Inability to make ends meet in EU 2022

The share of people unable to make ends meet - defined as not being able to afford essential goods and services which enable a decent quality of life - in Europe has fallen consistently over the past decade. This is true for both those falling below the 'at-risk-of-poverty' threhold and for those above it. People above 60 percent of median income have seen their risk fall by amost half since 2013, while those below the threshold saw their risk fall by around a third. As of 2022, around a fifth of people who are below the at-risk-of-poverty threshold could not afford essential goods and services.

Inability to make ends meet among those earning above and below 60 percent of median equivalized income in the European Union from 2010-2022

Characteristic	Below 60 percent of median income	Above 60 percent of median income
2022	19%	4.4%
2021	19.7%	4.4%
2020	21.5%	4.8%
2019	18.9%	4.1%
2018	21%	4.8%
2017	21.9%	5%
2016	25.5%	6.1%
2015	28.1%	6.9%
2014	30.7%	7.8%
2013	31.5%	8.7%
2012	29.3%	8%
2011	27.8%	7.1%
2010	28.2%	7.8%

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Release date

September 2023

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Region

Europe, EU

Survey time period

2010 to 2022

Supplementary notes

The threshold of 60 percent of median equivalized income is considered the 'at-risk-of-poverty' threshold by Eurostat, with individuals and household falling below this threshold considered at high risk of poverty.

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