At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) by age, sex and educational attainment level by country
Countries reporting
43
Highest
63.8%
Bulgaria
Lowest
25.7%
Malta
Median
45.0%
Years covered
11
2015–2025
Data points
482
What the numbers show
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) by age, sex and educational attainment level is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 63.8% in Bulgaria; the lowest is 25.7% in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 45.0%, and the mean is 44.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Slovakia (up 29.9%), and the largest decrease in Hungary (down 20.6%).
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria | 63.8% | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 2 | Lithuania | 55.2% | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 2 | Lithuania | 55.2% | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 4 | Luxembourg | 54.7% | 2025 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 5 | Montenegro | 54.1% | 2023 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 6 | Slovakia | 53.5% | 2025 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 6 | Slovakia | 53.5% | 2025 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 8 | Belgium | 52.6% | 2025 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 9 | Romania | 52.2% | 2025 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 10 | Serbia | 50.6% | 2025 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 11 | France | 50.4% | 2025 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 12 | Poland | 48.1% | 2025 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 12 | Poland | 48.1% | 2025 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 14 | Ireland | 47.4% | 2025 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 15 | Austria | 47.0% | 2025 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 16 | Latvia | 46.0% | 2025 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 16 | Latvia | 46.0% | 2025 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 18 | Norway | 45.9% | 2025 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 19 | North Macedonia | 45.8% | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 20 | Sweden | 45.5% | 2025 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 21 | Croatia | 45.0% | 2025 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 21 | Croatia | 45.0% | 2025 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 23 | Germany | 44.9% | 2025 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 24 | Italy | 44.8% | 2025 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 25 | Hungary | 44.2% | 2025 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 26 | Finland | 42.5% | 2025 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 26 | Cyprus | 42.5% | 2025 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 28 | Switzerland | 42.3% | 2024 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 29 | Estonia | 42.1% | 2025 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 29 | Estonia | 42.1% | 2025 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 31 | Spain | 39.3% | 2025 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 32 | Greece | 39.2% | 2025 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 33 | Czechia | 39.0% | 2025 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 34 | Denmark | 38.6% | 2025 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 35 | Slovenia | 35.9% | 2025 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 35 | Slovenia | 35.9% | 2025 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 37 | Netherlands | 35.4% | 2025 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 37 | Netherlands | 35.4% | 2025 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 39 | Albania | 34.1% | 2023 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 40 | Iceland | 31.7% | 2020 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 41 | Türkiye | 30.6% | 2025 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 42 | Portugal | 30.5% | 2025 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 43 | Malta | 25.7% | 2025 | down 17.1% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.