Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20)

Total income received by the richest 20% of the population divided by the total income of the poorest 20%, using equivalised disposable income.

Unit: Ratio Frequency: Annual Coverage: 37 countries and 1 group 2003 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Highest in 2025 8.93 times Türkiye Lowest in 2025 3.25 times Belgium
European Union, 2025 4.62 times Official aggregate published by the source
Countries ranked for 2025 31 Updated by the source on 20 October 2026

31 countries have a value for 2025, the latest period in the data.

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Ratio. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20) (ratio), 2004 to 2025
Period European UnionGermanyFranceSpain
2025 4.62 times 4.68 times 4.74 times 5.24 times
2024 4.66 times 4.49 times 4.66 times 5.39 times
2023 4.72 times 4.44 times 4.63 times 5.50 times
2022 4.74 times 4.38 times 4.60 timesb (break in time series) 5.63 times
2021 4.98 times 4.98 times 4.41 times 6.19 times
2020 4.89 times 4.87 timesb (break in time series) 4.42 timesb (break in time series) 5.77 times
2019 4.99 times 4.89 times 4.27 times 5.94 times
2018 5.05 timese (estimated) 5.07 times 4.23 times 6.03 times
2017 5.03 timese (estimated) 4.49 times 4.31 times 6.59 times
2016 5.16 timese (estimated) 4.62 times 4.32 times 6.60 times
2015 5.22 timese (estimated) 4.80 times 4.29 times 6.87 times
2014 5.22 timese (estimated) 5.12 times 4.27 times 6.81 times
2013 5.05 times 4.60 times 4.48 times 6.29 times
2012 4.98 times 4.30 times 4.54 times 6.47 times
2011 4.99 times 4.46 times 4.61 times 6.28 times
2010 4.89 times 4.49 times 4.43 times 6.16 times
2009 – 4.48 times 4.42 times 5.87 times
2008 – 4.76 times 4.40 timesb (break in time series) 5.59 timesb (break in time series)
2007 – 4.93 times 3.88 times 5.48 times
2006 – 4.06 times 3.98 times 5.52 times
2005 – 3.79 timesb (break in time series) 4.02 times 5.55 times
2004 – – 4.16 timesb (break in time series) 5.23 timesb (break in time series)

Flags: b break in time series; e estimated . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • Among the 31 countries with a value for 2025, the highest is Türkiye (8.93 times) and the lowest Belgium (3.25 times).
  • Half of the countries are above 4.60 times and half below.
  • From 2024 to 2025 the value rose in 13 countries and fell in 17.
  • The figure for the European Union was 4.62 times in 2025, against 4.89 times in 2020 (−5.5%).

About this measure

Definition
Total income received by the richest 20% of the population divided by the total income of the poorest 20%, using equivalised disposable income.
Population covered
All people living in private households
Unit
Ratio
Frequency
Annual
Changes are shown as
Percent change

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
ilc_di11 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A age=TOTAL sex=T unit=RAT
Observation period
2003 to 2025
Provider update
20 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat

All countries in 2025 Every value is for 2025, so the countries are compared at the same point in time.

  1. 1 Türkiye 8.93 times
  2. 2 Bulgaria 6.94 times
  3. 3 Latvia 6.68 times
  4. 4 Lithuania 6.54 timesp (provisional)
  5. 5 Serbia 5.53 times
  6. 6 Spain 5.24 times
  7. 7 Greece 5.17 times
  8. 8 Italy 5.13 times
  9. 9 Estonia 5.07 times
  10. 10 Portugal 4.86 times
  11. 11 Albania 4.82 times
  12. 12 Croatia 4.78 times
  13. 13 France 4.74 times
  14. 14 Germany 4.68 times
  15. 15 Hungary 4.68 times
  16. 16 Cyprus 4.60 times
  17. 17 Luxembourg 4.60 timesb (break in time series)
  18. 18 Sweden 4.58 times
  19. 19 Malta 4.49 times
  20. 20 Romania 4.37 times
  21. 21 Austria 4.25 times
  22. 22 Denmark 4.12 times
  23. 23 Finland 3.93 times
  24. 24 Ireland 3.89 times
  25. 25 Netherlands 3.76 times
  26. 26 Poland 3.63 times
  27. 27 Slovenia 3.55 times
  28. 28 Norway 3.39 times
  29. 29 Czechia 3.34 times
  30. 30 Slovakia 3.27 timesb (break in time series)
  31. 31 Belgium 3.25 times
  32. European Union 4.62 times
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