Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion

At-risk-of poverty rate

Indicator name At-risk-of poverty rate
Code SI-P1
Type (EU indicator/ NAT - national indicator) EU
Periodicity Annual
Detailed definition Share of persons aged 0+ with an equivalised disposable income below 60% of the national equivalised median income (16). Complemented by the value of the at-risk-of-poverty threshold (60% median national equivalised income) in PPS for two illustrative households: a single-person household and a household consisting of two adults and two children.
Breakdowns Gender (for people above 18) Age: 0-17 (0-5; 6-11; 12-17), 18-64, 65+
Comments/ Policy relevance For each country, the poverty risk indicator must be assessed by looking at both the number of people whose income is below the threshold and the comparative level (in PPS) of this threshold.
Source Eurostat – EU-SILC
Eurostat code t2020_52
Eurostat data table People at risk of poverty
SPC portfolio section Social inclusion – primary
Key dimension Poverty risk. Used in: EPSR scoreboard (secondary indicator), SDG indicator framework, SPPM dashboard, JAF
Context of use Poverty risk. Used in: EPSR scoreboard (secondary indicator), SDG indicator framework, SPPM dashboard, JAF

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