EU regions (NUTS 2) by at risk of poverty or social exclusion rate (AROPE)
Guyane had the highest at risk of poverty or social exclusion rate (AROPE) of 234 regions in 2022, at 49.2%. Burgenland had the lowest, at 7.3%. The median was 20% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 21.6%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Top 40 regions, 2022
Full ranking
| Rank | Regions | 2022 (%) | Change on 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guyane | 49.2 | |
| 2 | Sud-Est | 46.9 | -3.4 pts |
| 3 | Campania | 46.3 | -3.1 pts |
| 4 | Sud-Vest Oltenia | 44.7 | +5.5 pts |
| 5 | Calabria | 42.8 | +2.8 pts |
| 5 | La Réunion | 42.8 | |
| 7 | Severozapaden | 41.4 | 0 pts |
| 7 | Sicilia | 41.4 | -1.1 pts |
| 9 | Melilla | 41.3 | +6.1 pts |
| 10 | Ceuta | 40.7 | -2.3 pts |
| 11 | Guadeloupe | 40 | |
| 12 | Yuzhen tsentralen | 39.7 | +2.6 pts |
| 13 | Nord-Est | 38.2 | -4.5 pts |
| 14 | Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest | 38 | +2.5 pts |
| 15 | Severen tsentralen | 37.5 | +2.9 pts |
| 16 | Dytiki Elláda | 37.2 | -4.8 pts |
| 16 | Molise | 37.2 | +5 pts |
| 18 | Sud-Muntenia | 37.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 19 | Extremadura | 36.9 | -1.8 pts |
| 19 | Peloponnisos | 36.9 | +1.1 pts |
| 21 | Sardegna | 36.4 | +2.7 pts |
| 22 | Canary Islands | 36.2 | -1.6 pts |
| 23 | Puglia | 35.9 | +3.9 pts |
| 24 | Andalusia | 35.8 | -2.9 pts |
| 25 | Abruzzo | 35.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 26 | Martinique | 35.2 | |
| 26 | Yugoiztochen | 35.2 | -2.7 pts |
| 28 | Bremen | 32.4 | -4.9 pts |
| 29 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 32.3 | -3 pts |
| 30 | Ionia Nisia | 31.8 | +2.4 pts |
| 30 | Sterea Elláda | 31.8 | +1 pts |
| 32 | Centru | 31.7 | +1.1 pts |
| 33 | Castilla-La Mancha | 31.6 | -0.9 pts |
| 34 | Region of Murcia | 31 | -2.8 pts |
| 35 | Kentriki Makedonia | 30.4 | -3.3 pts |
| 36 | Região Autónoma dos Açores | 30.3 | +2.8 pts |
| 37 | Região Autónoma da Madeira | 30.2 | +1 pts |
| 38 | Prov. Hainaut | 30 | +1.1 pts |
| 39 | Dytiki Makedonia | 29.8 | +0.9 pts |
| 40 | Vest | 29.5 | -1.1 pts |
| 41 | Düsseldorf | 28.9 | +2.2 pts |
| 42 | Severoiztochen | 28.7 | -0.9 pts |
| 43 | Basilicata | 28.3 | -3.5 pts |
| 44 | Arnsberg | 27.8 | +6.1 pts |
| 44 | Panonska Hrvatska | 27.8 | -0.8 pts |
| 44 | Voreio Aigaio | 27.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 47 | Kassel | 27.5 | +2.8 pts |
| 47 | Valencian Community | 27.5 | -3.1 pts |
| 49 | Nord-Vest | 27.4 | +2.4 pts |
| 50 | Észak-Alföld | 26.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 51 | Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas | 26.8 | +0.3 pts |
| 52 | Hamburg | 26.3 | +1.3 pts |
| 52 | Languedoc-Roussillon | 26.3 | |
| 54 | Wien | 26.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 55 | Lazio | 26.1 | +0.5 pts |
| 56 | Latvija | 26 | -0.1 pts |
| 57 | Algarve | 25.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 57 | Northern and Western | 25.7 | -1.4 pts |
