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19 December 2023: New data are available for Chile and Costa Rica (income year 2022); the United States (income year 2022, provisional); the United Kingdom (income year 2021/22); Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Korea, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Romania, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain (income year 2021); Chile, France, Germany, the Slovak Republic, Switzerland and Türkiye (income year 2020). Data have been revised for Latvia (income year 2021).
Survey estimates for 2020 should be treated with caution, as in most countries the survey fieldwork was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Age group
DefinitionCurrent definitionInformation on item
Year20042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020Information on item20212022
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MeasureMethodologyUnit
Poverty rate before taxes and transfers, Poverty line 50%Information on itemNew income definition since 2012Information on itemRatioInformation on row................0.263..0.264..0.252..0.253..0.244....
Income definition until 2011Information on itemInformation on row0.288......0.272..0.273..0.26....................
All working-age household types: Poverty rate before taxes and transfersNew income definition since 2012Information on itemRatioInformation on row......................................
Income definition until 2011Information on itemInformation on row......................................
Poverty rate after taxes and transfers, Poverty line 50%New income definition since 2012Information on itemRatioInformation on row................0.14..0.128..0.121..0.124..0.126....
Income definition until 2011Information on itemInformation on row0.132......0.146..0.144..0.138....................
Mean Poverty gap after taxes and transfers, Poverty line 50%New income definition since 2012Information on itemRatioInformation on row................0.271..0.278..0.287..0.297..0.315....
Income definition until 2011Information on itemInformation on row0.233......0.263..0.245..0.255....................
Median Poverty gap after taxes and transfers, Poverty line 50%New income definition since 2012Information on itemRatioInformation on row......................................
Income definition until 2011Information on itemInformation on row0.159......0.205..0.164..0.173....................
All working-age household types: Poverty rate after taxes and transfersNew income definition since 2012Information on itemRatioInformation on row......................................
Income definition until 2011Information on itemInformation on row......................................
Hide subtree All age groups: Poverty rate after taxes and transfersNew income definition since 2012Information on itemRatioInformation on row................0.14..0.128..0.119..0.124..0.126....
Income definition until 2011Information on itemInformation on row0.132......0.146..0.145..0.138....................
All age groups: Poverty rate after taxes and transfersAge group 0-17: Poverty rate after taxes and transfersNew income definition since 2012Information on itemRatioInformation on row................0.129..0.13..0.125..0.133..0.133....
Income definition until 2011Information on itemInformation on row0.125......0.14..0.151..0.13....................
Age group 18-25: Poverty rate after taxes and transfersNew income definition since 2012Information on itemRatioInformation on row................0.079..0.08..0.064..0.076..0.082....
Income definition until 2011Information on itemInformation on row0.083......0.068..0.062..0.078....................
Age group 26-40: Poverty rate after taxes and transfersNew income definition since 2012Information on itemRatioInformation on row................0.08..0.084..0.075..0.077..0.079....
Income definition until 2011Information on itemInformation on row0.084......0.087..0.084..0.078....................
Age group 41-50: Poverty rate after taxes and transfersNew income definition since 2012Information on itemRatioInformation on row................0.097..0.096..0.093..0.096..0.107....
Income definition until 2011Information on itemInformation on row0.084......0.09..0.101..0.094....................
Age group 51-65: Poverty rate after taxes and transfersNew income definition since 2012Information on itemRatioInformation on row................0.164..0.14..0.129..0.13..0.134....
Income definition until 2011Information on itemInformation on row0.175......0.16..0.158..0.16....................
Age group 66-75: Poverty rate after taxes and transfersNew income definition since 2012Information on itemRatioInformation on row................0.305..0.234..0.195..0.216..0.197....
Income definition until 2011Information on itemInformation on row0.295......0.352..0.312..0.302....................
Age group 76+: Poverty rate after taxes and transfersNew income definition since 2012Information on itemRatioInformation on row................0.378..0.292..0.287..0.271..0.27....
Income definition until 2011Information on itemInformation on row0.312......0.447..0.415..0.38....................
Poverty rate before taxes and transfers, Poverty line 60%Information on itemNew income definition since 2012Information on itemRatioInformation on row................0.303..0.304..0.292..0.287..0.282....
Income definition until 2011Information on itemInformation on row0.327......0.317..0.31..0.3....................
Poverty rate after taxes and transfers, Poverty line 60%New income definition since 2012Information on itemRatioInformation on row................0.209..0.205..0.199..0.204..0.204....
Income definition until 2011Information on itemInformation on row0.209......0.217..0.216..0.208....................
Mean Poverty gap after taxes and transfers, Poverty line 60%New income definition since 2012Information on itemRatioInformation on row................0.291..0.281..0.279..0.286..0.299....
Income definition until 2011Information on itemInformation on row0.259......0.286..0.276..0.282....................
Median Poverty gap after taxes and transfers, Poverty line 60%New income definition since 2012Information on itemRatioInformation on row......................................
Income definition until 2011Information on itemInformation on row0.211......0.259..0.238..0.236....................
Data extracted on 16 Apr 2024 07:58 UTC (GMT) from OECD.Stat

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