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EU regions (NUTS 2) by at risk of poverty or social exclusion rate (AROPE), 2025

Guyane had the highest at risk of poverty or social exclusion rate (AROPE) of 241 regions in 2025, at 54.8%. Bratislavský kraj had the lowest, at 2.9%. The median was 19.4% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 20.9%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest54.8Guyane
Lowest2.9Bratislavský kraj
Median19.4241 regions
European Union (27)20.9History

Top 40 regions, 2025

Guyane: 54.8 %Guyane54.8Calabria: 45.3 %Calabria45.3Sicilia: 44 %Sicilia44Melilla: 43.7 %Melilla43.7La Réunion: 42.3 %La Réunion42.3Campania: 41.2 %Campania41.2Ceuta: 40.8 %Ceuta40.8Guadeloupe: 38.4 %Guadeloupe38.4Peloponnisos: 38.1 %Peloponnisos38.1Sud-Est: 38 %Sud-Est38Sud-Vest Oltenia: 36 %Sud-Vest Oltenia36Yugoiztochen: 35.8 %Yugoiztochen35.8Ionia Nisia: 35.7 %Ionia Nisia35.7Bremen: 35.4 %Bremen35.4Puglia: 35 %Puglia35Andalusia: 34.7 %Andalusia34.7Yuzhen tsentralen: 34.4 %Yuzhen tsentralen34.4Castilla-La Mancha: 34 %Castilla-La Mancha34Severen tsentralen: 33.8 %Severen tsentralen33.8Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: 33.6 %Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Bru…33.6Severozapaden: 33.5 %Severozapaden33.5Kentriki Makedonia: 33 %Kentriki Makedonia33Region of Murcia: 32.5 %Region of Murcia32.5Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki: 31.6 %Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki31.6Martinique: 31.3 %Martinique31.3Canary Islands: 31.2 %Canary Islands31.2Valencian Community: 30.7 %Valencian Community30.7Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas: 30.7 %Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos region…30.7Észak-Magyarország: 30.5 %Észak-Magyarország30.5Thessalia: 30.5 %Thessalia30.5Extremadura: 30.4 %Extremadura30.4Nord-Est: 30.3 %Nord-Est30.3Panonska Hrvatska: 30 %Panonska Hrvatska30Wien: 29.8 %Wien29.8Sardegna: 29.7 %Sardegna29.7Dytiki Makedonia: 29.5 %Dytiki Makedonia29.5Corse: 28.6 %Corse28.6Észak-Alföld: 28.4 %Észak-Alföld28.4Dytiki Elláda: 27.9 %Dytiki Elláda27.9Voreio Aigaio: 27.9 %Voreio Aigaio27.9Guyane: 54.8 %Guyane54.8Calabria: 45.3 %Calabria45.3Sicilia: 44 %Sicilia44Melilla: 43.7 %Melilla43.7La Réunion: 42.3 %La Réunion42.3Campania: 41.2 %Campania41.2Ceuta: 40.8 %Ceuta40.8Guadeloupe: 38.4 %Guadeloupe38.4Peloponnisos: 38.1 %Peloponnisos38.1Sud-Est: 38 %Sud-Est38Sud-Vest Oltenia: 36 %Sud-Vest Oltenia36Yugoiztochen: 35.8 %Yugoiztochen35.8Ionia Nisia: 35.7 %Ionia Nisia35.7Bremen: 35.4 %Bremen35.4Puglia: 35 %Puglia35Andalusia: 34.7 %Andalusia34.7Yuzhen tsentralen: 34.4 %Yuzhen tsentralen34.4Castilla-La Mancha: 34 %Castilla-La Mancha34Severen tsentralen: 33.8 %Severen tsentralen33.8Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: 33.6 %Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdst…33.6Severozapaden: 33.5 %Severozapaden33.5Kentriki Makedonia: 33 %Kentriki Makedonia33Region of Murcia: 32.5 %Region of Murcia32.5Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki: 31.6 %Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki31.6Martinique: 31.3 %Martinique31.3Canary Islands: 31.2 %Canary Islands31.2Valencian Community: 30.7 %Valencian Community30.7Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas: 30.7 %Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas30.7Észak-Magyarország: 30.5 %Észak-Magyarország30.5Thessalia: 30.5 %Thessalia30.5Extremadura: 30.4 %Extremadura30.4Nord-Est: 30.3 %Nord-Est30.3Panonska Hrvatska: 30 %Panonska Hrvatska30Wien: 29.8 %Wien29.8Sardegna: 29.7 %Sardegna29.7Dytiki Makedonia: 29.5 %Dytiki Makedonia29.5Corse: 28.6 %Corse28.6Észak-Alföld: 28.4 %Észak-Alföld28.4Dytiki Elláda: 27.9 %Dytiki Elláda27.9Voreio Aigaio: 27.9 %Voreio Aigaio27.9
