Characteristics of poverty

The typical characteristics of poor households include their large average size, higher number of children, low educational capital endowments of adults and job insecurity among employed members. These characteristics are even more manifest in countries with higher levels of poverty, where a high percentage of the population still has no access to appropriate housing and basic social services such as drinking water and sanitation. Even if some progress has been made in reducing demographic dependence or increasing levels of education since the 1990s, the factors associated with poverty remain practically the same as in the previous decade. Achieving sustainable progress in poverty reduction is a challenge involving policies that take account of the particular characteristics of each country by combining demographic, educational and labour market dimensions and attaching special importance to social welfare and the provision of basic services.

Sustainable Development Goals:

Gender Equality

Reduced Inequalities

Sustainable Cities and Communities