Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion

At-risk-of poverty rate (AROP)

Indicator name At-risk-of poverty rate (AROP)
Code 1a
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. Value of the at-risk-of-poverty threshold (60% median national equivalised income) in PPS for two illustrative household types (i.e. single person household and two-adult and two-child household)
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 share 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 Overarching - indicators
Key dimension AROPE Component - the Risk of poverty. Used in: EPSR scoreboard (secondary indicator), SDG indicator framework, SPPM dashboard, JAF
Context of use AROPE Component - the Risk of poverty. Used in: EPSR scoreboard (secondary indicator), SDG indicator framework, SPPM dashboard, JAF

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