%. Source: Eurostat, Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region (ilc_peps11n). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankRegions2025 (%)Change on 2024
1Guyane54.8-4.7 pts
2Calabria45.3-3.5 pts
3Sicilia44+3.1 pts
4Melilla43.7-0.8 pts
5La Réunion42.3+2.9 pts
6Campania41.2-2.3 pts
7Ceuta40.8-1.4 pts
8Guadeloupe38.4-1 pts
9Peloponnisos38.1+5.8 pts
10Sud-Est38-1.7 pts
11Sud-Vest Oltenia36+0.9 pts
12Yugoiztochen35.80 pts
13Ionia Nisia35.7-5.7 pts
14Bremen35.4+0.5 pts
15Puglia35-2.7 pts
16Andalusia34.7-0.9 pts
17Yuzhen tsentralen34.4-3.9 pts
18Castilla-La Mancha34-0.2 pts
19Severen tsentralen33.8-2.8 pts
20Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest33.6-3.7 pts
21Severozapaden33.5-2.3 pts
22Kentriki Makedonia33+2 pts
23Region of Murcia32.5+0.1 pts
24Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki31.6-2.2 pts
25Martinique31.3+1.2 pts
26Canary Islands31.20 pts
27Valencian Community30.7+0.8 pts
27Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas Provisional30.7+0.6 pts
29Észak-Magyarország30.5+1.7 pts
29Thessalia30.5+4.7 pts
31Extremadura30.4-2 pts
32Nord-Est30.3-3.5 pts
33Panonska Hrvatska30-1 pts
34Wien29.8+1.6 pts
35Sardegna29.7+0.1 pts
36Dytiki Makedonia29.5-6.8 pts
37Corse28.6+3.7 pts
38Észak-Alföld28.4+0.4 pts
39Dytiki Elláda27.9-7.3 pts
39Voreio Aigaio27.9-5.3 pts
41Severoiztochen27.7+1.4 pts
42Nord-Vest27.5+1.9 pts
42Notio Aigaio27.5+7.2 pts
42Sud-Muntenia27.5-1.3 pts
45Sterea Elláda27.4+1.7 pts
46Nord-Pas de Calais26.9+0.3 pts
47Východné Slovensko Series break26.3+0.6 pts
47Weser-Ems26.3+0.1 pts
49Trier25.8+4 pts
50Dél-Dunántúl25.4+1.7 pts
51Ipeiros25.3+5.7 pts
51Languedoc-Roussillon25.3-1.4 pts
53Basilicata25.1-0.3 pts
53Dél-Alföld25.1+3.1 pts
55Prov. Hainaut24.8-1.9 pts
56Abruzzo24.7-0.4 pts
56Latvija24.7+0.4 pts
56Northern and Western24.7+2.5 pts
59Arnsberg24.6-0.5 pts
59Gießen24.6-1.2 pts
61Münster24.5-3.3 pts
62Berlin24.4+2.9 pts
63Castile and León24.1+0.1 pts
63Centru24.1-0.6 pts
63Detmold24.1+0.5 pts
63Sachsen-Anhalt24.1-1.8 pts
67Kassel24-1.4 pts
68Hamburg23.8-0.7 pts
69Köln23.7+0.7 pts
70Attiki23.6+0.9 pts
70Düsseldorf23.6+1.1 pts
72Podlaskie23.5-2.9 pts
73Thüringen23.4+1.2 pts
74Midi-Pyrénées23.3+2.3 pts
75Rheinhessen-Pfalz23.20 pts
76Champagne-Ardenne22.9+1.1 pts
77La Rioja22.8+0.2 pts
77Molise22.8-4.7 pts
79Asturias22.4+1.5 pts
79Auvergne22.4+3 pts
79Groningen22.4+1.4 pts
82Saarland22.2+0.3 pts
83Galicia22.1+3.3 pts
84Limousin22+1.2 pts
85Braunschweig21.9+0.4 pts
85Hannover21.9-1.5 pts
87Eesti21.8-0.4 pts
88Chemnitz21.6+1.8 pts
88Região Autónoma dos Açores21.6-6.8 pts
88Vorarlberg21.6+3.7 pts
91Mecklenburg-Vorpommern21.5-0.9 pts
92Kujawsko-pomorskie21.4+0.9 pts
92Sydsverige21.4-0.2 pts
94Catalonia21.3+0.8 pts
95Kärnten21.2+5.5 pts
96Darmstadt21.1+0.3 pts
97Ile-de-France20.9+1 pts
97Schleswig-Holstein20.9+1.1 pts
99Lorraine20.8-2.8 pts
100Lazio20.7-5.1 pts
100Östra Mellansverige20.7+3.1 pts
100Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur20.7-1.1 pts
103Jadranska Hrvatska20.6-2.3 pts
103Leipzig20.6-2.7 pts
105Karlsruhe20.5+1.1 pts
105Região Autónoma da Madeira20.5-2.4 pts
107Bourgogne20.4+1.4 pts
107Oeste e Vale do Tejo20.4+1.3 pts
109Vest20.2-1.1 pts
110Lüneburg20.1-0.7 pts
111Centro (PT)19.9+1 pts
112Mellersta Norrland19.8-0.9 pts
112Yugozapaden19.8-0.3 pts
114Alentejo19.7+1 pts
114Liguria19.7+5.9 pts
116Aquitaine19.6+1.2 pts
116Brandenburg19.6+0.3 pts
116Prov. Liège19.6-0.9 pts
116Świętokrzyskie19.6+3.1 pts
