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 Summary of main results of the Survey on Income and Living Conditions (SILC)

  2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Income €  €  € 
Nominal Income - Equivalised disposable income per individual

Median

20,107 18,591 18,148 17,702 17,551 18,210

Mean

23,326 22,138 21,440 20,856 21,106 21,718

At risk of poverty threshold 

(60% of median income)

12,064 11,155 10,889 10,621 10,631 10,926
Real Income1 - Equivalised disposable income per individual
Median 20,107  19,273 18,555  17,702 17,374  17,977
Mean 23,326  22,950  21,920  20,856 20,893 21,440

At risk of poverty threshold

(60% of median income)

12,064  11,564  11,133  10,621 10,425  10,786
 
Poverty & deprivation rates % % % % %  %
At risk of poverty rate 14.1 14.7 16.0 16.5 15.2  16.3
Deprivation rate2  17.1 22.6 24.5 26.9 30.5 29.0
Deprivation rate for those at risk of poverty 38.8 42.9 43.2 46.8 53.9 49.3
Consistent poverty rate  5.5  6.3 6.9  7.7 8.2  8.0
Income equality indicators            
Gini coefficient 29.3 31.4 31.1 31.2 31.3  31.8
Income quintile share ratio 4.3 4.8 4.9

5.0

4.8

 5.0

1 Deflator base year 2012

2 Experienced two or more types of enforced deprivation