Europe

Highest Poverty risk countries in Europe

Compare European countries using the indicator At-risk-of-poverty rate.

Indicator: at_risk_of_poverty_rate Year: 2025 Granularity: country

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Burden ranking

Countries most affected by poverty

Higher values indicate higher burden.

Top country: Bulgaria · Lowest in ranking: Czechia

Editorial summary

Key takeaways

  • Top country: Bulgaria
  • Top value: 21.2
  • Lowest in ranking: Czechia
  • Countries included: 18
  • Bulgaria ranks first in this country ranking, with 21.20, while Czechia appears at the lower end with 9.60.

Editorial detail

Editorial insights

deviation

Bulgaria versus the European average

Bulgaria records 21.20, compared with a European average of 15.32, a difference of 5.88 points.

summary

European ranking for Poverty risk

Bulgaria ranks first in this country ranking, with 21.20, while Czechia appears at the lower end with 9.60.

ranking

Bulgaria leads the ranking

The ranking includes 18 countries. Bulgaria ranks first and Czechia sits at the lower end.

Indicator: At-risk-of-poverty rate

Granularity: Countries

  1. 1

    Bulgaria

    21.20

    -0.50
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  2. 2

    Greece

    19.60

    +0.00
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  3. 3

    Spain

    19.50

    -0.20
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  4. 4

    Croatia

    19.50

    -0.80
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  5. 5

    Italy

    18.60

    -0.30
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  6. 6

    Romania

    18.40

    -0.60
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  7. 7

    Germany

    16.10

    +0.60
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  8. 8

    Sweden

    15.60

    +0.80
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  9. 9

    Portugal

    15.40

    -1.20
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  10. 10

    Slovenia

    14.30

    +1.10
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  11. 11

    Hungary

    14.00

    -0.30
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  12. 12

    Finland

    13.40

    +0.80
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  13. 13

    Netherlands

    13.40

    +1.30
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  14. 14

    Poland

    13.20

    -0.60
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  15. 15

    Denmark

    11.80

    +0.20
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  16. 16

    Norway

    11.30

    -0.30
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  17. 17

    Belgium

    10.90

    -0.50
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  18. 18

    Czechia

    9.60

    +0.10
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Ranking highlights

2025 values. Changes compare 2025 vs 2024.

At-risk-of-poverty rate

Increase = worse Decrease = better

By level in 2025

Top 5 countries

2025 values

  1. #1 Bulgaria 21.20
  2. #2 Greece 19.60
  3. #3 Spain 19.50
  4. #4 Croatia 19.50
  5. #5 Italy 18.60

Bottom 5 countries

2025 values

  1. #18 Czechia 9.60
  2. #17 Belgium 10.90
  3. #16 Norway 11.30
  4. #15 Denmark 11.80
  5. #14 Poland 13.20

By change (2025 vs 2024)

Largest increase vs previous year

2025 vs 2024

  1. #1 Netherlands +1.30
  2. #2 Slovenia +1.10
  3. #3 Finland +0.80
  4. #4 Sweden +0.80
  5. #5 Germany +0.60

Largest decrease vs previous year

2025 vs 2024

  1. #1 Portugal -1.20
  2. #2 Croatia -0.80
  3. #3 Romania -0.60
  4. #4 Poland -0.60
  5. #5 Bulgaria -0.50