116Warmińsko-mazurskie19.6-4 pts
121Community of Madrid19.4-1.5 pts
121Franche-Comté19.4+1.4 pts
121Malta19.4-0.2 pts
121Midtjylland19.4-0.3 pts
125Norra Mellansverige19.3-0.8 pts
126Cantabria19.2-3 pts
126Koblenz19.2-1.2 pts
128Aragon19.1-1.9 pts
128Picardie19.1-4.5 pts
130Hovedstaden18.9+1.8 pts
130Península de Setúbal18.9-2.9 pts
130Steiermark18.9+4.5 pts
133Norte18.7-2.3 pts
134Mittelfranken18.6-0.8 pts
135Freiburg18.4+1 pts
135Podkarpackie18.4+2.3 pts
137Kriti18.2-2.5 pts
137Luxembourg Series break18.2-1.8 pts
137Southern18.2+1.6 pts
140Toscana18.1+2.9 pts
141Lubelskie18-0.4 pts
141Rhône-Alpes18+0.3 pts
143Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi17.9+1.4 pts
144Haute-Normandie17.7-1.8 pts
144Stockholm17.7+2.3 pts
144Syddanmark17.7-0.8 pts
144Vzhodna Slovenija17.7+0.6 pts
148Dresden17.6+0.1 pts
148Poitou-Charentes17.6-1.1 pts
148Sjeverna Hrvatska17.6-0.7 pts
151Oberfranken17.3+2.2 pts
152Etelä-Suomi17.2+0.5 pts
152Limburg (NL)17.2+1 pts
152Zuid-Holland17.2-0.5 pts
155Algarve17.1-1.6 pts
155Eastern and Midland17.1+1.5 pts
155Kýpros17.10 pts
155Stuttgart17.1-2.8 pts
159Alsace170 pts
159Wielkopolskie17+2.3 pts
161Basse-Normandie16.9-0.8 pts
161Noord-Holland16.9+1.1 pts
161Piemonte16.9+3.4 pts
161Småland med öarna16.9+0.5 pts
161Västsverige16.9+0.4 pts
166Łódzkie16.8-3.4 pts
166Pomorskie16.8-0.1 pts
168Nordjylland16.6-3.7 pts
168Tübingen16.6-0.5 pts
170Navarre16.5-1.8 pts
170Stredné Slovensko Series break16.5-1.6 pts
170Unterfranken16.5+1.8 pts
173Mazowiecki regionalny16.4+0.5 pts
173Sostinės regionas Provisional16.4+0.8 pts
175Grande Lisboa16-0.5 pts
175Pest16-4 pts
177Oberpfalz15.8+2.8 pts
177Overijssel15.8+1.2 pts
177Utrecht15.8+2.9 pts
180Pays de la Loire15.7-1.4 pts
180Prov. Namur15.7-2.1 pts
182Helsinki-Uusimaa15.5+0.5 pts
182Niederbayern15.5+0.2 pts
182Övre Norrland15.5+2.2 pts
185Prov. Luxembourg (BE)15.4-2.3 pts
186Oberbayern15.3+0.3 pts
186Zachodniopomorskie15.3-2.7 pts
188Balearic Islands15.2-1 pts
189Centre - Val de Loire15.1-0.9 pts
190Friesland (NL)14.9-1.1 pts
190Małopolskie14.9-2.1 pts
192Bretagne14.8+0.2 pts
193Basque Country14.7-0.1 pts
194Salzburg14.6+3.5 pts
194Veneto14.6+2.2 pts
196Moravskoslezsko14.5-1.8 pts
196Schwaben14.5+0.8 pts
198Sjælland14.4-0.7 pts
199Prov. Antwerpen14.2-1.7 pts
200Gelderland14+1.1 pts
200Západné Slovensko Series break14-1.8 pts
202Flevoland13.9+0.9 pts
202Marche13.9+2.1 pts
202Opolskie13.90 pts
202Prov. Brabant wallon13.9-3 pts
206Zeeland13.8+0.1 pts
207Jihozápad13.7+4.9 pts
208Bucureşti-Ilfov13.6+1.6 pts
208Oberösterreich13.6-1.4 pts
210Niederösterreich13.5+1.1 pts
210Noord-Brabant13.5-0.9 pts
210Severozápad13.5+1 pts
210Umbria13.5-0.5 pts
214Drenthe13.3-2.4 pts
214Lubuskie13.3-0.5 pts
214Tirol13.3-0.1 pts
217Zahodna Slovenija13.1+1.5 pts
218Lombardia12.5-1.6 pts
219Grad Zagreb12.4+1.3 pts
220Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen12.1-1 pts
220Severovýchod12.1+2.6 pts
222Nyugat-Dunántúl12+0.4 pts
223Friuli-Venezia Giulia11.6-0.8 pts
224Střední Čechy11.2+0.2 pts
225Střední Morava11.1-0.6 pts
226Burgenland11+1 pts
227Közép-Dunántúl10.8+0.6 pts
227Provincia Autonoma di Trento10.8-0.2 pts
229Budapest10.7-0.4 pts
230Dolnośląskie10.5-6.1 pts
231Prov. Limburg (BE)10.2-1.5 pts
232Śląskie10-0.3 pts
233Prov. West-Vlaanderen9.8-1.4 pts
234Praha9.1-2.6 pts
235Jihovýchod8.8-1.2 pts
235Prov. Vlaams-Brabant8.8-1.4 pts
237Emilia-Romagna8.2-1.9 pts
238Warszawski stołeczny7.1-1.8 pts
239Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen7+0.4 pts
240Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste5.6-5.1 pts
241Bratislavský kraj Series break2.9-5.7 pts

