In 2021, the poverty rate of Martinique residents was nearly twice that of metropolitan France, and that of La Réunion residents almost 2.5 times higher.
While, as is the case for the metropolitan territory, the poverty rate of individuals tends to decline as the age of the tax referent increases, this is only true until age 74 in the two overseas regions. After this age, 37 percent of La Réunion residents and 29.3 percent of Martinique residents were below the poverty line in 2021, compared with 11 percent in metropolitan France.
Rate of poverty in La Réunion and Martinique compared to metropolitan France in 2021, by age group of the tax referent
The source adds the following information: "An individual (or household) is considered poor when they live in a household whose standard of living is below the poverty line. In France and Europe, the threshold is most often set at 60% of the median standard of living."
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Insee. (January 29, 2024). Rate of poverty in La Réunion and Martinique compared to metropolitan France in 2021, by age group of the tax referent [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109535/rate-poverty-la-reunion-martinique-metropolitan-france-age-tax-referent/
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