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Economy Statistics > Population below poverty line (most recent) by country

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Rank   Countries  Amount  Date  
# 1     Zambia: 86 %   1993 Time series
= 2     Zimbabwe: 80 %   2004 Time series
= 2     Chad: 80 %   2001 Time series
= 2     Haiti: 80 %   2003 Time series
= 2     Gaza Strip: 80 %   2007 Time series
= 2     Liberia: 80 %   2000 Time series
# 7     Congo, Democratic Republic of the: 71 %   2006 Time series
# 8     Sierra Leone: 70.2 %   2004 Time series
= 9     Suriname: 70 %   2002 Time series
= 9     Nigeria: 70 %   2007 Time series
= 9     Mozambique: 70 %   2001 Time series
# 12     Swaziland: 69 %   2006 Time series
# 13     Burundi: 68 %   2002 Time series
# 14     Honduras: 65 %   2010 Time series
# 15     Niger: 63 %   1993 Time series
= 16     Comoros: 60 %   2002 Time series
= 16     Rwanda: 60 %   2001 Time series
# 18     Guatemala: 56.2 %   2004 Time series
# 19     Namibia: 55.8 %   2005 Time series
# 20     Malawi: 55 %   2004 Time series
= 21     Senegal: 54 %   2001 Time series
= 21     São Tomé and Príncipe: 54 %   2004 Time series
# 23     Tajikistan: 53 %   2009 Time series
= 24     South Africa: 50 %   2000 Time series
= 24     Kenya: 50 %   2000 Time series
= 24     Madagascar: 50 %   2004 Time series
= 24     Eritrea: 50 %   2004 Time series
# 28     Lesotho: 49 %   1999 Time series
= 29     Nicaragua: 48 %   2005 Time series
= 29     Cameroon: 48 %   2000 Time series
# 31     Guinea: 47 %   2006 Time series
# 32     Burkina Faso: 46.4 %   2004 Time series
# 33     West Bank: 46 %   2007 Time series
# 34     Colombia: 45.5 %   2009 Time series
# 35     Yemen: 45.2 %   2003 Time series
# 36     Dominican Republic: 42.2 %   2004 Time series
= 37     Djibouti: 42 %   2007 Time series
= 37     East Timor: 42 %   2003 Time series
= 37     Côte d'Ivoire: 42 %   2006 Time series
# 40     Angola: 40.5 %   2006 Time series
= 41     Bangladesh: 40 %   2010 Time series
= 41     Mauritania: 40 %   2004 Time series
= 41     Kyrgyzstan: 40 %   2004 Time series
= 41     Sudan: 40 %   2004 Time series
# 45     Ethiopia: 38.7 %   2005 Time series
# 46     Venezuela: 37.9 %   2006 Time series
# 47     Benin: 37.4 %   2007 Time series
# 48     Papua New Guinea: 37 %   2002 Time series
= 49     Mongolia: 36.1 %   2004 Time series
= 49     Mali: 36.1 %   2005 Time series
= 51     Afghanistan: 36 %   2009 Time series
= 51     Tanzania: 36 %   2002 Time series
= 53     Ukraine: 35 %   2009 Time series
= 53     Uganda: 35 %   2001 Time series
# 55     Peru: 34.8 %   2009 Time series
# 56     Belize: 33.5 %   2010 Time series
# 57     Ecuador: 33.1 %   2010 Time series
# 58     Philippines: 32.9 %   2006 Time series
# 59     Burma: 32.7 %   2007 Time series
= 60     Grenada: 32 %   2000 Time series
= 60     Togo: 32 %   1989 Time series
= 62     Cambodia: 31 %   2007 Time series
= 62     Georgia: 31 %   2006 Time series
# 64     El Salvador: 30.7 %   2009 Time series
= 65     Bolivia: 30.3 %   2009 Time series
= 65     Botswana: 30.3 %   2003 Time series
= 67     Dominica: 30 %   2002 Time series
= 67     Turkmenistan: 30 %   2004 Time series
= 67     Argentina: 30 %   2010 Time series
= 67     Cape Verde: 30 %   2000 Time series
# 71     Virgin Islands: 28.9 %   2002 Time series
# 72     Macedonia, Republic of: 28.7 %   2008 Time series
# 73     Panama: 28.6 %   2010 Time series
# 74     Ghana: 28.5 %   2007 Time series
# 75     Lebanon: 28 %   1999 Time series
# 76     Uruguay: 27.4 %   2009 Time series
# 77     Belarus: 27.1 %   2003 Time series
# 78     Micronesia, Federated States of: 26.7 %   2000 Time series
# 79     Armenia: 26.5 %   2006 Time series
# 80     Moldova: 26.3 %   2009 Time series
= 81     Laos: 26 %   2010 Time series
