tespm151 · 2014–2025

Inequality of income distribution

Eurostat tespm151 — Inequality of income distribution. Data range: 2014 to 2025.

At a glance

In 2025, the EU-27 figure for inequality of income distribution was 9.24 .

That is a 0.9% fell versus 2024 (9.32).

Over the five years before that, the EU-27 aggregate moved 5.5% lower.

Across member states, Bulgaria reported the highest value (13.9, 2025) and Belgium the lowest (6.50, 2025) — a ratio of 2.1× between the two ends of the range.

The figures below come from Eurostat dataset tespm151; every value links back to the canonical source.

EU-27 · 2025
9.24
HIGHEST · 2025
Bulgaria
13.9
LOWEST · 2025
Belgium
6.50

Map · 2025

Finland: 7.9 FI 7.9 Sweden: 9.2 SE 9.2 Denmark: 8.2 DK 8.2 Estonia: 10.1 EE 10.1 Ireland: 7.8 IE 7.8 Netherlands: 7.5 NL 7.5 Germany: 9.4 DE 9.4 Poland: 7.3 PL 7.3 Latvia: 13.4 LV 13.4 Belgium: 6.5 BE 6.5 Luxembourg: 9.2 LU 9.2 Czechia: 6.7 CZ 6.7 Slovakia: 6.5 SK 6.5 Lithuania: 13.1 LT 13.1 France: 9.5 FR 9.5 Austria: 8.7 AT 8.7 Hungary: 9.4 HU 9.4 Romania: 8.7 RO 8.7 Portugal: 9.7 PT 9.7 Spain: 10.5 ES 10.5 Italy: 10.3 IT 10.3 Slovenia: 7.1 SI 7.1 Bulgaria: 13.9 BG 13.9 Cyprus: 9.2 CY 9.2 Malta: 9.0 MT 9.0 Croatia: 9.6 HR 9.6 Greece: 10.3 EL 10.3
6.5 13.9

Ranking · 2025

Bulgaria BG 13.88 Latvia LV 13.36 Lithuania LT 13.08 Spain ES 10.48 Greece EL 10.34 Italy IT 10.26 Estonia EE 10.14 Portugal PT 9.72 Croatia HR 9.56 France FR 9.48 Germany DE 9.36 Hungary HU 9.36 European Union (27) EU 9.24 Cyprus CY 9.2 Luxembourg LU 9.2 Sweden SE 9.16 Malta MT 8.98 Romania RO 8.74 Austria AT 8.7 Denmark DK 8.24 Finland FI 7.86 Ireland IE 7.78 Netherlands NL 7.52 Poland PL 7.26 Slovenia SI 7.1 Czechia CZ 6.68 Slovakia SK 6.54 Belgium BE 6.5
2025 ranking · 28 countries

Time series · top 12 countries + EU-27

7.83 10.11 12.39 14.67 16.95 2014 2016 2017 2019 2020 2022 2023 2025 Bulgaria Latvia Lithuania Spain Greece Italy Estonia Portugal Croatia France Germany Hungary European Union (27) Inequality of income distribution (value) BG LV LT ES EL IT EE PT HR FR DE HU EU27_2020
  • Bulgaria 13.88
  • Latvia 13.36
  • Lithuania 13.08
  • Spain 10.48
  • Greece 10.34
  • Italy 10.26
  • Estonia 10.14
  • Portugal 9.72
  • Croatia 9.56
  • France 9.48
  • Germany 9.36
  • Hungary 9.36
  • European Union (27) 9.24

