Czechia Has the EU’s Lowest Poverty Risk Rate, Eurostat Finds

Czechia has the lowest share of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the European Union, with 12% of its population affected, according to 2025 data from Eurostat. The figure is well below the EU average of 21%, meaning that around one in five people across the bloc face the risk of poverty or social exclusion. Among children, the proportion rises to one in four. The EU measure covers people whose incomes fall below the poverty-risk threshold, those experiencing severe material and s

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