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People who are at risk of poverty (equivalised disposable income below 60% of the national median after social transfers), severely materially and socially deprived, or living in a household with very low work intensity, as a percentage of the total population. Each person is counted once even if more than one condition applies.

The headline EU 2030 social target indicator, in the definition used since 2021 and back-calculated to 2015. Wider than the at-risk-of-poverty rate (at_risk_of_poverty_rate), which counts low income only. From the EU statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC). Income refers to the previous calendar year in most countries. Eurostat flags series breaks; they are stored as status break.

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Eurostat. Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region (ilc_peps11n). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_peps11n/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region (ilc_peps11n) (EU regions (NUTS 2) by at risk of poverty or social exclusion rate (AROPE), 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_peps11n/default/table

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Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region (ilc_peps11n), EU regions (NUTS 2) by at risk of poverty or social exclusion rate (AROPE), 2025. Eurostat, European Commission, 14 Oct. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_peps11n/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/at-risk-of-poverty-or-social-exclusion-rate/eu-regions. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region (ilc_peps11n), EU regions (NUTS 2) by at risk of poverty or social exclusion rate (AROPE), 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_peps11n/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/at-risk-of-poverty-or-social-exclusion-rate/eu-regions (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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  title = {{Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region (ilc\_peps11n): EU regions (NUTS 2) by at risk of poverty or social exclusion rate (AROPE), 2025}},
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Which region has the highest at risk of poverty or social exclusion rate (AROPE)?

Guyane, with 54.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Bratislavský kraj, with 2.9% in 2025.

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