Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population)
DemographicsWB WDIwb_wdi:SI.POV.NAHC•%•1985 → 2024•162 countries
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Coverage
162
Frequency
—
Range
1985 \u2192 2024
Latest
2024
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2024)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 12.4%
12.4% – 17.3%
17.3% – 20.3%
20.3% – 25%
25% – 35.2%
35.2% – 49.7%
> 49.7%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population)
162 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population)
Countries
162
Median
22.5%
Mean
27.8%
25th pctl
16.1%
75th pctl
38.1%
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Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population)
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| South SudanSSD | 82.3% | 2016 | — |
| MadagascarMDG | 75.2% | 2021 | |
| EritreaERI | 69% | 1993 | — |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 68.8% | 2021 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 65% | 2022 | |
| HondurasHND | 62.9% | 2024 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 60% | 2022 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 58.9% | 2016 | |
| HaitiHTI | 58.5% | 2012 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 56.8% | 2018 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 56.2% | 2020 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 56.2% | 2023 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 56% | 2023 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 55.5% | 2017 | — |
| South AfricaZAF | 55.5% | 2014 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 55.4% | 2022 | — |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 53.4% | 2020 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 52% | 2018 | |
| BurundiBDI | 51% | 2020 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 50.9% | 2016 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 50.7% | 2022 | |
| MalawiMWI | 50.7% | 2019 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 50.5% | 2021 | |
| LesothoLSO | 49.7% | 2017 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 48.6% | 2014 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 47.1% | 2019 | |
| SudanSDN | 46.5% | 2009 | — |
| ComorosCOM | 44.8% | 2020 | |
| ChadTCD | 44.8% | 2022 | |
| TogoTGO | 43.8% | 2021 | |
| GuineaGIN | 43.7% | 2018 | — |
| MaliMLI | 43.3% | 2024 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 43.2% | 2021 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 41.8% | 2014 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 41.2% | 2013 | — |
| NigerNER | 41.2% | 2021 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 40.9% | 2011 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 39.9% | 2009 | |
| KenyaKEN | 39.8% | 2022 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 38.3% | 2019 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 38.1% | 2024 | |
| CameroonCMR | 37.7% | 2021 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 37.5% | 2021 | |
| SenegalSEN | 37.5% | 2021 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 36.5% | 2023 | |
| BeninBEN | 36.2% | 2021 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 35.2% | 2007 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 33.5% | 2021 | |
| GabonGAB | 33.4% | 2017 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 33.1% | 2021 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 33.1% | 2015 | |
| AngolaAGO | 32.3% | 2018 | — |
| ColombiaCOL | 31.8% | 2024 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 31.8% | 2019 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 31.6% | 2023 | |
| MexicoMEX | 29.6% | 2024 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 29.2% | 2016 | |
| EcuadorECU | 28% | 2024 | |
| PeruPER | 27.6% | 2024 | |
| LebanonLBN | 27.4% | 2012 | |
| RwandaRWA | 27.4% | 2023 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 27.2% | 2023 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 27.1% | 2022 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 26.4% | 2018 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 26.3% | 2010 | — |
| BarbadosBRB | 25.7% | 2016 | — |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 25.7% | 2024 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 25.3% | 2018 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 25% | 2018 | — |
| St. LuciaLCA | 25% | 2016 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 24.9% | 2016 | |
| PalauPLW | 24.9% | 2006 | — |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 24.8% | 2023 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 24.8% | 2017 | |
| FijiFJI | 24.1% | 2019 | — |
| ArmeniaARM | 23.7% | 2023 | |
| GhanaGHA | 23.4% | 2016 | |
| UkraineUKR | 23.2% | 2020 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 22.7% | 2005 | — |
| AlgeriaDZA | 22.6% | 1995 | |
| EstoniaEST | 22.5% | 2022 | |
| LatviaLVA | 22.5% | 2022 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 22.2% | 2022 | |
| IndiaIND | 21.9% | 2011 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 21.9% | 2020 | |
| PakistanPAK | 21.9% | 2018 | |
| SamoaWSM | 21.9% | 2018 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 21.7% | 2023 | |
| PanamaPAN | 21.7% | 2023 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 21.1% | 2017 | — |
| LithuaniaLTU | 20.9% | 2021 | |
| TongaTON | 20.6% | 2021 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 20.3% | 2024 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 20.3% | 2023 | |
| NepalNPL | 20.3% | 2022 | |
| UgandaUGA | 20.3% | 2019 | |
| SpainESP | 20.2% | 2022 | |
| ItalyITA | 20.1% | 2021 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 20.1% | 2024 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 20% | 2023 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 19.8% | 2024 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 19.7% | 2022 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 19.7% | 2023 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 19% | 2024 | |
| RomaniaROU | 19% | 2023 | |
| GreeceGRC | 18.8% | 2021 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 18.7% | 2022 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 18.6% | 2017 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 18.3% | 2018 | — |
| CambodiaKHM | 17.7% | 2012 | |
| SurinameSUR | 17.6% | 2022 | — |
| KosovoXKX | 17.6% | 2015 | |
| IraqIRQ | 17.5% | 2023 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 17.4% | 2015 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 17.3% | 2021 | |
| UruguayURY | 17.3% | 2024 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 16.9% | 2015 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 16.7% | 2021 | |
| MaltaMLT | 16.7% | 2021 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 16.6% | 2021 | |
| PortugalPRT | 16.4% | 2021 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 16.1% | 2015 | |
| SwedenSWE | 16.1% | 2022 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 15.9% | 2020 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 15.8% | 2021 | |
| JordanJOR | 15.7% | 2018 | — |
| FranceFRA | 15.6% | 2021 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 15.5% | 2023 | |
| AustriaAUT | 14.8% | 2021 | |
| GermanyDEU | 14.8% | 2021 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 14.5% | 2021 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 14.3% | 2019 | |
| IrelandIRL | 14% | 2021 | |
| CyprusCYP | 13.9% | 2021 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 13.7% | 2021 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 13.6% | 2023 | |
| PolandPOL | 13.3% | 2024 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 12.7% | 2022 | |
| BhutanBTN | 12.4% | 2022 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 12.4% | 2021 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 12.3% | 2022 | |
| FinlandFIN | 12.2% | 2022 | |
| NorwayNOR | 12.2% | 2021 | |
| HungaryHUN | 12.1% | 2021 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 12.1% | 2020 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 10.2% | 2021 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 9.4% | 2024 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 9% | 2024 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 8.9% | 2024 | |
| IcelandISL | 8.8% | 2017 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 8.4% | 2023 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 7.2% | 2019 | — |
| ChileCHL | 6.5% | 2022 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 6% | 2012 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 5.8% | 2023 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 5.4% | 2019 | — |
| ThailandTHA | 5.4% | 2022 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 5% | 2024 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 4.2% | 2022 | |
| BelarusBLR | 3.9% | 2022 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 3.9% | 2022 | |
| ChinaCHN | 0.6% | 2019 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)