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EU Poverty Risk: 8.2% of Workers Affected in 2024

11/3/2025

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In 2024, 8.2% of employed people in the European Union were at risk of poverty.
Across 22 EU countries in 2024, men faced a higher poverty risk than women.
In Malta, poverty risk was 7.8% in 2024, with men at 8.7% and women at 6.5%, below the EU average of 8.2%.
Luxembourg had the highest poverty risk rate in 2024 at 13.4%.
Finland had the lowest rate in 2024 at 2.8%.

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Story summary

In 2024, 8.2% of employed people in the European Union were at risk of poverty.
Across 22 EU countries in 2024, men faced a higher poverty risk than women.
In Malta, poverty risk was 7.8% in 2024, with men at 8.7% and women at 6.5%, below the EU average of 8.2%.
Luxembourg had the highest poverty risk rate in 2024 at 13.4%.
Finland had the lowest rate in 2024 at 2.8%.