The Europe 2020 strategy of the European Union for development aims, among other things, to lift at least 20 million people threatened by social exclusion out of poverty by 2020. At the time the strategy was launched in 2009, 117 million Europeans were at risk.
This map shows the percentage of European citizens at risk in 2013 across different regions of Europe. The regions in blue are those where the number of people threatened by poverty is in line with the objectives set by the Europe 2020 strategy; the darker the color, the lower the risk.
The regions in red are those still far from achieving the targets. The darker they are, the more the inhabitants are at risk. Dark red indicates a percentage of 29% or higher.
The areas with a positive trend are contiguous and cover almost all of Central and Northern Europe (with the notable exception of the British Isles).
The situation is more challenging in Eastern and Mediterranean Europe, although in Italy and Spain there are very pronounced regional differences.
This map is based on Eurostat data and was published last May by the BBSR, the Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung, a German institution specializing in geographical and urban studies.
