Inability to make ends meet in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)
European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020): Inability to make ends meet was 6.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Inability to make ends meet in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020), 2011–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) recorded 6.4% for inability to make ends meet in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 12.3% on the previous year and down 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inability to make ends meet in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) peaked at 12.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2019.
European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) ranks 16th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Inability to make ends meet in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 10.2% | — |
| 2012 | 11.2% | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 12.2% | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | -15.4% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | -12.3% |
Countries ranked near European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)
- 13 Hungary 7.5% compare
- 13 Italy 7.5% compare
- 15 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 7.2% compare
- 17 Ireland 6.2% compare
- 18 Belgium 6.1% compare
- 19 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5.2% compare
- 19 United Kingdom 5.2% compare
More reference data data for European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)
- Sheep by NUTS 2 region 6.38 million Livestock unit (LSU) (2020)
- Bovine by NUTS 2 region 55.39 million Livestock unit (LSU) (2020)
- Poultry by NUTS 2 region 19.60 million Livestock unit (LSU) (2020)
- Pigs by NUTS 2 region 33.93 million Livestock unit (LSU) (2020)
- Goats by NUTS 2 region 1.16 million Livestock unit (LSU) (2020)
- HICP - monthly data (index) 134.39 Index, 2015=100 (2025)
- HICP - monthly data (monthly rate of change) 0.1 Monthly rate of change (2025)
- HICP - item weights 1,000 (2025)
- HICP - annual data (average index and rate of change) 133.42 Annual average index (2025)
- HICP - first published data (monthly index and annual rate of change) 134.39 Index, 2015=100 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inability to make ends meet in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
- Inability to make ends meet in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) was 6.4% in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest inability to make ends meet recorded in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest inability to make ends meet recorded in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2019.
- How does European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) rank for inability to make ends meet?
- European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) ranks 16th out of 47 countries with data for 2019.
- Is inability to make ends meet rising or falling in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Inability to make ends meet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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