EU countries by at-risk-of-poverty rate

Name: EU countries by at-risk-of-poverty rate, 2020
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Bulgaria had the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate of 27 EU countries in 2020, at 23.8%. Czechia had the lowest, at 9.5%. The median was 16.1% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 16.7%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest23.8Bulgaria

Lowest9.5Czechia

Median16.127 EU countries

European Union (27)16.7History

All EU countries, 2020

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2020 (%)	Change on 2019
1	Bulgaria	23.8	+1.2 pts
2	Romania	23.4	-0.4 pts
3	Latvia	21.6	-1.3 pts
4	Spain	21	+0.3 pts
5	Lithuania	20.9	+0.3 pts
6	Estonia	20.7	-1 pts
7	Italy	20	-0.1 pts
8	Croatia	18.3	0 pts
9	Greece	17.7	-0.2 pts
10	Luxembourg Series break	17.4	-0.1 pts
11	Malta	16.9	-0.2 pts
12	Portugal	16.2	-1 pts
13	Germany Series break	16.1	+1.3 pts
13	Sweden	16.1	-1 pts
15	Cyprus	14.8	-0.3 pts
15	Poland	14.8	-0.6 pts
17	France Series break	14.2	+0.6 pts
18	Belgium	14.1	-0.7 pts
19	Austria	13.9	+0.6 pts
19	Hungary	13.9	-0.1 pts
21	Netherlands	13.4	+0.2 pts
22	Ireland Series break	13	-0.4 pts
23	Slovenia	12.4	+0.4 pts
24	Finland	12.2	+0.6 pts
25	Denmark Series break	12.1	-0.4 pts
26	Slovakia	11.4	-0.5 pts
27	Czechia	9.5	-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?

Bulgaria, with 23.8% in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Czechia, with 9.5% in 2020.

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.