Jüri Ratas· PPE

Underestimated

In today's Europe, over 14% of people live at risk of poverty

Omissions

• The most recent Eurostat data for 2024 shows the at-risk-of-poverty rate is 16.2%, not just 'over 14%'
• The 2024 figure remained unchanged from 2023
• The MEP understated the actual poverty risk by approximately 2.2 percentage points

Sources

• PrimaryEurostat News Article - In which EU regions are people at risk of poverty?In 2024, 16.2% of people in the EU (72.1 million people) were at risk of poverty. This was exactly the same share as in 2023.
• SecondaryTrading Economics - Euro Area At Risk of Poverty RateEuro Area At Risk of Poverty rate was 16.60% in December of 2024, according to EUROSTAT