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Back The share of persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the EU back to its pre-crisis level


In 2015, around 119 million people, or 23.7% of the population, in the European Union (EU) were at risk of poverty or social exclusion. This means that they were in at least one of the following three conditions: at-risk-of-poverty after social transfers (income poverty), severely materially deprived or living in households with very low work intensity.

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Product code: 3-17102016-BP
Theme: Population and social conditions
Collection: Euro indicators