The median poverty gap measures the median distance between the poor population's disposable household income and the poverty threshold, showing the extent to which the poor population is affected by poverty. The further the income of the poor is removed from the poverty threshold, the greater the poverty gap.
Relevance/Result
Trends over time
In 2018, the poverty gap differs little between the population without and with a migration background (18% compared with 20%). The differences are not statistically significant.
Results for 2019 will be released at a later date.
The poverty gap rates of the different population groups did not vary significantly between 2014 and 2018.
Definitions
The median poverty gap is calculated as the median difference between the poor population's disposable household income (excl. asset stocks) and the poverty threshold. It is expressed as a percentage in relation to the poverty threshold. For households comprised of several adults with a different migration status, the same value calculated for the entire household is used for persons with and without a migration background.
Methodologies
Following changes to the survey framework and improvements in the weighting model, results from 2014 on can no longer be directly compared with those from previous years (series break).
Contact
Federal Statistical Office Section Demography and MigrationEspace de l'Europe 10
CH-2010 Neuchâtel
Switzerland