Methodological sheet of the indicator available for the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country.
Available indicator |
Proportion of the population living below the poverty line, by sex |
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Target |
1.2 By 2030, reduce at least by half the proportion of men, women and children of all ages living in poverty in all its dimensions according to national definitions |
Goal |
1- End poverty in all its forms everywhere |
Definition |
Proportion of people with income per consumption unit below 60% of the median of the Basque Autonomous Community (modified OECD scale) |
Theoretical formula |
\[PP_{RPR}^{t} = \frac{P_{RPR}^{t}}{P^{t}} \cdot 100\]
where: $P_{RPR}^{t} =$ population with income below 60% of median income per unit of consumption (modified OECD scale) in year $t$ $P^{t} =$ total population in year $t$ |
Available disaggregations |
Sex |
Frequency |
Biennial |
Observations |
The number of consumption units in a household is calculated using the modified OECD scale, which assigns a weight of 1 to the first person aged 14 or over, a weight of 0.5 for other people aged 14 or over and a weight of 0.3 for people under 14 years of age. |
OCECA |
![]() Indicator calculated using a methodology harmonised across the central statistical bodies of the autonomous communities |
Data last updated | 2025/04/22 |
Metadata last updated | 2025/06/20 |