European Union

Poverty by household type

Graphs on this page:

Single person aged 16 to 64
Single person aged 65+
Lone parent households
Couples aged 16 to 64 without children
Couples aged 65+
Couples with two children

All the graphs below use the main EU measure of low income, namely a household income below 60% of the contemporary, national, median household income before deducting housing costs. All household incomes are after taxes have been deducted and after adjustment ('equivalisation') for household size and composition.

This level of income is referred to as 'the poverty line' as that is the term used for it by the EU. It is the same measure of low income as that used in most of the UK-specific sections of this website except that it is before, rather than after, deducting housing costs.