poverty line

noun

1. a minimum income level used as an official standard for determining the proportion of a population living in poverty.

Example Sentences

Despite Gabon’s oil wealth and vast forests, one third of its 2.4 million people live below the poverty line, according to the UN.

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The number of people living below the poverty line in Sri Lanka has risen to 25.9% in the past four years.

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Former pensions minister Sir Steve Webb has calculated 1.6 million older people living below the "poverty line" could be at risk of being stripped of their winter fuel payments.

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According to the UN, nearly half of the population of Timor Leste currently lives below the national poverty line.

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Nigeria, which has witnessed widespread anti-corruption protests in recent weeks, is one of Africa’s largest economies, but has as many as 87 million people living below the poverty line, according to the World Bank.

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