Income and living conditions – Overview

Introduction

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What information can I find here?

The European statistics on income, social inclusion and living conditions cover objective and subjective aspects in monetary and non-monetary terms for households and individuals. The following aspects are covered:

  • income
  • poverty
  • social exclusion
  • housing
  • labour
  • education
  • health

The main source for the compilation of statistics on income, social inclusion and living conditions is the EU-Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) instrument.

Highlights

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Compare yourself to other Europeans

This visualisation tool 'You in the EU' allows you to easily compare your own living conditions to other people in your country and in the EU.

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Learn about at risk of poverty or social exclusion

With this bar chart you can find out if the share of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion in your country is higher of lower compared with others.

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Discover what's behind EU-SILC

Have a look at this helpful online publication in Statistics Explained describing background information on EU SILC, such as concepts, data collection or quality. 

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Focus on quality

Have a look at the EU and national quality reports with information on different related aspects.