| 59 | Podlaskie | 25.6 | +4.6 pts |
| 60 | Nord-Pas de Calais | 25.5 | |
| 61 | Hannover | 25.4 | +3.7 pts |
| 62 | Asturias | 25.3 | -1 pts |
| 62 | Lubelskie | 25.3 | +0.9 pts |
| 62 | Sachsen-Anhalt | 25.3 | +1.9 pts |
| 65 | Eesti | 25.2 | +3 pts |
| 66 | Észak-Magyarország | 25.1 | -2.3 pts |
| 67 | Gießen | 24.6 | +5.4 pts |
| 68 | Prov. Liège | 24.4 | +0.8 pts |
| 69 | Liguria | 24.3 | +2.7 pts |
| 70 | Thessalia | 24.2 | -1.9 pts |
| 70 | Weser-Ems | 24.2 | -0.7 pts |
| 72 | Corse | 23.9 | |
| 72 | Norte | 23.9 | -1.9 pts |
| 74 | Warmińsko-mazurskie | 23.8 | +1.3 pts |
| 75 | Galicia | 23.6 | -1.6 pts |
| 75 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 23.6 | +4.8 pts |
| 75 | Münster | 23.6 | -1.2 pts |
| 78 | Koblenz | 23.5 | +2.4 pts |
| 79 | Braunschweig | 23.4 | -0.9 pts |
| 79 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur | 23.4 | |
| 81 | Köln | 23.3 | +2.3 pts |
| 82 | Východné Slovensko | 23.1 | +2.6 pts |
| 83 | Champagne-Ardenne | 23 | |
| 83 | Prov. Brabant wallon | 23 | +1.9 pts |
| 85 | Sydsverige | 22.9 | +2.7 pts |
| 86 | Prov. Luxembourg (BE) | 22.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 87 | Saarland | 22.7 | +0.1 pts |
| 88 | Darmstadt | 22.6 | -1.7 pts |
| 88 | Dél-Dunántúl | 22.6 | -3.2 pts |
| 88 | Notio Aigaio | 22.6 | -0.6 pts |
| 91 | Groningen | 22.2 | +1.8 pts |
| 91 | Limousin | 22.2 | |
| 91 | Picardie | 22.2 | |
| 91 | Yugozapaden | 22.2 | +0.8 pts |
| 95 | Berlin | 22.1 | -2.5 pts |
| 95 | Castile and León | 22.1 | -1 pts |
| 97 | Prov. Namur | 21.9 | +0.4 pts |
| 98 | Attiki | 21.8 | +0.2 pts |
| 99 | Lorraine | 21.6 | |
| 99 | Vorarlberg | 21.6 | +2.2 pts |
| 101 | Balearic Islands | 21.5 | -0.9 pts |
| 101 | Haute-Normandie | 21.5 | |
| 103 | Midi-Pyrénées | 21.3 | |
| 104 | Leipzig | 21.2 | -4 pts |
| 105 | Southern | 21 | -0.2 pts |
| 105 | Thüringen | 21 | -1.9 pts |
| 107 | La Rioja | 20.9 | -0.4 pts |
| 108 | Ile-de-France | 20.8 | |
| 109 | Jadranska Hrvatska | 20.5 | +0.6 pts |
| 109 | Östra Mellansverige | 20.5 | +1.1 pts |
| 111 | Auvergne | 20.4 | |
| 111 | Catalonia | 20.4 | -1.9 pts |
| 113 | Community of Madrid | 20.3 | -1.3 pts |
| 114 | Detmold | 20.2 | -6.3 pts |
| 115 | Malta | 20.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 116 | Bourgogne | 20 | |
| 116 | Schleswig-Holstein | 20 | -0.6 pts |
| 118 | Kujawsko-pomorskie | 19.9 | -3.4 pts |
| 118 | Norra Mellansverige | 19.9 | +1.1 pts |
| 120 | Poitou-Charentes | 19.8 | |
| 121 | Ipeiros | 19.7 | -8.3 pts |
| 122 | Aquitaine | 19.6 | |
| 122 | Centre - Val de Loire | 19.6 | |
| 122 | Mittelfranken | 19.6 | +1.6 pts |
| 125 | Cantabria | 19.5 | -1.9 pts |
| 125 | Lüneburg | 19.5 | -1.3 pts |
| 127 | Dél-Alföld | 19.4 | -1.4 pts |
| 127 | Luxembourg Series break | 19.4 | -1.7 pts |
| 129 | Alsace | 19.2 | |
| 129 | Bucureşti-Ilfov | 19.2 | +2.8 pts |
| 129 | Franche-Comté | 19.2 | |
| 129 | Sostinės regionas | 19.2 | +3.1 pts |
| 129 | Tirol | 19.2 | +1 pts |
| 134 | Aragon | 19.1 | -0.9 pts |
| 134 | Basse-Normandie | 19.1 | |
| 134 | Småland med öarna | 19.1 | +2 pts |
