At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of urbanisation by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
41.8%
Greece
Lowest
22.9%
Slovakia
Median
29.5%
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
980
What the numbers show
At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of urbanisation is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 41.8% in Greece; the lowest is 22.9% in Slovakia.
The median across all reporting countries is 29.5%, and the mean is 29.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 38 fell. The largest increase was in Norway (up 23.8%), and the largest decrease in Serbia (down 30.1%).
At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs … degree: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 41.8% | 2025 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 2 | Denmark | 35.3% | 2025 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 34.8% | 2018 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 34.8% | 2018 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 5 | Switzerland | 33.9% | 2024 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 6 | Germany | 33.5% | 2025 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 33.1% | 2025 | down 11.3% | flat |
| 8 | Sweden | 33.0% | 2025 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 9 | Serbia | 31.3% | 2025 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 9 | Serbia | 31.3% | 2025 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 11 | Lithuania | 31.2% | 2025 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 11 | Lithuania | 31.2% | 2025 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 13 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 31.0% | 2019 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 14 | Latvia | 30.9% | 2025 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 14 | Latvia | 30.9% | 2025 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 16 | Norway | 30.7% | 2025 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 17 | North Macedonia | 30.6% | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 17 | North Macedonia | 30.6% | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 19 | Estonia | 30.2% | 2025 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 19 | Estonia | 30.2% | 2025 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 21 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 29.8% | 2021 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 22 | Finland | 29.6% | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 22 | Luxembourg | 29.6% | 2025 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 24 | France | 29.5% | 2025 | up 7.3% | flat |
| 25 | Spain | 28.7% | 2025 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 26 | Iceland | 28.3% | 2020 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 27 | Albania | 28.2% | 2022 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 28 | Romania | 27.7% | 2025 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 29 | Netherlands | 27.6% | 2025 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 29 | Netherlands | 27.6% | 2025 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 31 | Italy | 27.3% | 2025 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 32 | Czechia | 27.0% | 2025 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 33 | Portugal | 26.8% | 2025 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 34 | Belgium | 26.5% | 2025 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 35 | Ireland | 26.0% | 2025 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 36 | Austria | 25.8% | 2025 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 37 | Malta | 25.5% | 2025 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 38 | Croatia | 25.2% | 2025 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 38 | Croatia | 25.2% | 2025 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 40 | Poland | 24.5% | 2025 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 40 | Poland | 24.5% | 2025 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 42 | Hungary | 24.2% | 2025 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 43 | Slovenia | 23.6% | 2025 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 43 | Slovenia | 23.6% | 2025 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 45 | Cyprus | 23.5% | 2025 | down 10.6% | flat |
| 46 | Slovakia | 22.9% | 2025 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 46 | Slovakia | 22.9% | 2025 | down 19.4% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.