Europe Poverty Rate Ranking (2024)
In 2021, poverty rate in Europe was highest in Kosovo at 25%, followed by North Macedonia at 3.90% and Montenegro at 2.50%. The average poverty rate across countries in Europe was 1.17%, the median was 0.30%, and Belarus recorded the lowest poverty rate at 0%, according to the World Bank.
Data is available for the period 1963 to 2024 across 41 countries in Europe.
Frequency : Yearly
| Rank | Country | Current Value ↓ | Previous Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25% | 16.8% | 2021 | |
| 2 | 3.9% | 4.3% | 2019 | |
| 3 | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2021 | |
| 4 | 2% | 1.7% | 2022 | |
| 5 | 1.5% | 0.7% | 2022 | |
| 6 | 1.5% | 2% | 2022 | |
| 7 | 1.3% | 0.6% | 2022 | |
| 8 | 1.1% | 1.2% | 2022 | |
| 9 | 0.8% | 0.3% | 2022 | |
| 10 | 0.8% | 0.7% | 2022 | |
| 11 | 0.7% | 0.9% | 2022 | |
| 12 | 0.7% | 0.3% | 2022 | |
| 13 | 0.6% | 0.5% | 2022 | |
| 14 | 0.6% | 0.7% | 2022 | |
| 15 | 0.5% | 0.3% | 2022 | |
| 16 | 0.5% | 0.9% | 2022 | |
| 17 | 0.5% | 0.5% | 2021 | |
| 18 | 0.4% | 0.3% | 2022 | |
| 19 | 0.4% | 0.5% | 2022 | |
| 20 | 0.3% | 0.3% | 2020 | |
| 21 | 0.3% | 0% | 2018 | |
| 22 | 0.3% | 0.2% | 2022 | |
| 23 | 0.3% | 0.1% | 2022 | |
| 24 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 2022 | |
| 25 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 2020 | |
| 26 | 0.2% | 0.1% | 2022 | |
| 27 | 0.2% | 0.3% | 2022 | |
| 28 | 0.2% | 0.1% | 2021 | |
| 29 | 0.1% | 0% | 2022 | |
| 30 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2022 | |
| 31 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2022 | |
| 32 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2022 | |
| 33 | 0.1% | 0% | 2021 | |
| 34 | 0% | 0% | 2020 | |
| 35 | 0% | 0% | 2022 | |
| 36 | 0% | 0% | 2022 | |
| 37 | 0% | 0.1% | 2022 | |
| 38 | 0% | 0.2% | 2022 | |
| 39 | 0% | 0% | 2022 | |
| 40 | 0% | 0.1% | 2021 | |
| 41 | 0% | 0.2% | 2020 |
Europe Poverty Rate Ranking (2024) : Definition
Poverty Rate measures the share of the population living on less than $3.00 per day measured in 2021 PPP international dollars; the figure refers to the specified reference year.