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EU regions (NUTS 2) by at-risk-of-poverty rate

Guyane had the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate of 241 regions in 2024, at 53.3%. Bucureşti-Ilfov had the lowest, at 3.7%. The median was 14.8% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 16.2%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest53.3Guyane
Lowest3.7Bucureşti-Ilfov
Median14.8241 regions
European Union (27)16.2History

Top 40 regions, 2024

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GuyaneGuyane: 53.3 %53.3MelillaMelilla: 41.4 %41.4CalabriaCalabria: 37.2 %37.2CampaniaCampania: 35.5 %35.5SiciliaSicilia: 35.3 %35.3CeutaCeuta: 34.6 %34.6GuadeloupeGuadeloupe: 33.3 %33.3La RéunionLa Réunion: 32.8 %32.8PugliaPuglia: 30.9 %30.9Dytiki ElládaDytiki Elláda: 30.6 %30.6Voreio AigaioVoreio Aigaio: 30 %30Sud-Vest OlteniaSud-Vest Oltenia: 29.8 %29.8Panonska HrvatskaPanonska Hrvatska: 29.7 %29.7AndalusiaAndalusia: 29.2 %29.2Yuzhen tsentralenYuzhen tsentralen: 28.8 %28.8ExtremaduraExtremadura: 27.5 %27.5Castilla-La ManchaCastilla-La Mancha: 27.4 %27.4Dytiki MakedoniaDytiki Makedonia: 27.4 %27.4Sud-EstSud-Est: 26.8 %26.8Nord-EstNord-Est: 26.4 %26.4Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Bru…Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: 26.3 %26.3SeverozapadenSeverozapaden: 26.3 %26.3Region of MurciaRegion of Murcia: 26 %26BremenBremen: 25.9 %25.9PeloponnisosPeloponnisos: 25.7 %25.7SardegnaSardegna: 25.7 %25.7PodlaskiePodlaskie: 25.5 %25.5Kentriki MakedoniaKentriki Makedonia: 25.4 %25.4Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos region…Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas: 25.2 %25.2YugoiztochenYugoiztochen: 25.1 %25.1MoliseMolise: 25 %25Valencian CommunityValencian Community: 24.8 %24.8Canary IslandsCanary Islands: 24.6 %24.6Severen tsentralenSeveren tsentralen: 24.5 %24.5Região Autónoma dos AçoresRegião Autónoma dos Açores: 24.2 %24.2MartiniqueMartinique: 23.9 %23.9WienWien: 23.9 %23.9BasilicataBasilicata: 23.6 %23.6Anatoliki Makedonia, ThrakiAnatoliki Makedonia, Thraki: 23.1 %23.1Észak-AlföldÉszak-Alföld: 23 %23
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Guyane53.3+0.3 pts
2Melilla41.4+10.6 pts
3Calabria37.2-3.4 pts
4Campania35.5-0.6 pts
5Sicilia35.3-2.7 pts
6Ceuta34.6-1.3 pts
7Guadeloupe33.3+4.2 pts
8La Réunion32.8-0.9 pts
9Puglia30.9+6.4 pts
10Dytiki Elláda30.6+3.8 pts
11Voreio Aigaio30+3.1 pts
12Sud-Vest Oltenia29.8-1.5 pts
13Panonska Hrvatska Series break29.7+0.3 pts
14Andalusia29.2-1.3 pts
15Yuzhen tsentralen28.8+3 pts
16Extremadura27.5-0.1 pts
17Castilla-La Mancha27.4+1.9 pts
17Dytiki Makedonia27.4+2.4 pts
19Sud-Est26.80 pts
20Nord-Est26.4-5 pts
21Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest26.3-2.5 pts
21Severozapaden26.3-0.6 pts
23Region of Murcia26+1.8 pts
24Bremen25.9+4.4 pts
25Peloponnisos25.7-1.1 pts
25Sardegna25.7-3.3 pts
27Podlaskie25.5-0.7 pts
28Kentriki Makedonia25.4+2.2 pts
29Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas Provisional25.2+2.4 pts
30Yugoiztochen25.1+2.7 pts
31Molise25+4.4 pts
32Valencian Community24.8+0.5 pts
33Canary Islands24.6-1.5 pts
34Severen tsentralen24.50 pts
35Região Autónoma dos Açores24.2-1.9 pts
