The at-risk-of-poverty threshold for a single person is EUR 1,021 a month (2025); in 2005 it was EUR 440.
Finance
- The richest tenth of people have an average disposable income of EUR 44,193 a year, the poorest tenth EUR 8,700 (2025, per equivalent adult).
- Households saved 14.8% of their disposable income in 2025. The highest saving rate since 1995 was 22.9% in 2020.
- Households spend 15.3% of their consumption on food and non-alcoholic drinks (2025); in 1995 it was 17.2%.
- Pensions and social benefits reduce income inequality: the Gini coefficient falls from 42.7% to 24.6% (2025).