Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20) in European Union
The richest fifth of people in the European Union received 4.62 times as much income as the poorest fifth in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2010.
European Union is a group: European Union, 27 member states (composition from February 2020). The value is the aggregate published by Eurostat, not an average calculated on this site.
European Union, 2025
4.62
Change from 2024
−0.9%
Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20) in European Union over time
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Ratio. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | European Union |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.62 times |
| 2024 | 4.66 times |
| 2023 | 4.72 times |
| 2022 | 4.74 times |
| 2021 | 4.98 times |
| 2020 | 4.89 times |
| 2019 | 4.99 times |
| 2018 | 5.05 timese (estimated) |
| 2017 | 5.03 timese (estimated) |
| 2016 | 5.16 timese (estimated) |
| 2015 | 5.22 timese (estimated) |
| 2014 | 5.22 timese (estimated) |
| 2013 | 5.05 times |
| 2012 | 4.98 times |
| 2011 | 4.99 times |
| 2010 | 4.89 times |
Flags: e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.9% from 4.66 times in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 5.22 times, the figure has changed by −11.5%.