EU countries by at-risk-of-poverty rate

Name: EU countries by at-risk-of-poverty rate, 2023
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Estonia had the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate of 27 EU countries in 2023, at 22.5%. Czechia had the lowest, at 9.8%. The median was 15.4% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 16.2%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest22.5Estonia

Lowest9.8Czechia

Median15.427 EU countries

European Union (27)16.2History

All EU countries, 2023

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2023 (%)	Change on 2022
1	Estonia	22.5	-0.3 pts
1	Latvia	22.5	0 pts
3	Romania	21.1	-0.1 pts
4	Bulgaria	20.6	-2.3 pts
4	Lithuania	20.6	-0.3 pts
6	Spain	20.2	-0.2 pts
7	Croatia Series break	19.3	+1.3 pts
8	Greece	18.9	+0.1 pts
8	Italy	18.9	-1.2 pts
10	Luxembourg	18.8	+1.5 pts
11	Portugal	17	+0.6 pts
12	Malta	16.6	-0.1 pts
13	Sweden	16.1	+0.1 pts
14	France	15.4	-0.2 pts
15	Austria	14.9	+0.1 pts
15	Cyprus	14.9	+0.2 pts
17	Germany	14.4	-0.4 pts
18	Slovakia	14.3	+0.6 pts
19	Poland	14	+0.3 pts
20	Hungary	13.8	+0.3 pts
21	Netherlands	13	-1.5 pts
22	Slovenia	12.7	+0.6 pts
23	Belgium	12.4	-0.7 pts
24	Finland	12.2	-0.5 pts
25	Ireland	12	-1.4 pts
26	Denmark	11.8	-0.6 pts
27	Czechia	9.8	-0.4 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?

Estonia, with 22.5% in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Czechia, with 9.8% in 2023.

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.