| 137 | Podkarpackie | 19 | -0.2 pts |
| 138 | Chemnitz | 18.9 | 0 pts |
| 138 | Mellersta Norrland | 18.9 | -2.6 pts |
| 140 | Noord-Holland | 18.7 | +0.4 pts |
| 141 | Rhône-Alpes | 18.6 | |
| 141 | Syddanmark | 18.6 | +1.8 pts |
| 143 | Unterfranken | 18.3 | -2.5 pts |
| 144 | Hovedstaden | 18.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 144 | Karlsruhe | 18.1 | +0.9 pts |
| 146 | Mazowiecki regionalny | 18 | -4 pts |
| 147 | Kriti | 17.8 | -11 pts |
| 148 | Brandenburg | 17.7 | -1.9 pts |
| 149 | Friesland (NL) | 17.6 | -0.7 pts |
| 150 | Kýpros | 17.5 | +0.2 pts |
| 150 | Pest | 17.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 152 | Etelä-Suomi Series break | 17.4 | +3.8 pts |
| 152 | Łódzkie | 17.4 | +1.7 pts |
| 154 | Bretagne | 17.3 | |
| 154 | Freiburg | 17.3 | +1.6 pts |
| 154 | Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi Series break | 17.3 | +0.9 pts |
| 154 | Sjeverna Hrvatska | 17.3 | -2.5 pts |
| 158 | Severozápad | 17.2 | +3.2 pts |
| 158 | Västsverige | 17.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 160 | Pays de la Loire | 17.1 | |
| 161 | Stredné Slovensko | 17 | -2.3 pts |
| 162 | Schwaben | 16.9 | +1 pts |
| 163 | Steiermark | 16.8 | +1.5 pts |
| 164 | Lubuskie | 16.7 | -0.6 pts |
| 164 | Midtjylland | 16.7 | -1.1 pts |
| 164 | Rheinhessen-Pfalz | 16.7 | -6.3 pts |
| 167 | Świętokrzyskie | 16.6 | +1.9 pts |
| 167 | Tübingen | 16.6 | +1 pts |
| 169 | Eastern and Midland | 16.5 | +0.6 pts |
| 169 | Övre Norrland | 16.5 | +2.5 pts |
| 169 | Piemonte | 16.5 | -1.2 pts |
| 169 | Zachodniopomorskie | 16.5 | +1.9 pts |
| 173 | Wielkopolskie | 16.4 | -1.4 pts |
| 174 | Limburg (NL) | 16.2 | -0.5 pts |
| 174 | Niederösterreich | 16.2 | +1 pts |
| 174 | Pomorskie | 16.2 | +0.9 pts |
| 174 | Stuttgart | 16.2 | +1.7 pts |
| 178 | Drenthe | 15.9 | -1.5 pts |
| 179 | Basque Country | 15.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 180 | Dresden | 15.5 | -0.2 pts |
| 180 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 15.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 180 | Moravskoslezsko | 15.5 | +0.5 pts |
| 183 | Oberfranken | 15.4 | -2.5 pts |
| 184 | Stockholm | 15.3 | +2 pts |
| 185 | Gelderland | 15.2 | +0.2 pts |
| 186 | Nordjylland | 15.1 | -3 pts |
| 187 | Małopolskie | 15 | -1 pts |
| 187 | Overijssel | 15 | -0.3 pts |
| 189 | Kärnten | 14.9 | -0.7 pts |
| 189 | Niederbayern | 14.9 | -2.6 pts |
| 191 | Lombardia | 14.8 | -1.9 pts |
| 191 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | 14.8 | +1 pts |
| 191 | Sjælland | 14.8 | +0.5 pts |
| 191 | Veneto | 14.8 | -2.1 pts |
| 195 | Oberpfalz | 14.6 | -4 pts |
| 195 | Zeeland | 14.6 | -1.2 pts |
| 197 | Navarre | 14.5 | -0.2 pts |
| 197 | Vzhodna Slovenija | 14.5 | -0.4 pts |
| 199 | Flevoland | 14.4 | -4.7 pts |
| 200 | Oberbayern | 14.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 201 | Prov. Antwerpen | 14.1 | -2.3 pts |
| 202 | Opolskie | 13.8 | +2.4 pts |
| 202 | Toscana | 13.8 | -2.9 pts |
| 204 | Helsinki-Uusimaa Series break | 13.7 | +1.7 pts |
