Laeken poverty indicators, 2024, preliminary data

Based on the Survey on Income and Living Conditions, which is carried out in accordance with European Union recommendations, the State Statistical Office calculated Laeken poverty indicators for 2024. The source for poverty calculations is incomes, and the poverty threshold is defined at 60% of median equivalised income. 

In 2024, the at-risk-of-poverty rate in the Republic of North Macedonia was 21.9%. 

Analysed by household types, the at-risk-of-poverty rate in households of two adults with two dependent children in 2024 was 17.1%. According to the most frequent activity status, the at-risk-of-poverty rate for employed persons was 7.9%, while for pensioners it was 12.0%. The Gini coefficient (measure of income distribution inequality) was 29.1%.