EU countries by at-risk-of-poverty rate

Name: EU countries by at-risk-of-poverty rate, 2016
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Romania had the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate of 27 EU countries in 2016, at 25.3%. Czechia had the lowest, at 9.7%. The median was 16.5% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 17.5%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest25.3Romania

Lowest9.7Czechia

Median16.527 EU countries

European Union (27)17.5History

All EU countries, 2016

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2016 (%)	Change on 2015
1	Romania	25.3	-0.1 pts
2	Bulgaria Series break	22.9	+0.9 pts
3	Spain	22.3	+0.2 pts
4	Lithuania	21.9	-0.3 pts
5	Latvia	21.8	-0.7 pts
6	Estonia	21.7	+0.1 pts
7	Greece	21.2	-0.2 pts
8	Italy	20.6	+0.7 pts
9	Croatia	19.5	-0.5 pts
10	Portugal	19	-0.5 pts
11	Poland	17.3	-0.3 pts
12	Ireland	16.8	+0.6 pts
13	Germany	16.5	-0.2 pts
13	Malta	16.5	-0.1 pts
15	Sweden	16.2	-0.1 pts
16	Cyprus	16.1	-0.1 pts
17	Luxembourg Series break	15.8	+0.5 pts
18	Belgium	15.5	+0.6 pts
19	Hungary	14.5	-0.4 pts
20	Austria	14.1	+0.2 pts
21	Slovenia	13.9	-0.4 pts
22	France	13.6	0 pts
23	Netherlands Series break	12.7	+1.1 pts
23	Slovakia	12.7	+0.4 pts
25	Denmark	11.9	-0.3 pts
26	Finland	11.6	-0.8 pts
27	Czechia	9.7	0 pts

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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 25.3% in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Czechia, with 9.7% in 2016.

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.