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Data extracted on 23 Nov 2009 05:19 UTC (GMT) from OECD.Stat

Poverty Measure
Definition
Poverty threshold	40 per cent of the current median income						50 per cent of the current median income						60 per cent of the current median income
Period	mid-70s	mid-80s	around 1990	mid-90s	around 2000	mid-2000s	mid-70s	mid-80s	around 1990	mid-90s	around 2000	mid-2000s	mid-70s	mid-80s	around 1990	mid-90s	around 2000	mid-2000s
Period
Country
Australia	..	..	..	5.0	5.9	4.6	..	..	..	11.4	12.2	12.4	..	..	..	20.8	21.2	20.3
Austria	..	..	..	..	..	3.4	..	6.1	..	7.4	9.3	6.6	..	11.4	..	13.7	15.6	13.4
Belgium	..	..	..	6.2	6.2	3.1	..	14.6	..	10.8	10.4	8.8	..	20.7	..	17.6	17.8	16.2
Canada	..	..	..	..	..	7.0	14.4	10.7	..	9.5	10.3	12.0	20.1	17.3	..	15.9	17.1	19.0
Czech Republic	..	..	..	..	..	3.0	..	..	3.2	4.3	4.3	5.8	..	..	8.1	9.9	9.7	11.5
Denmark	..	1.8	2.1	1.5	1.7	2.1	..	6.0	6.2	4.7	5.1	5.3	..	13.4	13.3	11.5	12.3	12.3
Finland	..	..	..	..	..	2.8	9.9	5.1	..	4.9	6.4	7.3	15.8	10.7	..	10.8	13.8	14.8
France	..	4.9	3.1	3.2	2.7	2.8	..	8.3	7.2	7.5	7.2	7.1	..	15.3	15.4	14.9	14.7	14.1
Germany	..	3.1	3.7	4.9	5.3	6.3	..	6.3	6.6	8.5	9.2	11.0	..	12.5	12.5	13.9	14.1	17.2
Greece	12.6	8.8	..	8.0	8.1	7.0	17.8	13.4	..	13.9	13.5	12.6	23.7	19.6	..	21.7	20.5	19.6
Hungary	..	..	2.9	3.4	4.0	3.7	..	..	6.3	7.4	8.2	7.1	..	..	12.9	14.4	14.4	12.3
Iceland	..	..	..	..	..	4.2	..	..	..	..	..	7.1	..	..	..	..	..	12.3
Ireland	..	..	..	..	..	7.0	..	10.6	..	11.0	15.4	14.8	..	19.5	..	20.7	23.3	23.3
Italy	..	..	..	9.0	7.3	6.6	..	10.3	10.7	14.2	11.8	11.4	..	16.9	19.1	21.8	19.1	19.7
Japan	..	..	..	8.7	10.1	9.5	..	12.0	..	13.7	15.3	14.9	..	18.0	..	19.8	21.4	20.8
Korea	..	..	..	..	..	9.8	..	..	..	..	..	14.6	..	..	..	..	..	20.8
Luxembourg	..	1.7	..	1.7	1.7	3.1	..	5.4	..	5.5	5.5	8.1	..	11.5	..	12.4	12.9	13.2
Mexico	..	15.2	..	14.9	15.5	12.7	..	20.7	..	21.7	21.5	18.4	..	27.6	..	27.8	28.0	25.3
Netherlands	..	..	..	..	3.4	4.0	..	..	..	6.3	6.8	7.7	..	..	..	13.5	13.6	14.4
New Zealand	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	6.2	9.0	8.4	9.8	10.8	..	14.2	19.4	15.8	20.5	22.7
Norway	..	1.9	..	3.1	2.9	3.5	..	6.4	..	7.1	6.3	6.8	..	12.2	..	13.4	12.1	12.4
Poland	..	..	..	..	6.4	9.3	..	..	..	..	11.2	14.6	..	..	..	..	17.7	20.8
Portugal	..	..	..	..	..	7.4	16.2	..	13.8	14.6	13.7	12.9	22.3	..	20.6	22.1	20.6	20.7
Slovak Republic	..	..	..	..	..	4.5	..	..	..	..	..	8.1	..	..	..	..	..	13.7
Spain	..	..	..	..	..	8.1	..	14.1	10.7	11.8	13.7	14.1	..	20.2	16.3	18.6	21.0	21.0
Sweden	1.3	1.5	1.7	2.0	2.5	2.5	3.8	3.3	3.6	3.7	5.3	5.3	9.3	7.3	8.7	7.9	10.8	11.4
Switzerland	..	..	..	..	3.8	4.8	..	..	..	..	7.5	8.7	..	..	..	..	13.3	15.2
Turkey	..	..	..	9.5	..	11.4	..	16.4	..	16.2	..	17.5	..	24.3	..	23.4	..	24.3
United Kingdom	..	..	..	..	4.4	3.7	..	..	..	10.9	10.2	8.3	..	..	..	19.5	18.5	15.5
United States	10.1	11.8	11.9	10.7	11.0	11.4	15.4	17.9	18.1	16.7	17.1	17.1	21.2	23.8	24.2	23.8	23.7	23.9
OECD Total	..	..	..	..	..	5.7	..	..	..	..	..	10.6	..	..	..	..	..	17.4

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