Income/Wages

Poverty Rate by Country 2025

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Country
% of Pop. in Poverty (World Bank)
Poverty Rate Data Year (World Bank)
% of Pop. in Poverty (OECD)
Poverty Rate Data Year (OECD)
South Sudan Flag
South Sudan82.3%2016
Equatorial Guinea Flag
Equatorial Guinea76.8%2006
Madagascar Flag
Madagascar70.7%2012
Central African Republic Flag
Central African Republic68.8%2021
Burundi Flag
Burundi64.9%2013
Honduras Flag
Honduras64.1%2023
DR Congo Flag
DR Congo63.9%2012
Zambia Flag
Zambia60%2022
Guatemala Flag
Guatemala59.3%2014
Eswatini Flag
Eswatini58.9%2016
Haiti Flag
Haiti58.5%2012
Sierra Leone Flag
Sierra Leone56.8%2018
South Africa Flag
South Africa55.5%201427.7%2017
Sao Tome and Principe Flag
Sao Tome and Principe55.5%2017
Afghanistan Flag
Afghanistan54.5%2016
Somalia Flag
Somalia54.4%2022
Gambia Flag
Gambia53.4%2020
Liberia Flag
Liberia50.9%2016
Malawi Flag
Malawi50.7%2019
Guinea-Bissau Flag
Guinea-Bissau50.5%2021
Lesotho Flag
Lesotho49.7%2017
Yemen Flag
Yemen48.6%2014
Senegal Flag
Senegal46.7%2011
Sudan Flag
Sudan46.5%2009
Mozambique Flag
Mozambique46.1%2014
Niger Flag
Niger45.5%2021
Togo Flag
Togo45.5%2018
Mali Flag
Mali44.6%2021
Guinea Flag
Guinea43.7%2018
Burkina Faso Flag
Burkina Faso43.2%2021
Comoros Flag
Comoros42.4%2013
Chad Flag
Chad42.3%2018
Timor-Leste Flag
Timor-Leste41.8%2014
Micronesia Flag
Micronesia41.2%2013
Republic of the Congo Flag
Republic of the Congo40.9%2011
Nigeria Flag
Nigeria40.1%2018
Papua New Guinea Flag
Papua New Guinea39.9%2009
Argentina Flag
Argentina39.2%2022
Kenya Flag
Kenya38.6%2021
Benin Flag
Benin38.5%2018
Zimbabwe Flag
Zimbabwe38.3%2019
Rwanda Flag
Rwanda38.2%2016
Ivory Coast Flag
Ivory Coast37.5%2021
Cameroon Flag
Cameroon37.5%2014
Colombia Flag
Colombia36.6%2022
Bolivia Flag
Bolivia36.4%2021
Mexico Flag
Mexico36.3%202215%2021
Syria Flag
Syria35.2%2007
Cape Verde Flag
Cape Verde35.2%2015
Gabon Flag
Gabon33.4%2017
Kyrgyzstan Flag
Kyrgyzstan33.3%2021
Venezuela Flag
Venezuela33.1%2015
Angola Flag
Angola32.3%2018
Mauritania Flag
Mauritania31.8%2019
Moldova Flag
Moldova31.1%2022
Egypt Flag
Egypt29.7%2019
Peru Flag
Peru27.5%2022
Lebanon Flag
Lebanon27.4%2012
Mongolia Flag
Mongolia27.1%2022
El Salvador Flag
El Salvador26.6%2022
Tanzania Flag
Tanzania26.4%2018
Tuvalu Flag
Tuvalu26.3%2010
Costa Rica Flag
Costa Rica25.5%202221.2%2023
Seychelles Flag
Seychelles25.3%2018
Ecuador Flag
Ecuador25.2%2022
Saint Lucia Flag
Saint Lucia25%2015
Grenada Flag
Grenada25%2018
Nicaragua Flag
Nicaragua24.9%2016
Palau Flag
Palau24.9%2006
Myanmar Flag
Myanmar24.8%2017
Armenia Flag
Armenia24.8%2022
Paraguay Flag
Paraguay24.7%2022
Fiji Flag
Fiji24.1%2019
Dominican Republic Flag
Dominican Republic23.9%2021
Ethiopia Flag
Ethiopia23.5%2015
Ghana Flag
Ghana23.4%2016
Tajikistan Flag
Tajikistan22.5%2022
Latvia Flag
Latvia22.5%202216.9%2021
Estonia Flag
Estonia22.5%202216.2%2022
Albania Flag
Albania22%2020
India Flag
India21.9%2011
Pakistan Flag
Pakistan21.9%2018
Samoa Flag
Samoa21.9%2018
Kiribati Flag
Kiribati21.9%2019
Panama Flag
Panama21.8%2021
North Macedonia Flag
North Macedonia21.8%2019
Romania Flag
Romania21.2%202116%2022
Djibouti Flag
Djibouti21.1%2017
Lithuania Flag
Lithuania20.9%202114.1%2021
Bulgaria Flag
Bulgaria20.6%202213%2022
Tonga Flag
Tonga20.6%2021
Uganda Flag
Uganda20.3%2019
Nepal Flag
Nepal20.3%2022
Montenegro Flag
Montenegro20.3%2021
Spain Flag
Spain20.2%202213.7%2021
Italy Flag
Italy20.1%202112.2%2022
Serbia Flag
Serbia20%2021
Iraq Flag
Iraq18.9%2012
Greece Flag
Greece18.8%202111.2%2022
Bangladesh Flag
Bangladesh18.7%2022
United Kingdom Flag
United Kingdom18.6%201711.8%2021
Laos Flag
Laos18.3%2018
Philippines Flag
Philippines18.1%2021
United States Flag
United States18%18.1%2023
