Finland - 2012
Do migrants have a higher risk of poverty than the rest of the population?
- Code:
- RED92
- Key Area:
- Health And Social Protection
- Strand(s):
- Discrimination, Equality
| Short Answer |
Yes. |
| Qualitative Info |
The median income of foreign-born population aged 20-64 is 77 % of the median disposable income of the total population in this age group.
The median income of third country nationals in the prime working ages of 25-54 is 71 % of the median disposable income of the total population in this age group
The proportion of foreign-born persons aged 20-64 at risk of poverty or social exclusion is 15 percentage points higher than the proportion for the total population in this age group.
The proportion of third country nationals aged 20-64 at risk of poverty or social exclusion is 24 percentage points higher than the proportion for the total population in this age group.
The proportion of foreign born persons aged 20-64 at risk of poverty after social transfers is 15 percentage points higher than the proportion for the total population in this age group. The proportion of third country nationals aged 20-64 at risk of poverty after social transfers is 23 percentage points higher than the proportion for the total population in this age group.
(Source: Eurostat, Indicators of Immigrant Integration – A Pilot Study, Methodologies and working papers , 2011 Edition)
The at-risk-of-poverty rate of non-EU population is almost 50 % higher than among other sections of the society. The at-risk-of-poverty rate of non-EU migrants is three times higher than the rate for local population.
Altogether 66 % of the children born outside the EU live in households with incomes below the poverty threshold. Non-EU migrant children have a risk of poverty risk six times higher than local children.
Altogether 62 % of non-EU migrants who live in a one person household live on income below the poverty threshold.
(Source: European Commission, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, Detailed analysis of the relative position of migrants, Research Note 1/2010.) |
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| Groups affected/interested | Migrants, Refugees, Muslims, Ethnic minorities, Religious minorities, Asylum seekers, Africans/black people |
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| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Employment - labour market, Health and social protection |
| External Url | http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-RA-11-009/EN/KS-RA-11-009-EN.PDF ; http://ec.europa.eu/social/BlobServlet?docId=6722&langId=en |
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