According to the results of the Survey on Income and Living Conditions 2020, with income reference period the year 2019, 21.3% of the population or 188,000 persons were at risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE indicator).
According to a press release by the Statistical Service of Cyprus, AROPE is one of the 9 headline indicators in the European Union’s strategy «Europe 2020»).
Source: Cyprus News Agency