36Martinique23.9-0.1 pts
36Wien23.9-0.7 pts
38Basilicata23.6-0.9 pts
39Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki23.1-2.8 pts
40Észak-Alföld23+3.2 pts
41Východné Slovensko22.8+0.9 pts
42Sachsen-Anhalt22.3-0.6 pts
43Languedoc-Roussillon21.9+3.8 pts
44Lazio21.8+0.1 pts
44Warmińsko-mazurskie21.8-0.6 pts
46Latvija21.6-0.9 pts
47Nord-Pas de Calais21.4+0.8 pts
48Észak-Magyarország21.3+3.7 pts
49Ionia Nisia21.2+3.1 pts
49Jadranska Hrvatska Series break21.2+3.7 pts
51Thessalia20.70 pts
52Sterea Elláda20.6+1.9 pts
52Weser-Ems20.6+5.3 pts
54Eesti20.2-2.3 pts
55Münster20+1.5 pts
55Severoiztochen20-0.4 pts
57Northern and Western19.5+2.4 pts
58Corse19.4+1.5 pts
58La Rioja19.4+2.5 pts
60Centru19.3-4.7 pts
61Região Autónoma da Madeira19.1-5.7 pts
62Arnsberg19+2.3 pts
63Leipzig18.7+3.6 pts
63Península de Setúbal18.7n/a
65Picardie18.6+3.1 pts
66Castile and León18.5+0.3 pts
66Sydsverige18.5-1 pts
68Kujawsko-pomorskie18.3-1.2 pts
69Lorraine18.2+1.6 pts
70Luxembourg18.1-0.7 pts
70Mellersta Norrland18.1+3.3 pts
72Norte18-0.8 pts
73Dél-Dunántúl17.8-3.5 pts
73Łódzkie17.8+4.6 pts
75Gießen17.5+0.2 pts
76Dél-Alföld17.4+0.5 pts
76Sjeverna Hrvatska Series break17.4-0.3 pts
76Sud-Muntenia17.4-1.9 pts
79Cantabria17.3+2.1 pts
79Detmold17.3+1.5 pts
81Mecklenburg-Vorpommern17.2+1.3 pts
82Chemnitz17-2.6 pts
82Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur17+0.3 pts
84Malta16.9+0.3 pts
84Midi-Pyrénées16.9+0.5 pts
86Champagne-Ardenne16.8+1.6 pts
86Kassel16.8+2.2 pts
86Norra Mellansverige16.8-3.9 pts
89Lubelskie16.7-3.7 pts
90Hannover16.6+1.4 pts
91Berlin16.5+2.8 pts
92Algarve16.4-3.3 pts
92Düsseldorf16.4-1.9 pts
92Rheinhessen-Pfalz16.4+3.8 pts
95Limousin16.2-1.6 pts
96Vorarlberg16.1-0.7 pts
97Centro (PT)16n/a
97Hamburg16+1 pts
97Notio Aigaio16+1.2 pts
97Oeste e Vale do Tejo16n/a
101Groningen15.9-2.5 pts
101Zachodniopomorskie15.9+0.7 pts
103Alentejo15.8n/a
103Köln15.8+1.6 pts
103Małopolskie15.8+2.3 pts
106Thüringen15.7-0.1 pts
107Asturias15.6-3 pts
108Abruzzo15.5-9.4 pts
108Ile-de-France15.5+0.7 pts
108Vzhodna Slovenija15.5+0.8 pts
111Trier15.4+6.2 pts
112Mittelfranken15.3+1 pts
112Saarland15.3+1 pts
114Ipeiros15.2-1.7 pts
115Aragon15.10 pts
115Prov. Hainaut15.1-1.1 pts
117Haute-Normandie15+2.3 pts
118Brandenburg14.9+0.1 pts
118Moravskoslezsko14.9-0.8 pts
118Östra Mellansverige14.9-2.2 pts
121Auvergne14.8+4.3 pts
122Braunschweig14.7-0.1 pts
122Schleswig-Holstein14.7+2.2 pts
124Bourgogne14.6+1.1 pts
124Darmstadt14.6-0.6 pts
124Kýpros14.6-0.3 pts
127Koblenz14.5+1.5 pts
128Świętokrzyskie14.4-5.5 pts
129Community of Madrid14.3+1.4 pts
130Galicia14.2-5.2 pts
130Kriti14.2+3.1 pts
130Navarre14.2+0.4 pts
130Poitou-Charentes14.2+0.6 pts
130Småland med öarna14.2-1.8 pts
130Västsverige14.2-2.1 pts
136Karlsruhe14-0.1 pts
136Nord-Vest14-0.7 pts
138Aquitaine13.9-0.4 pts
138Franche-Comté13.9+2.6 pts
138Pomorskie13.9+1.4 pts
141Lüneburg13.8+0.3 pts
141Nordjylland13.8+1.3 pts
141Rhône-Alpes13.8-0.4 pts
141Yugozapaden13.8+0.9 pts
145Attiki13.7-0.5 pts
145Kärnten13.7-1.5 pts
145Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi13.7-0.4 pts
145Prov. Liège13.7-2.6 pts
145Stredné Slovensko13.7-0.7 pts
150Dresden13.6+1.4 pts
150Friesland (NL)13.6-0.1 pts
