At-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
34,480 Thousand persons
European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)
Lowest
15 Thousand persons
Iceland
Median
279 Thousand persons
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
985
What the numbers show
At-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 34,480 Thousand persons in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020); the lowest is 15 Thousand persons in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 279 Thousand persons, and the mean is 2,271 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,299.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 88.9%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 57.1%).
At-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 34,480 Thousand persons | 2019 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 2 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 24,474 Thousand persons | 2021 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 7,689 Thousand persons | 2018 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 7,689 Thousand persons | 2018 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 5 | Germany | 6,122 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 6.4% | flat |
| 6 | France | 4,859 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 7 | Spain | 4,346 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 8 | Italy | 3,165 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 9 | Netherlands | 1,467 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 9 | Netherlands | 1,467 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 11 | Poland | 1,104 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 11 | Poland | 1,104 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 13 | Austria | 720 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 14 | Sweden | 710 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 15 | Greece | 685 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 16 | Portugal | 655 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 20.7% | rising |
| 17 | Belgium | 603 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 18 | Switzerland | 486 Thousand persons | 2024 | up 76.7% | falling |
| 19 | Bulgaria | 381 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 20 | Finland | 353 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 54.1% | rising |
| 21 | Denmark | 332 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 22 | Czechia | 314 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 23 | Romania | 306 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 24 | Serbia | 279 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 24 | Serbia | 279 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 26 | Hungary | 242 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 27 | Norway | 208 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 28 | Lithuania | 182 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 28 | Lithuania | 182 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 30 | Croatia | 163 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 30 | Croatia | 163 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 32 | Ireland | 153 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 33 | North Macedonia | 148 Thousand persons | 2024 | up 24.4% | falling |
| 33 | North Macedonia | 148 Thousand persons | 2024 | up 24.4% | falling |
| 35 | Albania | 147 Thousand persons | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 36 | Latvia | 122 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 36 | Latvia | 122 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 38 | Estonia | 118 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 38 | Estonia | 118 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 40 | Slovakia | 81 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 40 | Slovakia | 81 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 42 | Cyprus | 77 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 43 | Malta | 59 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 44 | Slovenia | 52 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 44 | Slovenia | 52 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 46 | Luxembourg | 17 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 88.9% | falling |
| 47 | Iceland | 15 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 11.8% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) 34,480 Thousand persons
- European Union - 27 countries (2007-2013) 34,331 Thousand persons
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 27,390 Thousand persons
- Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) 24,474 Thousand persons
- Euro area - 18 countries (2014) 24,399 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 24,000 Thousand persons