Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)

Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026): Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of was 32,508 Thousand persons in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
32,508 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
2nd
of 45 countries
All-time high
34,828 Thousand persons
in 2011
All-time low
29,513 Thousand persons
in 2019
Years of data
11
2011–2021

Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), 2011–2021

010.0k20.0k30.0k2011201620212011: 34.8k Thousand persons2012: 32.8k Thousand persons2013: 31.9k Thousand persons2014: 32.9k Thousand persons2015: 31.4k Thousand persons2016: 32.4k Thousand persons2017: 31.4k Thousand persons2018: 31.2k Thousand persons2019: 29.5k Thousand persons2020: 32.3k Thousand persons2021: 32.5k Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) recorded 32,508 Thousand persons for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of in 2021.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) peaked at 34,828 Thousand persons in 2011 and was at its lowest, 29,513 Thousand persons, in 2019.

That places Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 2nd out of 45 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), year by year

Annual values for Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of urbanisation - EU 2020 strategy in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), 2011 to 2021.
Year Thousand persons Change
2011 34,828 Thousand persons
2012 32,823 Thousand persons -5.8%
2013 31,920 Thousand persons -2.8%
2014 32,887 Thousand persons +3.0%
2015 31,403 Thousand persons -4.5%
2016 32,379 Thousand persons +3.1%
2017 31,384 Thousand persons -3.1%
2018 31,175 Thousand persons -0.7%
2019 29,513 Thousand persons -5.3%
2020 32,289 Thousand persons +9.4%
2021 32,508 Thousand persons +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 32,035 Thousand persons 29,513 Thousand persons 34,828 Thousand persons 9
2020s 32,398 Thousand persons 32,289 Thousand persons 32,508 Thousand persons 2

Countries ranked near Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)

  1. 1 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 44,501 Thousand persons compare
  2. 3 United Kingdom 9,527 Thousand persons compare
  3. 3 United Kingdom 9,527 Thousand persons compare
  4. 5 Germany 8,010 Thousand persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) was 32,508 Thousand persons in 2021, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
The highest recorded value was 34,828 Thousand persons in 2011.
What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
The lowest recorded value was 29,513 Thousand persons in 2019.
How does Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of?
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 2nd out of 45 countries with data for 2021.
Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of rising or falling in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) data come from?
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Indicator
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of urbanisation - EU 2020 strategy
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
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Coverage
51 places, 959 data points, 2003–2025
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