Marie Toussaint· Verts/ALE

Nuanced

More than 93 million Europeans in 2026 are affected by poverty.

Omissions

• The figure of 93.3 million refers to 2024 data, not 2026 as claimed
• 2025 statistics were not yet available when the claim was made in February 2026
• The official metric is 'at risk of poverty or social exclusion' (AROPE), which includes people at risk of poverty, severely materially and socially deprived, or living in households with very low work intensity

Sources

• PrimaryEurostat - People at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2024In 2024, 93.3 million people in the EU (21.0% of the population) were at risk of poverty or social exclusion
• SecondaryEAPN - Eurostat updated poverty and social exclusion statisticsAccording to the last Eurostat statistics, in 2024, at least 93.3 million people in the EU were living at risk of poverty or social exclusion