EU 16.64
· European ranking
2 / 34
Up 1 positions compared with previous year
North Macedonia: Poverty Rate
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Latest value
· 2024
21.90% of people
EU 16.64 · +5.3 pp vs Europe
What this indicator measures
Measures the share of people whose equivalised disposable income after social transfers is below 60% of the national median. It is a relative-income measure rather than a measure of absolute poverty.
Lower values generally represent a more favorable situation.
Data source: Eurostat At-risk-of-poverty rate TESPM010
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At a glance
North Macedonia performs less favourably than the European benchmark on At-risk-of-poverty rate, with a large gap. The trend context points to recent stabilization. The wider topic context points to broader pressure.
European comparison in North Macedonia
In North Macedonia, Poverty risk stands clearly worse than the European benchmark: 21.9% versus 16.6% in 2024, a large gap of 5.3 percentage points.
Recent trend
In North Macedonia, the medium-term pattern is broadly stable: the value moved from 21.60% in 2019 to 21.90% in 2024. The latest value also changes little from 22.20% in 2023, so the recent reading remains stable.
Reading within the topic
In North Macedonia, the evidence for Poverty & Financial Vulnerability leans towards pressure compared with Europe; related indicators do not provide a sufficiently strong counter-signal. Material recent changes among related indicators lean towards improvement.