Sérgio Humberto· PPE

Overestimated

Poverty affects more than 95 million people in the EU

Omissions

• The speaker did not specify the indicator used (at risk of poverty or social exclusion), the reference year (2024), or the percentage of population affected (21.0%)
• The most recent official data available before the session date was from 2024, not 2025
• The figure cited (95 million) appears to be a rounded-up estimate rather than the precise official statistic

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
• PrimaryEurostat - At risk of poverty or social exclusion: regional divideConfirms 93.3 million people at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the EU in 2024