Estelle Ceulemans· S&D

Confirmed

One in five Europeans lives in poverty or at risk of poverty.

Omissions

• The most recent available data at the time of the speech (January 2026) was from 2024, published by Eurostat on 30 April 2025. The exact figure is 21.0% rather than 20%. The MEP did not specify the year or the exact indicator name (at-risk-of-poverty or social exclusion rate).

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.
• SecondaryAnadolu Agency - 21% of EU population at risk of poverty, social exclusion in 2024More than one-fifth of the population in the European Union was at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2024, representing 93.3 million people (21.0%).