 50%: 13.7%,below 60%: 19.5%,below 70%: 26.0%,
Rank 3: Bulgaria, below 40%: 8.1%,below 50%: 13.5%,below 60%: 21.2%,below 70%: 29.3%,
Rank 4: Spain, below 40%: 8.0%,below 50%: 12.6%,below 60%: 19.5%,below 70%: 26.5%,
Rank 5: Lithuania, below 40%: 7.7%,below 50%: 15.5%,below 60%: 22.6%,below 70%: 29.8%,
Rank 6: Romania, below 40%: 7.2%,below 50%: 12.4%,below 60%: 18.4%,below 70%: 25.3%,
Rank 7: Italy, below 40%: 6.9%,below 50%: 12.2%,below 60%: 18.6%,below 70%: 26.4%,
Rank 8: Greece, below 40%: 6.7%,below 50%: 11.7%,below 60%: 19.6%,below 70%: 25.3%,
Rank 9: Estonia, below 40%: 6.0%,below 50%: 10.8%,below 60%: 19.5%,below 70%: 28.2%,
Rank 10: Austria, below 40%: 5.5%,below 50%: 9.5%,below 60%: 15.9%,below 70%: 22.5%,
Rank 11: Hungary, below 40%: 5.3%,below 50%: 9.3%,below 60%: 14.0%,below 70%: 20.9%,
Rank 11: Sweden, below 40%: 5.3%,below 50%: 9.5%,below 60%: 15.6%,below 70%: 24.0%,
Rank 13: Portugal, below 40%: 5.2%,below 50%: 9.7%,below 60%: 15.4%,below 70%: 23.7%,
Rank 14: Malta, below 40%: 5.1%,below 50%: 10.1%,below 60%: 16.9%,below 70%: 25.5%,
Rank 15: France, below 40%: 4.8%,below 50%: 9.4%,below 60%: 16.3%,below 70%: 23.6%,
Rank 16: Germany, below 40%: 4.7%,below 50%: 9.8%,below 60%: 16.1%,below 70%: 24.0%,
Rank 17: Slovakia, below 40%: 4.0%,below 50%: 6.8%,below 60%: 12.2%,below 70%: 19.2%,
Rank 18: Poland, below 40%: 3.8%,below 50%: 7.4%,below 60%: 13.2%,below 70%: 20.9%,
Rank 19: Denmark, below 40%: 3.6%,below 50%: 6.8%,below 60%: 11.8%,below 70%: 20.1%,
Rank 20: Finland, below 40%: 3.2%,below 50%: 6.8%,below 60%: 13.4%,below 70%: 21.8%,
Rank 20: Netherlands, below 40%: 3.2%,below 50%: 6.5%,below 60%: 13.4%,below 70%: 20.8%,
Rank 22: Slovenia, below 40%: 3.1%,below 50%: 7.3%,below 60%: 14.3%,below 70%: 22.4%,
Rank 23: Cyprus, below 40%: 2.9%,below 50%: 8.0%,below 60%: 14.9%,below 70%: 24.2%,
Rank 23: Luxembourg, below 40%: 2.9%,below 50%: 8.6%,below 60%: 14.8%,below 70%: 22.3%,
Rank 25: Ireland, below 40%: 2.7%,below 50%: 6.4%,below 60%: 13.0%,below 70%: 22.1%,
Rank 26: Czechia, below 40%: 2.5%,below 50%: 4.8%,below 60%: 9.6%,below 70%: 17.4%,
Rank 27: Belgium, below 40%: 1.8%,below 50%: 5.1%,below 60%: 10.9%,below 70%: 20.5%,
How to read: one row per country, one column per group, each value in its cell. The stronger the colour, the higher the value. Countries are ranked by the “below 40%” column.The value for Lithuania is provisional.Source: Eurostat, At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys (ilc_li02).Chart: Civitascope (civitascope.eu) · CC BY 4.0 · Download image · Download data ·

About the data

The share of people with an equivalised disposable income below the at-risk-of-poverty threshold, which is 60% of the national median equivalised disposable income after social transfers.

Eurostat: “The at-risk-of-poverty rate is the share of people with an equivalised disposable income (after social transfer) below the at-risk-of-poverty threshold, which is set at 60 % of the national median equivalised disposable income after social transfers.” (source)

EU statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC), a yearly sample survey of households run by the national statistical institutes. Values before EU-SILC began in each country come from the European Community Household Panel (ECHP, 1995 to 2001) or from national surveys, mostly household budget surveys.

How to read these numbers

How it is measured

The survey covers people living in private households. People in collective households and institutions are generally not included.

Each country's threshold is set on its own median income. The rate shows low income compared with other residents of the country, which does not necessarily mean a low standard of living.

France's figures cover the European part of the country and, since 2022, four overseas departments (Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana and Réunion). Mayotte is not included. Portugal's figures include the Azores and Madeira. Cyprus's figures cover only the areas controlled by the government of the Republic of Cyprus.

A region's value rests on the households sampled in that region, fewer than for the whole country. EU-SILC's precision requirements for NUTS 2 regions are set for the rate of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion, not for this rate. A region's value can therefore change markedly from one year to the next.

Every region is measured against its country's poverty threshold, not against a threshold of its own.

Finland gives the regions Länsi-Suomi and Åland one figure together, so neither has a value of its own.

Provisional figures

A provisional value (flag p) may still be revised. This concerns Lithuania (2025) and the regions of Lithuania (2025).