= 81     Uzbekistan: 26 %   2008 Time series
= 81     Brazil: 26 %   2008 Time series
# 84     Fiji: 25.5 %   2006 Time series
= 85     India: 25 %   2007 Time series
= 85     Romania: 25 %   2005 Time series
= 85     Iraq: 25 %   2008 Time series
# 88     Nepal: 24.7 %   2008 Time series
= 89     Tonga: 24 %   2007 Time series
= 89     Pakistan: 24 %   2005 Time series
# 91     Israel: 23.6 %   2007 Time series
# 92     Bhutan: 23.2 %   2008 Time series
= 93     Guam: 23 %   2001 Time series
= 93     Sri Lanka: 23 %   2008 Time series
= 93     Algeria: 23 %   2006 Time series
= 93     Anguilla: 23 %   2002 Time series
# 97     Bulgaria: 21.8 %   2008 Time series
# 98     Slovakia: 21 %   2002 Time series
= 99     Egypt: 20 %   2005 Time series
= 99     Greece: 20 %   2009 Time series
# 101     Spain: 19.8 %   2005 Time series
# 102     Estonia: 19.7 %   2008 Time series
# 103     United Arab Emirates: 19.5 %   2003 Time series
# 104     Paraguay: 19.4 %   2009 Time series
# 105     Bermuda: 19 %   2000 Time series
# 106     Bosnia and Herzegovina: 18.6 %   2007 Time series
= 107     Chile: 18.2 %   2009 Time series
= 107     Mexico: 18.2 %   2008 Time series
= 109     Iran: 18 %   2007 Time series
= 109     Portugal: 18 %   2006 Time series
# 111     Turkey: 17.11 %   2008 Time series
= 112     Trinidad and Tobago: 17 %   2007 Time series
= 112     Croatia: 17 %   2008 Time series
= 112     Poland: 17 %   2003 Time series
= 115     Maldives: 16 %   2008 Time series
= 115     Costa Rica: 16 %   2006 Time series
# 117     Japan: 15.7 %   2007 Time series
# 118     Germany: 15.5 %   2010 Time series
# 119     Belgium: 15.2 %   2007 Time series
= 120     Morocco: 15 %   2007 Time series
= 120     Korea, South: 15 %   2006 Time series
# 122     Jamaica: 14.8 %   2003 Time series
# 123     Jordan: 14.2 %   2002 Time series
# 124     United Kingdom: 14 %   2006 Time series
# 125     Hungary: 13.9 %   2010 Time series
# 126     Indonesia: 13.33 %   2010 Time series
# 127     Russia: 13.1 %   2009 Time series
# 128     Albania: 12.5 %   2008 Time series
# 129     Slovenia: 12.3 %   2008 Time series
# 130     Denmark: 12.1 %   2007 Time series
# 131     United States: 12 %   2004 Time series
# 132     Syria: 11.9 %   2006 Time series
# 133     Azerbaijan: 11 %   2009 Time series
# 134     Vietnam: 10.6 %   2010 Time series
# 135     Netherlands: 10.5 %   2005 Time series
# 136     Thailand: 9.6 %   2006 Time series
# 137     Canada: 9.4 %   2008 Time series
# 138     Bahamas, The: 9.3 %   2004 Time series
# 139     Greenland: 9.2 %   2007 Time series
# 140     Serbia and Montenegro: 8.8 %   2010 Time series
# 141     Kazakhstan: 8.2 %   2009 Time series
= 142     Andorra: 8 %   2008 Time series
= 142     Mauritius: 8 %   2006 Time series
= 144     Tunisia: 7.4 %   2005 Time series
= 144     Libya: 7.4 %   2005 Time series
# 146     Switzerland: 6.9 %   2010 Time series
# 147     France: 6.2 %   2004 Time series
# 148     Austria: 6 %   2008 Time series
# 149     Ireland: 5.5 %   2009 Time series
# 150     Malaysia: 5.1 %   2007 Time series
# 151     Lithuania: 4 %   2003 Time series
# 152     China: 2.8 %   2007 Time series
# 153     Taiwan: 1.16 %   2010 Time series
Weighted average: 31.2 %  



DEFINITION: National estimates of the percentage of the population lying below the poverty line are based on surveys of sub-groups, with the results weighted by the number of people in each group. Definitions of poverty vary considerably among nations. For example, rich nations generally employ more generous standards of poverty than poor nations.

