Sustainable Development Goals - 17 Goals to Transform our World

End poverty in all its forms everywhere

Indicator 1.1.1: Proportion of population below the international poverty line, by sex, age, employment status and geographical location (urban/rural)

Proportion of population below the international poverty line, by sex, age, employment status and geographical location (urban/rural)

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from US statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from US statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other US-specific metadata information.

Actual indicator available
Actual indicator available - description
Date of national source publication
Method of computation Calculated by dividing the number of persons living in households below the poverty line (disaggregated by sex, age and employment status) by the total number of persons (disaggregated by the same sex, age and employment status groups).
Periodicity
Scheduled update by national source
U.S. method of computation
Comments and limitations Under review.
Date metadata updated
Disaggregation geography
Unit of measurement
Disaggregation categories
International and national references
Time period
Scheduled update by SDG team

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name Proportion of population below the international poverty line, by sex, age, employment status and geographical location (urban/rural)
Target name By 2030, eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere, currently measured as people living on less than $1.25 a day.
Global indicator description This indicator provides the proportion of the total population and the proportion of the employed population living in households with per-capita consumption or income that is below the international poverty line of US$1.25.
UN designated tier 1
UN custodial agency World Bank (Partner Agencies: ILO)
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Organisation SEHSD, U.S. Census Bureau
Agency Staff Name SEHSD, U.S. Census Bureau
Agency Survey Dataset
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