Sources and data

Eurostat, At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys (ilc_li02). Data updated 20 October 2026, retrieved 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Eurostat metadata · Eurostat methodology

The exact Eurostat API query

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_li02?format=JSON&lang=en&age=TOTAL&freq=A&geo=AT&geo=BE&geo=BG&geo=CY&geo=CZ&geo=DE&geo=DK&geo=EE&geo=EL&geo=ES&geo=EU27_2020&geo=FI&geo=FR&geo=HR&geo=HU&geo=IE&geo=IT&geo=LT&geo=LU&geo=LV&geo=MT&geo=NL&geo=PL&geo=PT&geo=RO&geo=SE&geo=SI&geo=SK&rskpovth=B_60&sex=T&statinfo=MED_EI&unit=PC

Eurostat, At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region (ilc_li41). Data updated 20 October 2026, retrieved 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

The exact Eurostat API query

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_li41?format=JSON&lang=en&freq=A&geo=AT11&geo=AT12&geo=AT13&geo=AT21&geo=AT22&geo=AT31&geo=AT32&geo=AT33&geo=AT34&geo=BE10&geo=BE21&geo=BE22&geo=BE23&geo=BE24&geo=BE25&geo=BE31&geo=BE32&geo=BE33&geo=BE34&geo=BE35&geo=BG31&geo=BG32&geo=BG33&geo=BG34&geo=BG41&geo=BG42&geo=CY00&geo=CZ01&geo=CZ02&geo=CZ03&geo=CZ04&geo=CZ05&geo=CZ06&geo=CZ07&geo=CZ08&geo=DE11&geo=DE12&geo=DE13&geo=DE14&geo=DE21&geo=DE22&geo=DE23&geo=DE24&geo=DE25&geo=DE26&geo=DE27&geo=DE30&geo=DE40&geo=DE50&geo=DE60&geo=DE71&geo=DE72&geo=DE73&geo=DE80&geo=DE91&geo=DE92&geo=DE93&geo=DE94&geo=DEA1&geo=DEA2&geo=DEA3&geo=DEA4&geo=DEA5&geo=DEB1&geo=DEB2&geo=DEB3&geo=DEC0&geo=DED2&geo=DED4&geo=DED5&geo=DEE0&geo=DEF0&geo=DEG0&geo=DK01&geo=DK02&geo=DK03&geo=DK04&geo=DK05&geo=EE00&geo=EL30&geo=EL41&geo=EL42&geo=EL43&geo=EL51&geo=EL52&geo=EL53&geo=EL54&geo=EL61&geo=EL62&geo=EL63&geo=EL64&geo=EL65&geo=ES11&geo=ES12&geo=ES13&geo=ES21&geo=ES22&geo=ES23&geo=ES24&geo=ES30&geo=ES41&geo=ES42&geo=ES43&geo=ES51&geo=ES52&geo=ES53&geo=ES61&geo=ES62&geo=ES63&geo=ES64&geo=ES70&geo=FI13&geo=FI18&geo=FI1A&geo=FI1B&geo=FI1C&geo=FI1D&geo=FR10&geo=FRB0&geo=FRC1&geo=FRC2&geo=FRD1&geo=FRD2&geo=FRE1&geo=FRE2&geo=FRF1&geo=FRF2&geo=FRF3&geo=FRG0&geo=FRH0&geo=FRI1&geo=FRI2&geo=FRI3&geo=FRJ1&geo=FRJ2&geo=FRK1&geo=FRK2&geo=FRL0&geo=FRM0&geo=FRY1&geo=FRY2&geo=FRY3&geo=FRY4&geo=HR02&geo=HR03&geo=HR04&geo=HR05&geo=HR06&geo=HU10&geo=HU11&geo=HU12&geo=HU21&geo=HU22&geo=HU23&geo=HU31&geo=HU32&geo=HU33&geo=IE01&geo=IE02&geo=IE04&geo=IE05&geo=IE06&geo=ITC1&geo=ITC2&geo=ITC3&geo=ITC4&geo=ITF1&geo=ITF2&geo=ITF3&geo=ITF4&geo=ITF5&geo=ITF6&geo=ITG1&geo=ITG2&geo=ITH1&geo=ITH2&geo=ITH3&geo=ITH4&geo=ITH5&geo=ITI1&geo=ITI2&geo=ITI3&geo=ITI4&geo=LT01&geo=LT02&geo=LU00&geo=LV00&geo=MT00&geo=NL11&geo=NL12&geo=NL13&geo=NL21&geo=NL22&geo=NL23&geo=NL31&geo=NL32&geo=NL33&geo=NL34&geo=NL35&geo=NL36&geo=NL41&geo=NL42&geo=PL21&geo=PL22&geo=PL41&geo=PL42&geo=PL43&geo=PL51&geo=PL52&geo=PL61&geo=PL62&geo=PL63&geo=PL71&geo=PL72&geo=PL81&geo=PL82&geo=PL84&geo=PL91&geo=PL92&geo=PT11&geo=PT15&geo=PT16&geo=PT17&geo=PT18&geo=PT19&geo=PT1A&geo=PT1B&geo=PT1C&geo=PT1D&geo=PT20&geo=PT30&geo=RO11&geo=RO12&geo=RO21&geo=RO22&geo=RO31&geo=RO32&geo=RO41&geo=RO42&geo=SE11&geo=SE12&geo=SE21&geo=SE22&geo=SE23&geo=SE31&geo=SE32&geo=SE33&geo=SI01&geo=SI02&geo=SI03&geo=SI04&geo=SK01&geo=SK02&geo=SK03&geo=SK04&time=2025&unit=PC

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