152Basse-Normandie13.5+2.3 pts
152Stuttgart13.5+3.6 pts
154Mazowiecki regionalny13.3-3 pts
154Podkarpackie13.3-2.5 pts
154Vest13.3-3.2 pts
154Wielkopolskie13.3-1.6 pts
154Zuid-Holland13.3n/a
159Alsace13.1-0.2 pts
159Etelä-Suomi13.1+0.9 pts
159Sostinės regionas Provisional13.1-2.2 pts
162Midtjylland13+0.6 pts
163Catalonia12.9-1 pts
163Freiburg12.9-1.7 pts
163Grande Lisboa12.9n/a
163Noord-Holland12.9-0.3 pts
167Oberösterreich12.8+0.3 pts
167Pays de la Loire12.8+0.7 pts
167Toscana12.8+2.6 pts
170Stockholm12.5+0.1 pts
171Limburg (NL)12.4-0.9 pts
171Opolskie12.4+1.7 pts
171Pest12.4+2 pts
171Steiermark12.4-0.5 pts
175Drenthe12.3-0.1 pts
175Umbria12.3+1.7 pts
177Dolnośląskie12.2+1.2 pts
177Övre Norrland12.2-0.7 pts
179Prov. Luxembourg (BE)12.1-2 pts
179Southern12.1+1 pts
181Tirol12-0.3 pts
182Centre - Val de Loire11.9+0.9 pts
182Lubuskie11.9-0.2 pts
184Unterfranken11.8-0.3 pts
184Zeeland11.8-0.9 pts
186Niederbayern11.7-2.7 pts
186Oberpfalz11.7+2.4 pts
186Prov. Namur11.7-3 pts
189Oberfranken11.6-0.5 pts
190Flevoland11.5-0.9 pts
190Lombardia11.5+0.9 pts
190Syddanmark11.5+0.6 pts
190Tübingen11.5+1.7 pts
194Schwaben11.4+0.5 pts
195Balearic Islands11.3-4 pts
195Hovedstaden11.3-0.9 pts
195Overijssel11.3-0.4 pts
198Piemonte11.1-0.8 pts
199Noord-Brabant10.9+0.1 pts
199Prov. Antwerpen10.9+0.3 pts
199Severozápad10.9-1.8 pts
199Západné Slovensko10.9+0.8 pts
203Gelderland10.8-1.2 pts
203Liguria10.8-1.7 pts
203Zahodna Slovenija10.8+0.4 pts
206Eastern and Midland10.7-0.2 pts
206Oberbayern10.7+0.8 pts
208Bretagne10.6-0.4 pts
209Veneto10.3-0.9 pts
210Friuli-Venezia Giulia10.1-1.6 pts
211Niederösterreich10-0.3 pts
211Střední Morava10-0.4 pts
211Utrecht10n/a
214Grad Zagreb Series break9.7-0.8 pts
215Marche9.6-1.5 pts
215Prov. Brabant wallon9.6-0.1 pts
217Basque Country9.4-0.8 pts
217Helsinki-Uusimaa9.4-0.2 pts
219Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste9.2-1.6 pts
220Sjælland9.1-1.4 pts
221Jihovýchod9-1.1 pts
222Nyugat-Dunántúl8.9-0.9 pts
222Střední Čechy8.9+0.6 pts
224Severovýchod8.6+0.7 pts
225Salzburg8-2.9 pts
225Warszawski stołeczny8-0.2 pts
227Prov. Limburg (BE)7.90 pts
228Budapest7.8-0.8 pts
229Śląskie7.60 pts
230Praha7.5+0.6 pts
231Jihozápad7.4-0.4 pts
232Emilia-Romagna7.3+1.5 pts
233Közép-Dunántúl7.1-1.6 pts
234Bratislavský kraj7-0.7 pts
235Provincia Autonoma di Trento6.9-0.6 pts
236Prov. West-Vlaanderen6.6-0.4 pts
237Burgenland6.4-2.5 pts
238Prov. Vlaams-Brabant6.1-1.9 pts
239Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen5.9+2 pts
240Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen5.7+0.4 pts
241Bucureşti-Ilfov3.7+1.6 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 regions are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region (ilc_li41). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_li41/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which region has the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate?

Guyane, with 53.3% in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate?

Bucureşti-Ilfov, with 3.7% in 2024.

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 by NUTS 2 region (ilc_li41). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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