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Macedonia, 450,500 people poverty stricken in 2016
Statistics, 22.2% of men at risk of poverty, 21.5% of women
30 October, 11:13
(ANSA) - SKOPJE - In Macedonia, 21.4% (i.e.450,500 citizens)
are poverty-stricken, show 2016 data of the State Statistical
Office. Of those, 9% are in the workforce, while 7.1% are
retired persons. According to Mia press agency, the at-risk-of
poverty rate rose by 0.3% compared to 2015, when 445,200 people
21.5% were at risk of poverty. In 2014, the at-risk-of-poverty
rate was 22.1% ,i.e. 457,200 people. The highest
at-risk-of-poverty rate was detected in households with three or
more dependent children. The lowest was recorded in single
households of one member over 65. In 2016, 22.2% of men were at
risk of poverty, i.e. 21.5% of women. (ANSA).
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