Poverty Rates in Europe by Country

Share of the population at risk of poverty across European countries.

At-risk-of-poverty rate (% of population below 60% of median equivalised income) (2023): highest in Estonia at 22.5%, lowest in Czechia at 9.8%, across 29 European countries.

CountryAt-risk-of-poverty rate (% of population below 60% of median equivalised income)
Estonia22.5%
Latvia22.5%
Romania21.1%
Bulgaria20.6%
Lithuania20.6%
Spain20.2%
Croatia19.3%
Greece18.9%
Italy18.9%
Luxembourg18.8%
Portugal17.0%
Malta16.6%
Switzerland16.4%
Sweden16.1%
France15.4%
Cyprus14.9%
Austria14.9%
Germany14.4%
Slovakia14.3%
Poland14.0%
Hungary13.8%
Netherlands13.0%
Slovenia12.7%
Belgium12.4%
Finland12.2%
Ireland12.0%
Denmark11.8%
Norway11.5%
Czechia9.8%
Reference period: 2023. Source: Eurostat ilc_li02. No data available for: Iceland, United Kingdom.

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