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Relative poverty of people living below 50% of median income
Year Value
2011 18.6
2012 18.3
2013 18.4
2014 18.2
2015 17.5
2016 17.6
2017 17.3
2018 16.7
2019 16.3
2020 15.3
2021 15.1

Source: Welfare Statistics Division, Statistics Korea

Geographical Area: Total

Sub-indicators: Percent (%)

Data type

National data (Type1)
This is the national produced statistics in the ROK that best corresponds to the definition of UN SDGs indicators.
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Indicator name

Proportion of people living below 50 per cent of median income, by sex, age and persons with disabilities
Data name

Relative poverty of people living below 50% of median income
Definition

The proportion of population living below 50% of household equalized disposable income
Data source

Survey of Household Finances and Living Conditions
Data collection

Income and consumption data collected from sample survey of approximately 20,000 households nationwide
Organizations

Welfare Statistics Division, Statistics Korea
Periodicity

Annually
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This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name

Proportion of people living below 50 per cent of median income, by sex, age and persons with disabilities
Target name

By 2030, empower and promote the social, economic and political inclusion of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status
Organizations

OECD
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