Poverty line: the estimated minimum level of income needed to secure the necessities of life.
Lowest in Austria (4.0%), highest in Greece (36.0%). European Union average: 9.8%.
Source: CIA Factbook 2011-2015.
Population below poverty level in European Countries:
Albania 14.3%
Austria 4
Belarus 5.7
Belgium 15.1
Bosnia and Herzegovina 17.2
Bulgaria 22
Croatia 19.5
Czech Republic 9.7
Denmark 13.4
Estonia 21.3
Finland 6
France 14
Germany 16.7
Greece 36
Hungary 14.9
Iceland 8
Ireland 8.2
Italy 29.9
Kosovo 30
Latvia 25.5
Lithuania 22.2
Macedonia 21.5
Malta 16.3
Moldova 20.8
Montenegro 8.6
Netherlands 8.8
Poland 17.6
Portugal 19
Romania 22.4
Russia 13.3
Serbia 8.9
Slovakia 12.3
Slovenia 14.3
Spain 21.1
Sweden 15
Switzerland 6.6
Ukraine 24.1
United Kingdom 15