Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%)
DevelopmentWB WDIwb_wdi:SI.DST.50MD•%•1963 → 2025•171 countries
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High-level context for this country series.
DevelopmentWB WDI
Coverage
171
Frequency
—
Range
1963 \u2192 2025
Latest
2025
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2025)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 7.5%
7.5% – 9.87%
9.87% – 11.4%
11.4% – 13.4%
13.4% – 15.59%
15.59% – 18.61%
> 18.61%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%)
171 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%)
Countries
171
Median
12.3%
Mean
12.8%
25th pctl
9.6%
75th pctl
16.1%
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Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%)
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| NamibiaNAM | 24% | 2015 | |
| HondurasHND | 23.4% | 2024 | |
| PanamaPAN | 23.2% | 2024 | |
| AngolaAGO | 22.8% | 2018 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 22.7% | 2024 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 21.9% | 2022 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 21.5% | 2011 | |
| BrazilBRA | 21.2% | 2024 | |
| KosovoXKX | 21.1% | 2022 | |
| IsraelISR | 21% | 2022 | |
| LesothoLSO | 21% | 2017 | |
| GhanaGHA | 20.6% | 2016 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 20.4% | 2015 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 20.4% | 2022 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 20% | 2025 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 19.9% | 2006 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 19.7% | 2016 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 19.6% | 2024 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 19.6% | 2009 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 19.3% | 2013 | — |
| GuatemalaGTM | 19.1% | 2023 | |
| United StatesUSA | 18.9% | 2024 | |
| CameroonCMR | 18.8% | 2021 | |
| South SudanSSD | 18.7% | 2016 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 18.7% | 1992 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 18.4% | 2019 | |
| HaitiHTI | 18.3% | 2012 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 18.3% | 2014 | |
| EcuadorECU | 18.1% | 2025 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 18% | 1998 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 17.8% | 2024 | |
| UruguayURY | 17.4% | 2024 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 17.2% | 2021 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 17.1% | 2017 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 17% | 2022 | |
| PeruPER | 17% | 2024 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 16.6% | 2019 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 16.5% | 2021 | |
| QatarQAT | 16.5% | 2017 | — |
| ParaguayPRY | 16.3% | 2024 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 16.3% | 2023 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 16.2% | 2023 | |
| SurinameSUR | 16.1% | 2022 | — |
| BelizeBLZ | 16% | 2018 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 16% | 2013 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 15.9% | 2021 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 15.8% | 2015 | |
| GabonGAB | 15.7% | 2017 | |
| MexicoMEX | 15.7% | 2024 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 15.5% | 2009 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 15.3% | 2021 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 15.3% | 2024 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 15.2% | 2020 | |
| LebanonLBN | 15% | 2022 | |
| SpainESP | 14.9% | 2023 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 14.7% | 2022 | — |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 14.7% | 2023 | |
| RomaniaROU | 14.7% | 2023 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 14.6% | 2023 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 14.5% | 1995 | |
| ItalyITA | 14.5% | 2023 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 14.4% | 2023 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 14.3% | 2018 | — |
| SerbiaSRB | 14.3% | 2023 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 14.3% | 2018 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 14.2% | 1998 | — |
| ChadTCD | 14% | 2022 | |
| ChileCHL | 13.9% | 2024 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 13.9% | 2015 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 13.9% | 2010 | — |
| BarbadosBRB | 13.5% | 2016 | — |
| JapanJPN | 13.4% | 2020 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 13.4% | 2024 | |
| UgandaUGA | 13.4% | 2019 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 13.4% | 2022 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 13.3% | 2023 | |
| TogoTGO | 13.2% | 2021 | |
| GreeceGRC | 12.9% | 2023 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 12.9% | 2017 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 12.8% | 2020 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 12.7% | 2019 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 12.6% | 2023 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 12.6% | 2021 | |
| GermanyDEU | 12.5% | 2022 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 12.3% | 2024 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 12.3% | 2016 | |
| LatviaLVA | 12.3% | 2023 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 12.3% | 2025 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 12.1% | 2023 | |
| ChinaCHN | 12% | 2022 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 11.9% | 2022 | |
| FranceFRA | 11.9% | 2023 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 11.8% | 2012 | |
| TongaTON | 11.8% | 2015 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 11.7% | 2021 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 11.7% | 2013 | |
| HungaryHUN | 11.5% | 2017 | |
| BurundiBDI | 11.4% | 2020 | |
| SamoaWSM | 11.4% | 2013 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 11.3% | 2020 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 11.3% | 2019 | — |
| NigeriaNGA | 11.3% | 2022 | |
| SenegalSEN | 11.2% | 2021 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 11.1% | 2021 | |
| MalawiMWI | 11.1% | 2019 | |
| AustriaAUT | 11% | 2023 | |
| PortugalPRT | 11% | 2023 | |
| SwedenSWE | 11% | 2023 | |
| CanadaCAN | 10.9% | 2022 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 10.9% | 2017 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 10.8% | 2023 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 10.8% | 2021 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 10.6% | 2019 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 10.6% | 2023 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 10.6% | 2023 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 10.6% | 2014 | |
| BeninBEN | 10.5% | 2021 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 10.5% | 2021 | |
| MaltaMLT | 10.4% | 2023 | |
| NaoeroNRU | 10.3% | 2012 | — |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 10.1% | 2021 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 10% | 2021 | |
| GuineaGIN | 9.7% | 2018 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 9.7% | 2022 | |
| SudanSDN | 9.7% | 2014 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 9.7% | 2018 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 9.6% | 2020 | |
| FijiFJI | 9.6% | 2019 | |
| ThailandTHA | 9.6% | 2024 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 9.4% | 2019 | |
| MaliMLI | 9.4% | 2021 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 9.1% | 2021 | |
| KenyaKEN | 9.1% | 2022 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 8.9% | 2021 | |
| BhutanBTN | 8.8% | 2022 | |
| PolandPOL | 8.8% | 2023 | |
| EstoniaEST | 8.7% | 2023 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 8.3% | 2023 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 8.1% | 2024 | |
| RwandaRWA | 8.1% | 2023 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 7.9% | 2021 | |
| NepalNPL | 7.9% | 2022 | |
| NorwayNOR | 7.6% | 2023 | |
| PakistanPAK | 7.6% | 2024 | |
| CyprusCYP | 7.5% | 2023 | |
| IraqIRQ | 7.5% | 2023 | |
| JordanJOR | 7.5% | 2010 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 7.5% | 2019 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 7.5% | 2018 | |
| FinlandFIN | 7.4% | 2023 | |
| IrelandIRL | 7.3% | 2023 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 7% | 2023 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 6.8% | 2022 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 6.7% | 2025 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 6.7% | 2017 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 6.6% | 2023 | |
| ComorosCOM | 6.5% | 2024 | |
| IcelandISL | 6.3% | 2019 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 6.2% | 2024 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 5.9% | 2023 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 5.4% | 2014 | |
| UkraineUKR | 5.1% | 2020 | |
| NigerNER | 4.9% | 2021 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 4.6% | 2024 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 4.5% | 2023 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 4.4% | 2021 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 4.3% | 2023 | |
| BelarusBLR | 3.9% | 2020 | |
| IndiaIND | 3.4% | 2022 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 3.1% | 2021 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 0.9% | 2005 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)