At Risk-of-Poverty Rate Increasing in Slovenia and EU

Brussels, 3 December - A Eurostat survey released on Monday shows that the share of people living at risk of poverty in Slovenia increased from 18.3% in 2010 to 19.3% last year. A total of 119.6 million people or 24.2% of the EU population were at risk of poverty in 2011, which was an increase from 23.5% the year before.