Merida (EFE).- The population at risk of poverty or social exclusion stood at 36.9% in Extremadura in 2022, which is 1.8 points less than the previous year, but it is still the highest rate at the national level.
The poverty rate fell 2.3 points last year compared to 2021 to represent 30%, also the highest at the regional level.
In Spain as a whole, the population at risk of poverty or social exclusion decreased in 2022 to 26% compared to 27.8% the previous year, according to the Living Conditions Survey (ECV) prepared by the National Institute of Statistics (INE). ).
Statistics explains that this percentage is set with the AROPE rate – which measures poverty not only with income, but also includes severe material deprivation and low employment intensity – and that the reduction occurred in its three components.
The Spanish poverty rate fell compared to 2021 from 21.7 to 20.4%.
The average income per person in 2022 in Extremadura was 10,133 euros, the lowest at the national level.
42.3% of households in Extremadura cannot afford to go on vacation away from home for at least one week a year, the second highest regional percentage, and also 42.3% do not have the capacity to face unforeseen expenses, according to data from the INE, which includes that the average income in 10,133
In addition, 12.4% of households in Extremadura have delays in payments related to the main residence or purchases in installments and 11% have great difficulty making ends meet, the third worst figure at the national level.