5.1.1.9. Income inequality by the Gini coefficient and the S80/S20 ratio

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Last updated: 22 October 2025
Methodology
Metainformation – Income, poverty

Explanation of symbols

__, |: Break in series (limited comparability).
blue number: Preliminary datum.
green number: Revised datum.

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5.1.1.1. Main indicators of poverty or social exclusion, by reference year (EU2030 target)
5.1.1.2. People at risk of poverty or social exclusion by sex, age, educational attainment level, income quintile, most frequent activity status, household type (EU2030 target)
5.1.1.3. At-risk-of-poverty thresholds by household type
5.1.1.4. At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold by sex, age, educational attainment, income quintile, most frequent activity status, household type and dwelling tenure status
5.1.1.5. Severe material and social deprivation rate by sex, age, income quintiles and household type (EU2030 target)
5.1.1.6. Proportion of those affected by each item of material and social deprivation (EU2030 target)
5.1.1.7. People living in households with very low work intensity by sex, age, educational attainment level, income quintile, most frequent activity status, household type (0–64 years old) (EU2030 target)
5.1.1.8. Relative at risk of poverty gap by age and sex
5.1.1.10. Share of persons living in overcrowded dwelling by age
5.1.1.11. Life satisfaction by sex, age groups, educational attainment, income quintile, economic activity, household type and dwelling tenure status
5.1.1.12. Feeling useful by sex, age groups, educational attainment, income quintile, economic activity, household type and dwelling tenure status
5.1.1.13. Emotions by sex, age groups, educational attainment, income quintile, economic activity, household type and dwelling tenure status
5.1.1.14. Social connections by sex, age groups, educational attainment, income quintile, economic activity, household type and dwelling tenure status
5.1.1.15. Trust by sex, age groups, educational attainment, income quintile, economic activity, household type and dwelling tenure status
5.1.1.16. Sense of security by sex, age groups, educational attainment, income quintile, economic activity, household type and dwelling tenure status
5.1.2.1. People at risk of poverty or social exclusion by region and degree of urbanisation (EU2030 target)
5.1.2.2. At-risk-of-poverty thresholds by region and degree of urbanisation
5.1.2.3. Severe material and social deprivation rate by region and degree of urbanisation (EU2030 target)
5.1.2.4. People living in households with very low work intensity by region and degree of urbanisation (0–64 years old) (EU2030 target)
5.1.2.5. Changes in satisfaction by region and type of settlement
5.1.2.6. Changes in feeling useful by region and type of settlement
5.1.2.7. Changes in emotions by region and type of settlement
5.1.2.8. Changes in relationships by region and type of settlement
5.1.2.9. Changes in trust by region and type of settlement
5.1.2.10. Changes in sense of security by region and type of settlement
5.8.1.1. Main indicators of poverty or social exclusion, by reference year (EU2020 strategy)
5.8.1.2. People at risk of poverty or social exclusion by sex, age, educational attainment level, income quintile, most frequent activity status, household type (EU2020 strategy)
5.8.1.5. Severe material deprivation rate by sex, age, educational attainment level, income quintile, most frequent activity (EU2020 strategy)
5.8.1.6. Proportion of those affected by each item of material deprivation (EU2020 strategy)
5.8.1.7. People living in households with very low work intensity by sex, age, educational attainment level, income quintile, most frequent activity status, household type (0–59 years old) (EU2020 strategy)
5.8.2.1. People at risk of poverty or social exclusion by region and degree of urbanisation (EU2020 strategy)
5.8.2.3. Severe material deprivation rate by region and degree of urbanisation (EU2020 strategy)
5.8.2.4. People living in households with very low work intensity by region and degree of urbanisation (0–59 years old) (EU2020 strategy)
5.8.3.1. People at risk of poverty or social exclusion by country, group of countries
5.8.3.2. At-risk-of-poverty thresholds by country, group of countries
5.8.3.3. Severe material deprivation rate by country, group of countries
5.8.3.4. People living in households with very low work intensity by country, group of countries
5.8.3.5. Satisfaction by country, group of countries
5.8.3.6. Frequency of feeling happiness by country, group of countries

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Reference year	Gini coefficients^a	S80/S20 rate (proportion of the highest and the lowest income quintiles)^b
2004	27.6	4.0
2005	33.3	5.5
2006	25.6	3.7
2007	25.2	3.6
2008	24.7	3.5
2009	24.1	3.4
2010	26.9	3.9
2011	27.2	4.0
2012	28.3	4.3
2013	28.6	4.3
2014	28.2	4.3
2015	28.2	4.3
2016	28.1	4.3
2017	28.7	4.4
2018	26.8	4.2
2019	28.2	4.2
2020	27.4	4.2
2021	26.9	4.2
2022	28.6	4.4
2023	28.0	4.4
2024	30.1	4.8

Footnotes

a	Showing the extent of the income distribution.
b	Shows the proportion of the highest earning 20% of the population (quintile) compared to that of the income of the poorest 20%.