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At-risk-of-poverty rate after pensions, before other social transfers. By sex

At-risk-of-poverty rate after pensions, before other social transfers. By sex Total
Catalonia Spain European Union-27
2023 23.9 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2022 26.8 28.1 (b) Break in time series 25.4
2021 29.6 31.2 26.7
2020 25.4 27.4 25.0 (b) Break in time series
2019 26.4 26.9 24.4 (e) Estimated value
2018 25.7 27.9 25.0 (e) Estimated value
2017 24.8 28.4 25.0 (e) Estimated value
2016 24.7 29.5 25.6 (e) Estimated value
2015 24.9 30.1 25.6 (e) Estimated value
2014 29.4 31.1 25.7 (e) Estimated value
2013 29.1 (b) Break in time series 30.0 25.4 (e) Estimated value
2012 27.1 29.1 25.2 (e) Estimated value
2011 27.2 30.0 25.8 (e) Estimated value
2010 26.9 28.8 25.4 (e) Estimated value
2009 23.1 26.9 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2008 20.4 25.7 (b) Break in time series .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2007 21.2 23.7 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2006 22.0 24.6 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2005 20.6 24.5 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2004 21.3 25.2 (b) Break in time series .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Units: %.
Source Catalonia: Idescat. Source Spain and European Union: Eurostat.
(b) Break in time series.
(e) Estimated value.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

Last update: February 26, 2024.

ECV

These statistics have a specific section with all the information available: Survey on Living Conditions (ECV).

Methodological note

This indicator measures the percentage of people living below the poverty risk threshold before receiving any social transfers, excluding pensions. This threshold is set at 60% of the national average of the equivalent annual disposable income. In Catalonia, the threshold is set at 60% of the average of the equivalent annual disposable income of the Catalan population.

Pensions, such as old-age and widow's benefits, are counted as income (before social transfers) and not as social transfers.

The purpose of calculating the poverty risk rate before and after social transfers is to quantify the effort made by the social protection system to reduce poverty.