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Sun, 21 Dec, 2014 12:05:19 AM
FTimes Report, Dec. 21

A total of 690,000 persons were living at risk of poverty in 2013, Statistics Finland's income distribution statistics indicate.

The number and proportion of persons at risk of poverty grew compared to 2012 but were slightly lower than in the 2008 to 2011 period, according to the data.

Their proportion of the total population was 12.9 per cent. The number of persons at risk of poverty has since 2007 been around 700,000 and the share of the entire population has been 13 per cent on an average.

In 2013, the at-risk-of-poverty threshold was EUR 14,260 per year or EUR 1,190 per month. This was EUR 60 higher than one year before as per the statistics. The median income of households increased in the year.

Income refers to the monetary income after taxes and consists of earned income, property income, and other transfer income.

The number of persons at risk of poverty grew in particular close to the at-risk-of-poverty threshold, that is, among persons whose income was below 60 per cent but more than one-half of the median income.

There were around 389,000 persons in the group being 43,000 more than in 2012. On the other hand, there were also slightly more persons at risk of poverty, whose income was less than 40 per cent of the national median income with 130,000 persons in the group, which was around 17,000 more than in 2012, according to the statistics.

The income of persons at risk of poverty grew relatively more than the income of the entire population.   

The average distance of the income of persons at risk of poverty from the at-risk-of-poverty threshold decreased from 15 to 14.1 per cent, the data show. 

 

 

 
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