At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025): At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) was 43.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
43.0%
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
2nd
of 2 regions
All-time high
46.2%
in 2021
All-time low
40.7%
in 2019
Years of data
11
2015–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) recorded 43.0% for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) peaked at 46.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 40.7%, in 2019.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 43.2% | — |
| 2016 | 43.0% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 42.0% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 41.2% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 40.7% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 41.8% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 46.2% | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 44.1% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 43.2% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 42.2% | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 43.0% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42.0% | 40.7% | 43.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 43.4% | 41.8% | 46.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
- 1 Bulgaria 63.8% compare
- 2 Lithuania 55.2% compare
- 2 Lithuania 55.2% compare
- 4 Luxembourg 54.7% compare
- 5 Montenegro 54.1% compare
More education data for Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level 17.7% (2025)
- Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main 0.9% (2025)
- Self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main 3.0% (2025)
- Level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and educational 5.6% (2025)
- Material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and educational 12.6% (2025)
- Material and social deprivation rate for children by age and 13.4% (2025)
- Deaths by age, sex and educational attainment level 3.67 million Number (2024)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, educational 2.79 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2024)
- Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction 32.0% (2025)
- Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and 42.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) was 43.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 46.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.7% in 2019.
- How does Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions)?
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) rising or falling in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) by age, sex and educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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