Which country in Europe has the most extreme poverty?

North Macedonia has the most extreme poverty in Europe: 3.9% under $3.00 a day (2019). Next come Montenegro (2.5% under $3.00 a day) and Lithuania (1.1% under $3.00 a day).

Which country in Europe has the least extreme poverty?

Ukraine, with 0.0% under $3.00 a day (2020).

What is the typical extreme poverty of a country in Europe?

The median of the 39 countries in Europe is 0.3% under $3.00 a day: half are above it, half below. The median, not the average, because a few countries at the top would drag an average far above almost everyone.

Where do the figures come from?

The share of people living on less than $3.00 a day — the international poverty line, at 2021 prices adjusted for what money buys in each country. Source: World Bank, mostly 2023. Only independent states are ranked; territories are listed separately. A country’s continent follows Natural Earth; the handful of island states it files under the open ocean are placed by their UN subregion.

Countries in Europe by extreme poverty

The share of people living on less than $3.00 a day — the international poverty line, at 2021 prices adjusted for what money buys in each country. 39 countries in Europe, highest first. World Bank, mostly 2023

See it on the map

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Highest

3.9%

North Macedonia

Median country

0.3%

half above, half below

Lowest

0.0%

Ukraine

Countries in Europe by extreme poverty, World Bank, mostly 2023
#	Country	% under $3.00 a day	Year	Region
1	North Macedonia	3.9%	2019	Southern Europe
2	Montenegro	2.5%	2021	Southern Europe
=3	Lithuania	1.1%	2023	Northern Europe
=3	Serbia	1.1%	2023	Southern Europe
5	Bulgaria	1.0%	2023	Eastern Europe
=6	Hungary	0.9%	2017	Eastern Europe
=6	Italy	0.9%	2023	Southern Europe
=8	Spain	0.8%	2023	Southern Europe
=8	Sweden	0.8%	2023	Northern Europe
=10	Germany	0.7%	2022	Western Europe
=10	Romania	0.7%	2023	Eastern Europe
12	Greece	0.6%	2023	Southern Europe
=13	Austria	0.5%	2023	Western Europe
=13	Slovakia	0.5%	2023	Eastern Europe
=15	Denmark	0.4%	2023	Northern Europe
=15	Latvia	0.4%	2023	Northern Europe
=15	Malta	0.4%	2023	Southern Europe
=15	Portugal	0.4%	2023	Southern Europe
=15	United Kingdom	0.4%	2021	Northern Europe
=20	Albania	0.3%	2020	Southern Europe
=20	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.3%	2021	Southern Europe
=20	Croatia	0.3%	2023	Southern Europe
=20	Estonia	0.3%	2023	Northern Europe
=24	Finland	0.2%	2023	Northern Europe
=24	Norway	0.2%	2023	Northern Europe
=24	Poland	0.2%	2023	Eastern Europe
=24	Switzerland	0.2%	2022	Western Europe
=28	Belgium	0.1%	2023	Western Europe
=28	France	0.1%	2023	Western Europe
=28	Iceland	0.1%	2019	Northern Europe
=28	Ireland	0.1%	2023	Northern Europe
=28	Luxembourg	0.1%	2023	Western Europe
=28	Moldova	0.1%	2023	Eastern Europe
=28	Netherlands	0.1%	2021	Western Europe
=28	Russia	0.1%	2023	Eastern Europe
=36	Belarus	0.0%	2020	Eastern Europe
=36	Czechia	0.0%	2023	Eastern Europe
=36	Slovenia	0.0%	2023	Southern Europe
=36	Ukraine	0.0%	2020	Eastern Europe

No World Bank figure for 5 countries: Andorra, Liechtenstein, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City.

Questions

Which country in Europe has the most extreme poverty?: North Macedonia has the most extreme poverty in Europe: 3.9% under $3.00 a day (2019). Next come Montenegro (2.5% under $3.00 a day) and Lithuania (1.1% under $3.00 a day).
Which country in Europe has the least extreme poverty?: Ukraine, with 0.0% under $3.00 a day (2020).
What is the typical extreme poverty of a country in Europe?: The median of the 39 countries in Europe is 0.3% under $3.00 a day: half are above it, half below. The median, not the average, because a few countries at the top would drag an average far above almost everyone.
Where do the figures come from?: The share of people living on less than $3.00 a day — the international poverty line, at 2021 prices adjusted for what money buys in each country. Source: World Bank, mostly 2023. Only independent states are ranked; territories are listed separately. A country’s continent follows Natural Earth; the handful of island states it files under the open ocean are placed by their UN subregion.

Source: World Bank (CC BY 4.0). Figures more than 10 years older than the newest are left out rather than shown beside current ones. Countries sharing a value share a rank. All sources.