The at-risk-of-poverty rate was 24.3% in 2018 (these persons are not necessarily poor, but are at the higher risk of poverty than the others), and compared to 2017, it was lower by 1.4 percentage points.

The at-risk-of-poverty or social exclusion rate amounted to 34.3% (these persons are at risk of poverty, or are severely materially deprived, or live in households with low work intensity), and it was lower by 2.4 percentage points relative to 2017.