In 2021, more than 39 percent of people over 65 years in South Korea were living in relative poverty. This was one of the highest rates among member states of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Relative poverty rate of people aged over 65 years in South Korea from 2014 to 2021
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The relative poverty rate refers to the proportion of people living below the relative poverty threshold, which is equivalent to half the median disposable income.
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Statistics Korea. (September 26, 2023). Relative poverty rate of people aged over 65 years in South Korea from 2014 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1267744/south-korea-relative-poverty-rate-among-elderly/
Statistics Korea. "Relative poverty rate of people aged over 65 years in South Korea from 2014 to 2021." Chart. September 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1267744/south-korea-relative-poverty-rate-among-elderly/
Statistics Korea. (2023). Relative poverty rate of people aged over 65 years in South Korea from 2014 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1267744/south-korea-relative-poverty-rate-among-elderly/
Statistics Korea. "Relative Poverty Rate of People Aged over 65 Years in South Korea from 2014 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Sep 2023, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1267744/south-korea-relative-poverty-rate-among-elderly/
Statistics Korea, Relative poverty rate of people aged over 65 years in South Korea from 2014 to 2021 Statista, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1267744/south-korea-relative-poverty-rate-among-elderly/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Relative poverty rate of people aged over 65 years in South Korea from 2014 to 2021 [Graph], Statistics Korea, September 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1267744/south-korea-relative-poverty-rate-among-elderly/