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Poverty by District (Including Poverty Headcount Rate), 2006 and 2016

Poverty Headcount Rate Distribution of the Poor Distribution of Population
SLC/HBS 2006 SLC/HBS 2016 Change SLC/HBS 2006 SLC/HBS 2016 Change SLC/HBS 2006 SLC/HBS 2016 Change
Poverty line = povline
Urban 23.1 21.8 -1.3 54.4 61.9 7.6 67.9 71.0 3.2
Rural 41.0 32.9 -8.0 45.6 38.1 -7.6 32.1 29.0 -3.2
District
Castries City 13.1 27.6 14.5 4.6 18.2 13.6 10.1 16.5 6.5
Castries Sub-Urban 22.2 19.0 -3.2 23.9 18.7 -5.2 31.0 24.6 -6.4
Anse la Raye/Canaries 44.9 38.0 -6.9 9.7 7.6 -2.1 6.2 5.0 -1.2
Soufriere 42.5 25.5 -16.9 8.3 5.3 -3.0 5.7 5.2 -0.5
Choiseul 38.4 16.9 -21.6 4.4 2.1 -2.2 3.3 3.2 -0.1
Laborie 42.1 23.4 -18.7 6.4 3.7 -2.7 4.4 4.0 -0.4
Vieux Fort 23.1 34.6 11.5 6.8 12.2 5.4 8.6 8.8 0.3
Micoud 43.6 31.2 -12.4 16.6 12.6 -4.0 11.0 10.1 -0.9
Dennery 34.2 45.0 10.9 8.6 12.1 3.5 7.3 6.7 -0.6
Gros-Islet 24.4 11.8 -12.6 10.7 7.5 -3.2 12.6 15.9 3.3
Total 28.8 25.0 -3.8 100.0 100.0 0.0 100.0 100.0 0.0
Note: Changes shown between years SLC/HBS 2006 and SLC/HBS 2016
SLC/HBS means the Survey of Living Conditions/Household Budget Survey
Source: SLC/HBS 2006 and 2016, Central Statistical Office

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