SKOPJE, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- The at-risk-of-poverty rate in Macedonia last year stood at 21.5 percent, Macedonia's state statistical office said Friday.
In 2014, the rate was 22.1 percent, according to official statistics.
In accordance with European Union recommendations, the State Statistical Office calculated the poverty indicators for 2015 based on a survey on income and living conditions.
The at-risk-of-poverty rate in households of two adults with two dependent children in 2015 was 22.9 percent, the statistics showed.
The same rate for employed persons was 8.9 percent while for pensioners it was 7.3 percent.
