EU countries by at-risk-of-poverty rate

Name: EU countries by at-risk-of-poverty rate, 2019
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Romania had the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate of 27 EU countries in 2019, at 23.8%. Czechia had the lowest, at 10.1%. The median was 15.4% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 16.5%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest23.8Romania

Lowest10.1Czechia

Median15.427 EU countries

European Union (27)16.5History

All EU countries, 2019

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2019 (%)	Change on 2018
1	Romania	23.8	+0.3 pts
2	Latvia	22.9	-0.4 pts
3	Bulgaria	22.6	+0.6 pts
4	Estonia	21.7	-0.2 pts
5	Spain	20.7	-0.8 pts
6	Lithuania	20.6	-2.3 pts
7	Italy	20.1	-0.2 pts
8	Croatia	18.3	-1 pts
9	Greece	17.9	-0.6 pts
10	Luxembourg	17.5	+0.8 pts
11	Portugal	17.2	-0.1 pts
12	Malta	17.1	+0.3 pts
12	Sweden	17.1	+0.7 pts
14	Poland	15.4	+0.6 pts
15	Cyprus	15.1	-0.3 pts
16	Belgium Series break	14.8	-1.6 pts
16	Germany	14.8	-1.2 pts
18	Hungary Series break	14	+1.2 pts
19	France	13.6	+0.2 pts
20	Ireland Series break	13.4	-1.5 pts
21	Austria	13.3	-1 pts
22	Netherlands	13.2	-0.1 pts
23	Denmark	12.5	-0.2 pts
24	Slovenia	12	-1.3 pts
25	Slovakia	11.9	-0.3 pts
26	Finland	11.6	-0.4 pts
27	Czechia	10.1	+0.5 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 23.8% in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Czechia, with 10.1% in 2019.

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.