Ranked: Europe’s Poverty Rates by Country
Bulgaria (30.3%), Türkiye (30.4%), and Romania (27.9%) top the ranking, with roughly one in three residents facing economic hardship.
These higher rates echo lower average wages, higher income inequality, and weaker social-safety nets compared to the EU core.
Rank Country ISO Code % at-risk-of-poverty or social exclusion
1 Türkiye TUR 30.4%
2 Bulgaria BGR 30.3%
3 Romania ROU 27.9%
4 Greece GRC 26.9%
5 Spain ESP 25.8%
6 Lithuania LTU 25.8%
7 Latvia LVA 24.3%
8 Italy ITA 23.1%
9 Estonia EST 22.2%
10 Croatia HRV 21.7%
11 Germany DEU 21.1%
12 France FRA 20.5%
13 Hungary HUN 20.2%
14 Luxembourg LUX 20.0%
15 Malta MLT 19.7%
16 Portugal PRT 19.7%
17 Slovakia SVK 18.3%
18 Belgium BEL 18.2%
19 Denmark DNK 18.0%
20 Sweden SWE 17.5%
21 Cyprus CYP 17.1%
22 Austria AUT 16.9%
23 Finland FIN 16.8%
24 Ireland IRL 16.7%
25 Poland POL 16.0%
26 Norway NOR 15.7%
27 Netherlands NLD 15.4%
28 Slovenia SVN 14.4%
29 Czechia CZE 11.3%