SOURCE: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011

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crew 7 agcw
26th January 2012 		No suprise with hati and all after the earthquake
Sean
25th January 2012 		How could such a wealthy Chinese
Julie
5th November 2011 		Australia?
Jto
24th September 2011 		The authors of several comments fail to understand the meaning of the concept of poverty line. It varies greatly between countries. For example the reason why China's percentage is only 2.8% is that the official threshold is $90 per year ($.25 per day) whereas in Western countries the threshold is typically around $10.000 per year (a hundred times greater).
John
23rd September 2011 		China 28% ??!! What!!?? There are hundreds of thousands of people in China living in poverty. Based on how far off China is I have to assume the whole list is way off.
ken
21st September 2011 		Hi, how are doing, I hope you doing good.pliz, question is to give a search above the most country effected with HIV/Aids.
CHLOE
19th September 2011 		WHERES THE PERCENTAGE
daflehrer1
25th August 2011 		So Thailand and Vietnam have about the same percentage of citizens living in poverty as Holland? Really? And Malaysia has a lower percentage than Switzerland? Indonesia, Russia, and Albania have a lower percentage living in poverty than Germany, Belgium and Japan? This entire page is a joke.
Babatunde Adesina
30th May 2011 		...I wonder if the statistics about Nigeria poverty level is updated.In my view it ought to have improved despite govt. efforts.
Carmelle
27th May 2011 		Where's Slovakia?!!
Dan Glesac
8th April 2011 		I had such a grand of a time on this fantastic website! I now go on everyday. i love myself
SACRED HEAAAAAAAAAAART
26th February 2011 		LIKE THIS SHT IIF U CAME HERE FOR S+ e ASSIGNMENT
Corinne
22nd February 2011 		I dont think that the country "Hungray" is on this list please put it on I need it before march!!!
Khent Brianne
15th February 2011 		Its all amazing to know that all questions regarding poverty could be answered here....Tanx
lilly
10th February 2011 		WORST INFORMATION EVER SEEN
GEORGINA DUFFY
3rd February 2011 		Hi. My name is Gina and I work with my Grammy as a missionary supply deliverer. Grammy owns a jet and we fly and deliver things. Do you know where people need things the most right now?

Gina (9)
Mook
31st January 2011 		What is Italy not on here?
Sn
10th December 2010 		I wanted to know what # is the USA for poverty
Milly
4th December 2010 		I think that this website should have different pages for each country and then have a graph of its Population growth and other thing like their food and their clothes and animals etc

that would be a massive help for my assignment

Milly
Theavy
1st November 2010 		I would like to know the poverty rank from the firth country untill the end because I would to know what'r rich country & poor country and especially for my assingement.
Very desperate child
24th October 2010 		I need some information about poverty in Saudi Arabia
Its for an assignment.
I need facts, percents, etc.
If anyone has any information please contact me and tell me.
my email : sarah.als@live.com
desparate child no. 2
28th August 2010 		I really need to know Australias poverty line too

Please help
desperate child
25th August 2010 		I would really like to know what the poverty line is in australia. its for an assigment

please help
John
21st July 2010 		@ricky

It is a huge generalization to say that taxation is high in New Zealand due to many people on the dole. The unemployment rate in New Zealand is 6%. Considering the global economic crisis, this is not that high. Taxes are necessary to pay for public services, like health, education, infrastructure etc, not just social security.
Rick
17th July 2010 		New Zealand does not have a poverty line for a reason - they do not want anyone to know how many people are actually living in poverty there. It's no secret though that many Kiwis leave because the wages are low and the taxes are high. The taxes are high because many people are on the dole.
michelle
9th July 2010 		Around 50 countries remain unaccounted for. I know places like Norway and Sweden show n/a on poverty on several sites. Anyone know about the others?
Where are more current numbers
25th June 2010 		What effect has the last few years had on these statistics?