Country × year heatmap · all values

201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 Austria AT Austria · 2014: 8.3 Austria · 2015: 8.1 Austria · 2016: 8.2 Austria · 2017: 8.6 Austria · 2018: 8.1 Austria · 2019: 8.3 Austria · 2020: 8.2 Austria · 2021: 8.0 Austria · 2022: 8.5 Austria · 2023: 8.6 Austria · 2024: 8.7 Austria · 2025: 8.7 Belgium BE Belgium · 2014: 7.6 Belgium · 2015: 7.7 Belgium · 2016: 7.7 Belgium · 2017: 7.7 Belgium · 2018: 7.6 Belgium · 2019: 7.2 Belgium · 2020: 7.3 Belgium · 2021: 6.8 Belgium · 2022: 7.1 Belgium · 2023: 6.8 Belgium · 2024: 6.9 Belgium · 2025: 6.5 Bulgaria BG Bulgaria · 2014: 13.6 Bulgaria · 2015: 14.2 Bulgaria · 2016: 15.4 Bulgaria · 2017: 16.5 Bulgaria · 2018: 15.3 Bulgaria · 2019: 16.2 Bulgaria · 2020: 16.0 Bulgaria · 2021: 14.9 Bulgaria · 2022: 14.6 Bulgaria · 2023: 13.2 Bulgaria · 2024: 13.9 Bulgaria · 2025: 13.9 Croatia HR Croatia · 2014: 9.8 Croatia · 2015: 10.3 Croatia · 2016: 9.8 Croatia · 2017: 9.9 Croatia · 2018: 10.0 Croatia · 2019: 9.5 Croatia · 2020: 9.2 Croatia · 2021: 9.5 Croatia · 2022: 9.1 Croatia · 2023: 9.8 Croatia · 2024: 9.9 Croatia · 2025: 9.6 Cyprus CY Cyprus · 2014: 10.7 Cyprus · 2015: 10.4 Cyprus · 2016: 9.8 Cyprus · 2017: 9.1 Cyprus · 2018: 8.6 Cyprus · 2019: 9.4 Cyprus · 2020: 8.6 Cyprus · 2021: 8.5 Cyprus · 2022: 8.4 Cyprus · 2023: 8.5 Cyprus · 2024: 8.8 Cyprus · 2025: 9.2 Czechia CZ Czechia · 2014: 7.0 Czechia · 2015: 7.0 Czechia · 2016: 7.0 Czechia · 2017: 6.8 Czechia · 2018: 6.6 Czechia · 2019: 6.7 Czechia · 2020: 6.7 Czechia · 2021: 6.9 Czechia · 2022: 7.0 Czechia · 2023: 6.8 Czechia · 2024: 6.6 Czechia · 2025: 6.7 Denmark DK Denmark · 2014: 8.2 Denmark · 2015: 8.2 Denmark · 2016: 8.1 Denmark · 2017: 8.2 Denmark · 2018: 8.2 Denmark · 2019: 8.2 Denmark · 2020: 8.0 Denmark · 2021: 7.9 Denmark · 2022: 8.1 Denmark · 2023: 8.3 Denmark · 2024: 8.3 Denmark · 2025: 8.2 Estonia EE Estonia · 2014: 13.0 Estonia · 2015: 12.4 Estonia · 2016: 11.1 Estonia · 2017: 10.8 Estonia · 2018: 10.1 Estonia · 2019: 10.2 Estonia · 2020: 10.1 Estonia · 2021: 10.1 Estonia · 2022: 10.8 Estonia · 2023: 10.7 Estonia · 2024: 10.1 Estonia · 2025: 10.1 Finland FI Finland · 2014: 7.2 Finland · 2015: 7.1 Finland · 2016: 7.2 Finland · 2017: 7.1 Finland · 2018: 7.3 Finland · 2019: 7.4 Finland · 2020: 7.4 Finland · 2021: 7.2 Finland · 2022: 7.5 Finland · 2023: 7.6 Finland · 2024: 7.5 Finland · 2025: 7.9 France FR France · 2014: 8.5 France · 2015: 8.6 France · 2016: 8.6 France · 2017: 8.6 France · 2018: 8.5 France · 2019: 8.5 France · 2020: 8.8 France · 2021: 8.8 France · 2022: 9.2 France · 2023: 9.3 France · 2024: 9.3 France · 2025: 9.5 Germany DE Germany · 2014: 10.2 Germany · 2015: 9.6 Germany · 2016: 9.2 Germany · 2017: 9.0 Germany · 2018: 10.1 Germany · 2019: 9.8 Germany · 2020: 9.7 Germany · 2021: 10.0 Germany · 2022: 8.8 Germany · 2023: 8.9 Germany · 2024: 9.0 Germany · 2025: 9.4 Greece EL Greece · 2014: 12.9 Greece · 2015: 13.0 Greece · 2016: 13.1 Greece · 2017: 12.2 Greece · 2018: 11.0 Greece · 2019: 10.2 Greece · 2020: 10.5 Greece · 2021: 11.6 Greece · 2022: 10.4 Greece · 2023: 10.6 Greece · 2024: 10.5 Greece · 2025: 10.3 Hungary HU Hungary · 2014: 8.7 Hungary · 2015: 8.6 Hungary · 2016: 8.5 Hungary · 2017: 8.5 Hungary · 2018: 8.7 Hungary · 2019: 8.5 Hungary · 2020: 8.5 Hungary · 2021: 8.3 Hungary · 2022: 8.3 Hungary · 2023: 8.9 Hungary · 2024: 8.8 Hungary · 2025: 9.4 Ireland IE Ireland · 2014: 9.8 Ireland · 2015: 9.0 Ireland · 2016: 8.9 Ireland · 2017: 9.3 Ireland · 2018: 8.5 Ireland · 2019: 8.0 Ireland · 2020: 7.8 Ireland · 2021: 7.5 Ireland · 2022: 7.6 Ireland · 2023: 7.7 Ireland · 2024: 7.5 Ireland · 2025: 7.8 Italy IT Italy · 2014: 11.6 Italy · 2015: 11.7 Italy · 2016: 12.5 Italy · 2017: 11.8 Italy · 2018: 12.2 Italy · 2019: 12.0 Italy · 2020: 11.5 Italy · 2021: 11.7 Italy · 2022: 11.2 Italy · 2023: 10.5 Italy · 2024: 11.1 Italy · 2025: 10.3 Latvia LV Latvia · 2014: 13.0 Latvia · 2015: 13.0 Latvia · 2016: 12.4 Latvia · 2017: 12.6 Latvia · 2018: 13.6 Latvia · 2019: 13.1 Latvia · 2020: 12.5 Latvia · 2021: 13.3 Latvia · 2022: 12.7 Latvia · 2023: 12.4 Latvia · 2024: 12.6 Latvia · 2025: 13.4 Lithuania LT Lithuania · 2014: 12.2 Lithuania · 2015: 14.9 Lithuania · 2016: 14.1 Lithuania · 2017: 14.6 Lithuania · 2018: 14.2 Lithuania · 2019: 12.9 Lithuania · 2020: 12.3 Lithuania · 2021: 12.3 Lithuania · 2022: 12.8 Lithuania · 2023: 12.6 Lithuania · 2024: 13.1 Lithuania · 2025: 13.1 Luxembourg LU Luxembourg · 2014: 8.8 Luxembourg · 2015: 8.5 Luxembourg · 2016: 9.2 Luxembourg · 2017: 9.1 Luxembourg · 2018: 10.4 Luxembourg · 2019: 10.7 Luxembourg · 2020: 10.0 Luxembourg · 2021: 9.2 Luxembourg · 2022: 9.0 Luxembourg · 2023: 9.6 Luxembourg · 2024: 9.4 Luxembourg · 2025: 9.2 Malta MT Malta · 2014: 8.1 Malta · 2015: 8.3 Malta · 2016: 8.4 Malta · 2017: 8.4 Malta · 2018: 8.6 Malta · 2019: 8.4 Malta · 2020: 9.4 Malta · 2021: 10.1 Malta · 2022: 9.5 Malta · 2023: 10.6 Malta · 2024: 10.1 Malta · 2025: 9.0 Netherlands NL Netherlands · 2014: 7.7 Netherlands · 2015: 7.6 Netherlands · 2016: 7.9 Netherlands · 2017: 8.0 Netherlands · 2018: 8.1 Netherlands · 2019: 7.9 Netherlands · 2020: 8.3 Netherlands · 2021: 7.8 Netherlands · 2022: 7.9 Netherlands · 2023: 7.7 Netherlands · 2024: 7.4 Netherlands · 2025: 7.5 Poland PL Poland · 2014: 9.8 Poland · 2015: 9.8 Poland · 2016: 9.5 Poland · 2017: 9.1 Poland · 2018: 8.5 Poland · 2019: 8.7 Poland · 2020: 8.1 Poland · 2021: 8.1 Poland · 2022: 7.8 Poland · 2023: 8.1 Poland · 2024: 7.7 Poland · 2025: 7.3 Portugal PT Portugal · 2014: 12.5 Portugal · 2015: 12.0 Portugal · 2016: 11.8 Portugal · 2017: 11.5 Portugal · 2018: 10.4 Portugal · 2019: 10.3 Portugal · 2020: 10.0 Portugal · 2021: 11.3 Portugal · 2022: 10.3 Portugal · 2023: 11.2 Portugal · 2024: 10.4 Portugal · 2025: 9.7 Romania RO Romania · 2014: 14.5 Romania · 2015: 16.6 Romania · 2016: 14.4 Romania · 2017: 12.9 Romania · 2018: 14.4 Romania · 2019: 14.2 Romania · 2020: 13.2 Romania · 2021: 14.2 Romania · 2022: 12.0 Romania · 2023: 11.7 Romania · 2024: 9.2 Romania · 2025: 8.7 Slovakia SK Slovakia · 2014: 7.9 Slovakia · 2015: 7.1 Slovakia · 2016: 7.3 Slovakia · 2017: 7.0 Slovakia · 2018: 6.1 Slovakia · 2019: 6.7 Slovakia · 2020: 6.1 Slovakia · 2021: 6.4 Slovakia · 2022: 6.2 Slovakia · 2023: 7.3 Slovakia · 2024: 6.6 Slovakia · 2025: 6.5 Slovenia SI Slovenia · 2014: 7.4 Slovenia · 2015: 7.2 Slovenia · 2016: 7.1 Slovenia · 2017: 6.8 Slovenia · 2018: 6.8 Slovenia · 2019: 6.8 Slovenia · 2020: 6.6 Slovenia · 2021: 6.5 Slovenia · 2022: 6.6 Slovenia · 2023: 6.7 Slovenia · 2024: 6.8 Slovenia · 2025: 7.1 Spain ES Spain · 2014: 13.6 Spain · 2015: 13.7 Spain · 2016: 13.2 Spain · 2017: 13.2 Spain · 2018: 12.1 Spain · 2019: 11.9 Spain · 2020: 11.5 Spain · 2021: 12.4 Spain · 2022: 11.3 Spain · 2023: 11.0 Spain · 2024: 10.8 Spain · 2025: 10.5 Sweden SE Sweden · 2014: 8.3 Sweden · 2015: 8.1 Sweden · 2016: 8.5 Sweden · 2017: 8.5 Sweden · 2018: 8.3 Sweden · 2019: 8.7 Sweden · 2020: 8.2 Sweden · 2021: 8.1 Sweden · 2022: 8.7 Sweden · 2023: 9.5 Sweden · 2024: 8.7 Sweden · 2025: 9.2
6.1 16.6

Member states · ranked by latest value

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