Impact of the war in Ukraine on poverty in the EU 2022, by country

Published by Statista Research Department, Jun 20, 2022
Slovakia was the European Union (EU) country with the largest expected increase in poverty due to the Russia-Ukraine war that began in February 2022. According to the estimates, the share of the Slovak population at risk of poverty was estimated to increase by 4.3 percent as a consequence of economic issues caused by the invasion, such as inflation. Estonia was projected the second-highest poverty increase, at 3.7 percent of residents.

Estimated increase in the share of population at risk of poverty in the European Union (EU) due to the war in Ukraine as of 2022, by country

CharacteristicIncrease of population at risk of poverty
Slovakia 4.3%
Estonia 3.7%
Czechia 3.5%
Lithuania 3%
Latvia 2.9%
Bulgaria 2.9%
Greece 2.5%
Belgium 2.3%
Slovenia 2.2%
Romania 1.8%
Croatia 1.7%
Netherlands 1.7%
Denmark 1.4%
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0%0.25%0.5%0.75%1%1.25%1.5%1.75%2%2.25%2.5%2.75%3%3.25%3.5%3.75%4%4.25%4.5%4.75%

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June 2022

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2022

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