Czechia Has the EU’s Lowest Poverty Risk Rate, Eurostat Finds
Czechia has the lowest share of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the European Union, with 12% of its population affected, according to 2025 data from Eurostat. The figure is well below the EU average of 21%, meaning that around one in five people across the bloc face the risk of poverty or social exclusion. Among children, the proportion rises to one in four. The EU measure covers people whose incomes fall below the poverty-risk threshold, those experiencing severe material and social deprivation, and those living in households with very low work intensity. Poland also records a relatively low rate, at 15%, followed by the Netherlands and Slovenia at 16%. Slovakia, Belgium, Finland and Cyprus each report 17%, while Austria stands at 19%. At the other end of the scale, Bulgaria has the highest share of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion, at 29%. Greece follows at 28%, and Romania at 27%. Lithuania and Spain each report 26%, while Latvia stands at 25%. Italy records 23%, Estonia 22%, and Germany, France and Croatia each match the EU average of 21%. EU Moves to Strengthen Anti-Poverty Measures The figures come as European institutions seek to strengthen... The post Czechia Has the EU’s Lowest Poverty Risk Rate, Eurostat Finds appeared first on Prague Morning .