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Afshin Fallah
18th June 2010 		Iran
katie davis
8th June 2010 		I love teedy bears and I think you should put them in your next advertisment for want ever your are doing.
Nick
6th June 2010 		Where is New Zealand?
Joeyyyy
1st June 2010 		Might be a stupid question, but does cheese make u fat??
barney
9th May 2010 		Ian Graham
Staff Editor
9th March 2005 The official United States government poverty guidelines for 2005 (see http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/05poverty.shtml) set the poverty level at US$9,570 for a single person in the lower 48 states and Washington, D.C. For each additional person, US$3,260 is added to the general poverty threshold. So the poverty level for a family of four would be US$19,350.

The minimum wage in the United States is US$5.15 an hour, which means that a family of four with both parents working full-time minimum-wage jobs would earn US$21,424 per year (assuming 40 hours worked per week).

The U.S. poverty threshold is greater than the GDP per capita in many other countries, but this doesn’t mean it's better to be poor in America than average somewhere else. Prices for the same goods vary greatly from country to country. To get an idea of where one country’s poor stand in relation to another’s, comparisons would have to be made in purchasing power parity.
SOLO
29th April 2010 		WHAT IS THE POVERTY LINE OF ETHIOPIA?
CamachoJolene
10th April 2010 		Some specialists argue that mortgage loans help a lot of people to live their own way, because they are able to feel free to buy needed goods. Furthermore, a lot of banks present auto loan for different persons.
Meagan
16th March 2010 		This is a great website!!
Esther
2nd March 2010 		Hi.

I am doing a speech in school on world poverty. I know that China does not share their economical status to others because they think that people will figure out secrets about their corrupt government. So, how do you know that these statistics on certain corrupt countries are true? My email is estherseim@sbcglobal.net. If you can answer my question, that would be great!

Thank You,

Esther Seim (12 years old)
Andy TOwler
17th September 2009 		What happened to Malta? Last I looked that was a sovereign nation... not in the table at all...
Abe+Bird
25th August 2009 		Is poverty line equates and similar to all countries?
I'm sure that "poor" in Liberia doesn't earn as much as "poor" in Taiwan. Even proprtionality may some times decieving.
Laura (Australia)
26th May 2009 		Everyone needs to do something to help deal with all the poverty in the world. This wouldn't have happened if everyone was treated with equality.
Joshua
25th May 2009 		Could a stat be put up of orphan rates per capita be added to the site? That would be great.
John Sno
11th May 2009 		Could you please update your statistics,
Suriname's statistics have changed quite a bit for the better since 2002.
Chris
27th April 2009 		What percent population below poverty line.
candy girl (south africa)
17th March 2009 		i think the crisis is bad and only thing we can do is pray
shana brock (united states Indiana seymour jackson county 47274)
9th March 2009 		I'm not sure i like this . It isn't showing me what i want i want to be able to get the total below poverty line and its not showing it . Shana Brock age 11
seymour indiana 47274
Dashingprince (UK)
14th December 2008 		The UN has the UK at 8.2% poverty and the USA at 15.1% poverty. The CIA estimate data they do not have access to government data.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poverty#Governance

Also half the average wage in the USA does NOT include access to health care or higher education. All citizens in the UK on half the average wage have full access to both.
bozz (Melbourne)
12th November 2008 		Definately, UK win Thailand in term of poverty (Shock) but yeahh proud of my country.
Philip Mathews
23rd February 2006 		I just want to know who host this site ??
whoever it is has no understanding about Asian countries..!!
India is listed amoung poor countries but not even mentioned its name in the list of Education. Hay.. mendator please not that india is having a population of 11 billion and 65% of that population is educated.. also note that sates like Kerala has 100% literecy. kindly update your self
Hakan
28th October 2005 		The statistic of Turkey belongs to 2002. Could you update it for 2004?
Edria Murray
Staff Editor
7th June 2005 		In response to Jenna:

According to the Canadian council on social development, 16.2% of Canadians are living below the poverty line Including 14.6% of men and 17.7% of women. Those most affected by poverty include female-led sole parent families and single elderly people. One quarter of those living in poverty are children under 18 years of age.



Canada has no official definition of poverty with different organisations using different definitions. Poverty definitions include:


  • Households which spend 20 percentage points more of their income on Food, clothing and shelter than the average Canadian household. If the average Canadian household spends 50% of its income on these essentials, those who spend 70% or more are considered to be poor.

