EU countries by at-risk-of-poverty rate

Name: EU countries by at-risk-of-poverty rate, 2017
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Romania had the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate of 27 EU countries in 2017, at 23.6%. Czechia had the lowest, at 9.1%. The median was 15.9% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 16.9%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest23.6Romania

Lowest9.1Czechia

Median15.927 EU countries

European Union (27)16.9History

All EU countries, 2017

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

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2017 (%)	Change on 2016
1	Romania	23.6	-1.7 pts
2	Bulgaria	23.4	+0.5 pts
3	Lithuania	22.9	+1 pts
4	Latvia	22.1	+0.3 pts
5	Spain	21.6	-0.7 pts
6	Estonia	21	-0.7 pts
7	Italy	20.3	-0.3 pts
8	Greece	20.2	-1 pts
9	Croatia	20	+0.5 pts
10	Portugal	18.3	-0.7 pts
11	Malta	16.7	+0.2 pts
12	Luxembourg	16.4	+0.6 pts
13	Germany	16.1	-0.4 pts
14	Belgium	15.9	+0.4 pts
15	Sweden	15.8	-0.4 pts
16	Cyprus	15.7	-0.4 pts
17	Ireland	15.6	-1.2 pts
18	Poland	15	-2.3 pts
19	Austria	14.4	+0.3 pts
20	Hungary	13.4	-1.1 pts
21	Slovenia	13.3	-0.6 pts
22	France	13.2	-0.4 pts
22	Netherlands	13.2	+0.5 pts
24	Denmark	12.4	+0.5 pts
24	Slovakia	12.4	-0.3 pts
26	Finland	11.5	-0.1 pts
27	Czechia	9.1	-0.6 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 23.6% in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Czechia, with 9.1% in 2017.

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.