EU countries by at-risk-of-poverty rate

Name: EU countries by at-risk-of-poverty rate, 2022
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
License: Eurostat reuse policy (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)

Bulgaria had the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate of 27 EU countries in 2022, at 22.9%. Czechia had the lowest, at 10.2%. The median was 15.6% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 16.5%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest22.9Bulgaria

Lowest10.2Czechia

Median15.627 EU countries

European Union (27)16.5History

All EU countries, 2022

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2022 (%)	Change on 2021
1	Bulgaria	22.9	+0.8 pts
2	Estonia	22.8	+2.2 pts
3	Latvia	22.5	-0.9 pts
4	Romania	21.2	-1.3 pts
5	Lithuania	20.9	+0.9 pts
6	Spain	20.4	-1.3 pts
7	Italy	20.1	0 pts
8	Greece	18.8	-0.8 pts
9	Croatia	18	-1.2 pts
10	Luxembourg Series break	17.3	-0.8 pts
11	Malta	16.7	-0.2 pts
12	Portugal	16.4	-2 pts
13	Sweden	16	+0.3 pts
14	France Series break	15.6	+1.3 pts
15	Austria	14.8	+0.1 pts
15	Germany	14.8	-1.2 pts
17	Cyprus	14.7	+1 pts
18	Netherlands	14.5	+0.1 pts
19	Poland	13.7	-1.1 pts
19	Slovakia	13.7	+1.4 pts
21	Hungary	13.5	+0.3 pts
22	Ireland	13.4	+0.6 pts
23	Belgium	13.1	+0.3 pts
24	Finland	12.7	+1.9 pts
25	Denmark	12.4	+0.1 pts
26	Slovenia	12.1	+0.4 pts
27	Czechia	10.2	+1.6 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.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank EU countries by at-risk-of-poverty rate using official data, and cite the source.

rank_places {"indicator":"at_risk_of_poverty_rate","level":"country","within":"European Union (27)","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=at_risk_of_poverty_rate&level=country&within=European%20Union%20(27)&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

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

Bulgaria, with 22.9% in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Czechia, with 10.2% in 2022.

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.