Croatia Flag
Croatia18%202114%2022
Cambodia Flag
Cambodia17.7%2012
Namibia Flag
Namibia17.4%2015
Luxembourg Flag
Luxembourg17.3%20218.9%2021
Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag
Bosnia and Herzegovina16.9%2015
Jamaica Flag
Jamaica16.7%2021
Malta Flag
Malta16.7%2021
Tunisia Flag
Tunisia16.6%2021
Portugal Flag
Portugal16.4%202111.2%2021
Sweden Flag
Sweden16.1%20228.4%2021
Botswana Flag
Botswana16.1%2015
Vanuatu Flag
Vanuatu15.9%2019
Switzerland Flag
Switzerland15.8%202110.1%2020
Jordan Flag
Jordan15.7%2018
France Flag
France15.6%20218.3%2022
Georgia Flag
Georgia15.6%2022
Germany Flag
Germany14.8%202111.6%2020
Austria Flag
Austria14.8%20219.6%2022
Netherlands Flag
Netherlands14.5%20217.4%2021
Turkey Flag
Turkey14.4%202113.2%2021
Sri Lanka Flag
Sri Lanka14.3%2019
Ireland Flag
Ireland14%20217%2022
Cyprus Flag
Cyprus13.9%2021
Slovakia Flag
Slovakia13.7%20219.4%2021
Slovenia Flag
Slovenia12.7%20227.9%2021
Solomon Islands Flag
Solomon Islands12.7%2012
Denmark Flag
Denmark12.4%20216.5%2019
Bhutan Flag
Bhutan12.4%2022
Belgium Flag
Belgium12.3%20226.9%2022
Finland Flag
Finland12.2%20226.7%2022
Norway Flag
Norway12.2%20218%2021
Hungary Flag
Hungary12.1%20219.9%2022
Poland Flag
Poland11.8%20229.1%2021
Russia Flag
Russia11%202111.5%2017
Uzbekistan Flag
Uzbekistan11%2023
Mauritius Flag
Mauritius10.3%2017
Czech Republic Flag
Czech Republic10.2%20216.2%2022
Uruguay Flag
Uruguay9.9%2022
Indonesia Flag
Indonesia9.4%2023
Iceland Flag
Iceland8.8%20172017
Marshall Islands Flag
Marshall Islands7.2%2019
Chile Flag
Chile6.5%202216.3%2022
Thailand Flag
Thailand6.3%2021
Malaysia Flag
Malaysia6.2%2021
Azerbaijan Flag
Azerbaijan6%2012
Algeria Flag
Algeria5.5%2011
Maldives Flag
Maldives5.4%2019
Kazakhstan Flag
Kazakhstan5.2%2022
Morocco Flag
Morocco4.8%2013
Vietnam Flag
Vietnam4.3%2022
Belarus Flag
Belarus3.9%2022
Ukraine Flag
Ukraine1.6%2020
China Flag
China2020
Brazil Flag
Brazil19.2%2022
Japan Flag
Japan15.4%2021
South Korea Flag
South Korea14.9%2021
Canada Flag
Canada11.9%2022
Australia Flag
Australia12.6%2020
Israel Flag
Israel16.8%2022
New Zealand Flag
New Zealand14.3%2021
  • Poverty Rate is typically measured as the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.
  • The World Bank updated the global poverty lines in September 2022. The decision, announced in May, followed the release in 2020 of new purchasing power parities (PPPs)—the main data used to convert different currencies into a common, comparable unit and account for price differences across countries. The new extreme poverty line became $2.15 per person per day, replacing the previous value of $1.90, which was based on 2017 PPPs.
  • The poverty line of $3.65 per day is set by the World Bank to be representative of the definitions of poverty adopted in lower-middle-income countries. This data is adjusted for inflation and for differences in the cost of living between countries.
  • The Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) 2023, created by OPHI and UNDP, measures poverty across three dimensions: health, education, and living standards, using indicators such as nutrition, schooling, and access to basic services. A household is classified as multidimensionally poor if its deprivation across these indicators exceeds a set threshold. The MPI is calculated by multiplying the proportion of multidimensionally poor people (H) by the average intensity of their deprivations (A).
  • Scores in the MPI range from 0.000 (least multidimensional poverty) to 1.000 (most multidimensional poverty).
  • OECD poverty rates are displyed as a percentage of the population and are calculated using the measure “Poverty rate based on disposable income, 50% of the national median disposable income”.