EU countries by at-risk-of-poverty rate

Name: EU countries by at-risk-of-poverty rate, 2015
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
License: Eurostat reuse policy (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)

Romania had the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate of 27 EU countries in 2015, at 25.4%. Czechia had the lowest, at 9.7%. The median was 16.3% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 17.4%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest25.4Romania

Lowest9.7Czechia

Median16.327 EU countries

European Union (27)17.4History

All EU countries, 2015

CSV Chart (SVG)

%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2015 (%)	Change on 2014
1	Romania	25.4	+0.3 pts
2	Latvia	22.5	+1.3 pts
3	Lithuania	22.2	+3.1 pts
4	Spain	22.1	-0.1 pts
5	Bulgaria	22	+0.2 pts
6	Estonia	21.6	-0.2 pts
7	Greece	21.4	-0.7 pts
8	Croatia	20	+0.6 pts
9	Italy	19.9	+0.5 pts
10	Portugal	19.5	0 pts
11	Poland	17.6	+0.6 pts
12	Germany	16.7	0 pts
13	Malta	16.6	+0.8 pts
14	Sweden	16.3	+0.7 pts
15	Cyprus	16.2	+1.8 pts
15	Ireland	16.2	-0.6 pts
17	Luxembourg	15.3	-1.1 pts
18	Belgium	14.9	-0.6 pts
18	Hungary	14.9	-0.1 pts
20	Slovenia	14.3	-0.2 pts
21	Austria	13.9	-0.2 pts
22	France	13.6	+0.3 pts
23	Finland	12.4	-0.4 pts
24	Slovakia	12.3	-0.3 pts
25	Denmark	12.2	+0.1 pts
26	Netherlands	11.6	0 pts
27	Czechia	9.7	0 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Share of people with equivalised disposable income below 60% of the national median, after social transfers.

Relative measure used in the EU. For the United States use poverty_rate, the official US measure.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. At-risk-of-poverty rate (ilc_li02). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_li02/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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Questions

Which EU country has the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate?

Romania, with 25.4% in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate?

Czechia, with 9.7% in 2015.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, At-risk-of-poverty rate (ilc_li02). Retrieved 2026-10-07.