| 204 | Noord-Brabant | 13.7 | -1 pts |
| 206 | Marche | 13.6 | +2.1 pts |
| 207 | Közép-Dunántúl | 12.6 | +1.8 pts |
| 207 | Západné Slovensko | 12.6 | +0.7 pts |
| 209 | Budapest | 12.5 | -1.7 pts |
| 210 | Dolnośląskie | 12.1 | 0 pts |
| 210 | Provincia Autonoma di Trento | 12.1 | -4.2 pts |
| 210 | Zahodna Slovenija | 12.1 | +0.6 pts |
| 213 | Oberösterreich | 11.9 | +0.7 pts |
| 214 | Trier | 11.8 | -0.8 pts |
| 215 | Jihovýchod | 11.7 | +3 pts |
| 215 | Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen | 11.7 | +2.5 pts |
| 217 | Prov. Limburg (BE) | 11.6 | -2.2 pts |
| 218 | Severovýchod | 11.4 | -0.4 pts |
| 218 | Střední Morava | 11.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 220 | Grad Zagreb | 11.2 | -2.1 pts |
| 220 | Salzburg | 11.2 | -3.1 pts |
| 222 | Umbria | 11.1 | -5.5 pts |
| 223 | Bratislavský kraj | 10.9 | +4.8 pts |
| 223 | Jihozápad | 10.9 | +1.2 pts |
| 225 | Śląskie | 10.5 | -4 pts |
| 226 | Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen | 9.9 | -1.5 pts |
| 227 | Emilia-Romagna | 9.6 | -1.6 pts |
| 228 | Prov. West-Vlaanderen | 9.5 | -0.6 pts |
| 229 | Prov. Vlaams-Brabant | 9.4 | -1.1 pts |
| 230 | Praha | 8.9 | -0.3 pts |
| 231 | Střední Čechy | 8.7 | +1.4 pts |
| 232 | Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste | 8.6 | -2.9 pts |
| 233 | Warszawski stołeczny | 7.7 | -3 pts |
| 234 | Burgenland | 7.3 | -5.7 pts |
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About this ranking
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.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. 7 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2022 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.
How to cite
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.Citation styles
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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), 2022) [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), 2022. 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?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_peps11n/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/at-risk-of-poverty-or-social-exclusion-rate/eu-regions?period=2022.
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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), 2022 [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?period=2022 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).
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author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
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Which region has the highest at risk of poverty or social exclusion rate (AROPE)?
Guyane, with 49.2% in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which region has the lowest at risk of poverty or social exclusion rate (AROPE)?
Burgenland, with 7.3% in 2022.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region (ilc_peps11n). Retrieved 2026-10-18. 7 regions have no value for 2022 and are not ranked.