Title of Indicator

Poverty rate

Total / 0-17 year-olds / 66 year-olds or more, Ratio, 2020 or latest available

Type of Data

Micro data (quantitative)

Data Source Used

Income distribution

Definition

Of

The indicator

The poverty rate is the ratio of the number of people (in a given age group) whose income falls below the poverty line; taken as half the median household income of the total population. It is also available by broad age group: child poverty (0-17 years old), working-age poverty and elderly poverty (66 year-olds or more). However, two countries with the same poverty rates may differ in terms of the relative income-level of the poor.

Link

https://data.oecd.org/inequality/poverty-rate.htm

Source

OECD (2021), Poverty rate (indicator).

doi: 10.1787/0fe1315d-en (Accessed on 14 August 2021)

How to use

Access the link. Or, download the Excel file attached below.