Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of urbanisation by country
Countries reporting
43
Highest
7,943 Thousand persons
Germany
Lowest
20 Thousand persons
Luxembourg
Median
351 Thousand persons
Years covered
11
2015–2025
Data points
488
What the numbers show
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of urbanisation is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 7,943 Thousand persons in Germany; the lowest is 20 Thousand persons in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 351 Thousand persons, and the mean is 978 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 397.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 66.7%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 59.3%).
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion … degree urbanisation: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 7,943 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 2 | France | 6,091 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 3 | Spain | 6,031 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 4 | Italy | 4,002 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 5 | Netherlands | 1,745 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 5 | Netherlands | 1,745 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 7 | Poland | 1,272 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 7 | Poland | 1,272 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 9 | Greece | 1,070 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 10 | Belgium | 879 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 9.7% | flat |
| 11 | Sweden | 856 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 12 | Romania | 823 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 59.3% | falling |
| 12 | Portugal | 823 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 14 | Austria | 822 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 15 | Switzerland | 597 Thousand persons | 2024 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 563 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 17 | Denmark | 480 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 18 | Finland | 451 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 19 | Albania | 401 Thousand persons | 2022 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 20 | Czechia | 386 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 21 | Hungary | 360 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 22 | Serbia | 351 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 55.0% | falling |
| 22 | Serbia | 351 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 55.0% | falling |
| 24 | Norway | 277 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 25 | Ireland | 246 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 26 | Lithuania | 212 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 26 | Lithuania | 212 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 28 | Croatia | 178 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 8.5% | flat |
| 28 | Croatia | 178 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 8.5% | flat |
| 30 | North Macedonia | 176 Thousand persons | 2024 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 30 | North Macedonia | 176 Thousand persons | 2024 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 32 | Latvia | 139 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 32 | Latvia | 139 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 34 | Estonia | 130 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 34 | Estonia | 130 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 36 | Slovakia | 119 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 29.6% | flat |
| 36 | Slovakia | 119 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 29.6% | flat |
| 38 | Cyprus | 88 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 39 | Malta | 68 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 40 | Slovenia | 56 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 40 | Slovenia | 56 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 42 | Iceland | 21 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 43 | Luxembourg | 20 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 66.7% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 35,854 Thousand persons
- Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) 32,371 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 31,113 Thousand persons