  • Statistics Canada low income measures.

  • The Cost of Living Guidelines developed by the Social Planning Council of B.C.




Further information on poverty in Canada can be found on the Canadian council on social development web page.
Suchita Vemuri
Staff Editor
19th April 2005 		Hi Michelle, you can create a graph from the data on Denmark's total population or population growth rate. However, while you can see the graph online, in order to download or print it, you need to be a supporter.
Ian Graham
Staff Editor
14th April 2005 		The United States is commonly known as a country of immigrants, and it is a popular destination for those seeking a better life in a new country, but it doesn’t seem that it is the most popular destination for immigrants anymore.

Both the United Kingdom and Germany had a greater number of asylum seekers than the U.S. in 2001.

Denmark, Canada, Finland and Sweden all had higher asylum-seekers acceptance rates, and the U.S. has a lower foreign population than Luxembourg, New Zealand, Australia, Switzerland and Canada.

The net migration rate for the U.S. was estimated to be 3.52 per 1,000 population in 2003, lower than 29 other countries.

However, the U.S. did lead the world in new citizenships, with 898,000. One also has to take into mind that the many illegal aliens who enter the United States, especially from Mexico, are not included in these statistics.

Ian Graham
Staff Editor
8th March 2005 		The official United States government poverty guidelines for 2005 (see http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/05poverty.shtml) set the poverty level at US$9,570 for a single person in the lower 48 states and Washington, D.C. For each additional person, US$3,260 is added to the general poverty threshold. So the poverty level for a family of four would be US$19,350.

The minimum wage in the United States is US$5.15 an hour, which means that a family of four with both parents working full-time minimum-wage jobs would earn US$21,424 per year (assuming 40 hours worked per week).

The U.S. poverty threshold is greater than the GDP per capita in many other countries, but this doesn’t mean it's better to be poor in America than average somewhere else. Prices for the same goods vary greatly from country to country. To get an idea of where one country’s poor stand in relation to another’s, comparisons would have to be made in purchasing power parity.

Suchita Vemuri
Staff Editor
6th March 2005 		Hi Deedee, what specific aspect of the Maldives economy are you looking for? Graphs can be generated only on specific data.
Suchita Vemuri
Staff Editor
6th March 2005 		Hi Rach, the profile of Korea will give you most of this information, and for more, follow the links.
Suchita Vemuri
Staff Editor
6th March 2005 		Hi Vincent -- if you follow the link at the top of the chart to 'view all countries', you'll get the data for the developed countries. In the US, for example, about 12% of the population lives below the national poverty line; national definitions of 'poverty' varies between countries.
Suchita Vemuri
Staff Editor
6th March 2005 		Hi Allan, apart from ranking countries by the proportion of the population below the poverty line (where the Philippines stands at 53rd, with 40% 'poor' as shown in this table), poverty levels in countries can be ranked by the proportion of people living on less than USD1, by total GDP or GDP per capita or by GDP by purchasing power parity, which measures the cost of the same good or service across countries. The more developed or wealthy a country, the more it is likely to charge for the identical products and services, principally because its labor and currency will command more.

The links here will show that the Philippines ranks relatively low in all these measurement categories.

deedee
17th February 2005 		i can't find a graph for the maldives economy!
becca
24th January 2005 		y cant u have one whole page on one country with all different things like clothes sport n all dat cuse i cnt find nothink on thailand any where
Suchita Vemuri
Staff Editor
20th January 2005 		The Maldives ranks 17 on the UNDP Human Poverty Index (HPI), which is calculated on two basic parameters ¾ population without sustainable access to an improved water source and the number of children who are underweight for their age. It ranks 84 on the Human Development Index.

Criteria for assessment of poverty levels vary between nations, and statistics are not strictly comparable. However, the UNDP also has an incomplete list of populations with income levels below USD1 and USD2; but many nations either do not have this information or are reluctant to part with the estimates because of the politically sensitive nature of the data.

While Singapore and Barbados rank 6 and 1, respectively, on the HPI, do not have any citizens earning less than USD 1 or USD2, while Costa Rica, which ranks 4 on the HPI, has 22% living below the nationally defined poverty line, 9.5% earning less than USD2 and 2% less than USD1.
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