Brussels, 21/11/2014 (Agence Europe) - Citizens from non-EU countries were twice as likely as nationals to be at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2013, according to a report published by Eurostat on Friday 21 November.
Indeed, figures show that in the EU in 2013 nearly half (48.7%) of non-EU citizens aged 18 and over were at risk of poverty or social exclusion, while the levels for citizens of the reporting country, referred to as “nationals”, and for citizens of another EU member state were much lower (22.8% and 28.1% respectively). Furthermore, nearly a third (32%) of non-EU citizens aged 18 and over lived in an overcrowded household in the EU in 2013. By way of comparison, the rate was just over 15% both for nationals (15.3%) and for citizens of another EU member state (15.6%).
At least half the non-EU citizens aged 18 and over were in a situation of risk of poverty or social exclusion in Greece (72.1%), Belgium (68.4%), Spain (59.5%), France (55.8%), Croatia (53.2%), Portugal (51.7%) and Slovenia (50.6%). The lowest rates were recorded in the Czech Republic (30.8%) and Malta (31.4%). (LC)