Above or below extreme poverty line world bank by country
Countries reporting
120
Highest
1.41 billion
China
Lowest
360,275
Iceland
Median
10.70 million
Years covered
63
1963–2025
Data points
2,148
What the numbers show
Above or below extreme poverty line world bank is currently reported for 120 countries. The highest value is 1.41 billion in China; the lowest is 360,275 in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 10.70 million, and the mean is 55.42 million.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3,920.
Over the past decade 101 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea-Bissau (up 230.9%), and the largest decrease in Syria (down 16.2%).
Above or below extreme poverty line world bank: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 1.41 billion | 2022 | up 19.7% | volatile |
| 2 | India | 1.36 billion | 2022 | up 46.7% | volatile |
| 3 | United States | 336.37 million | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 4 | Indonesia | 274.19 million | 2025 | up 33.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Brazil | 205.62 million | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 6 | Pakistan | 195.41 million | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 159.38 million | 2022 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 8 | Russia | 145.19 million | 2020 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 9 | Nigeria | 131.78 million | 2022 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 10 | Mexico | 128.71 million | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 11 | Japan | 124.75 million | 2020 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 12 | Egypt | 110.69 million | 2021 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 13 | Philippines | 101.64 million | 2023 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 14 | Vietnam | 98.08 million | 2022 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 15 | Iran | 88.57 million | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 16 | Turkey | 85.18 million | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 17 | Germany | 82.60 million | 2022 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 18 | Ethiopia | 74.95 million | 2021 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 19 | Thailand | 71.66 million | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 20 | France | 68.32 million | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 21 | United Kingdom | 66.72 million | 2021 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 22 | Italy | 58.44 million | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 23 | South Africa | 52.09 million | 2022 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 24 | South Korea | 51.72 million | 2021 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 25 | Colombia | 48.39 million | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 26 | Spain | 47.96 million | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 27 | Ukraine | 44.66 million | 2020 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 28 | Canada | 38.82 million | 2022 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 29 | Poland | 36.60 million | 2023 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 30 | Uzbekistan | 36.20 million | 2025 | — | rising |
| 31 | Malaysia | 34.47 million | 2021 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 32 | Morocco | 32.75 million | 2013 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 33 | Peru | 32.46 million | 2024 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 34 | Kenya | 29.97 million | 2022 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 35 | Nepal | 28.98 million | 2022 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Tanzania | 27.88 million | 2018 | up 76.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Australia | 25.42 million | 2020 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 38 | Venezuela | 24.58 million | 2006 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 39 | Cote d'Ivoire | 23.92 million | 2021 | up 109.7% | rising |
| 40 | Taiwan | 23.46 million | 2021 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 41 | Sri Lanka | 21.21 million | 2019 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 42 | Cameroon | 20.08 million | 2021 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 43 | Kazakhstan | 19.74 million | 2021 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 44 | Chile | 19.69 million | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 45 | Romania | 18.93 million | 2023 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 46 | Syria | 18.43 million | 2022 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 47 | Ghana | 18.20 million | 2016 | up 103.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Uganda | 17.67 million | 2019 | up 52.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Ecuador | 17.66 million | 2025 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 50 | Netherlands | 17.52 million | 2021 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 51 | Guatemala | 16.37 million | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 52 | Mali | 14.55 million | 2021 | up 149.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Senegal | 14.39 million | 2021 | up 135.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Burkina Faso | 12.94 million | 2021 | up 151.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Bolivia | 12.16 million | 2024 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 56 | Tunisia | 11.99 million | 2021 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 57 | Belgium | 11.77 million | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 58 | Guinea | 11.37 million | 2018 | up 110.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | 11.34 million | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 60 | Czechia | 10.86 million | 2023 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 61 | Portugal | 10.53 million | 2023 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 62 | Sweden | 10.45 million | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 63 | Greece | 10.35 million | 2023 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 64 | Benin | 9.95 million | 2021 | up 209.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Tajikistan | 9.94 million | 2024 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 66 | Niger | 9.84 million | 2021 | up 83.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Hungary | 9.64 million | 2017 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 68 | Israel | 9.52 million | 2022 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 69 | Belarus | 9.38 million | 2020 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 70 | Madagascar | 9.33 million | 2021 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 71 | Honduras | 9.12 million | 2024 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 72 | Austria | 9.08 million | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 73 | Switzerland | 8.76 million | 2022 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 74 | Rwanda | 8.72 million | 2023 | up 122.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Azerbaijan | 8.39 million | 2005 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 76 | Jordan | 7.33 million | 2010 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 77 | Laos | 7.22 million | 2024 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 78 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.06 million | 2024 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 79 | Paraguay | 6.78 million | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 80 | Serbia | 6.55 million | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 81 | Bulgaria | 6.38 million | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 82 | Mozambique | 6.10 million | 2022 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 83 | El Salvador | 6.02 million | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 84 | Denmark | 5.93 million | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 85 | Togo | 5.89 million | 2021 | up 146.7% | rising |
| 86 | Zambia | 5.71 million | 2022 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 87 | Nicaragua | 5.67 million | 2014 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 88 | Finland | 5.57 million | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 89 | Norway | 5.51 million | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 90 | Slovakia | 5.40 million | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 91 | Ireland | 5.31 million | 2023 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 92 | Costa Rica | 5.11 million | 2025 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 93 | Palestine | 5.06 million | 2023 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 94 | Malawi | 4.71 million | 2019 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 95 | Panama | 4.37 million | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 96 | Mauritania | 4.08 million | 2019 | up 57.8% | rising |
| 97 | Croatia | 3.85 million | 2023 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 98 | Georgia | 3.54 million | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 99 | Mongolia | 3.42 million | 2022 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 100 | Uruguay | 3.38 million | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 101 | Burundi | 3.27 million | 2020 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.24 million | 2021 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 103 | Armenia | 3.01 million | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 104 | Lithuania | 2.84 million | 2023 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 105 | Jamaica | 2.80 million | 2021 | — | rising |
| 106 | Albania | 2.52 million | 2020 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 107 | Moldova | 2.45 million | 2023 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 108 | Slovenia | 2.12 million | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 109 | Gambia | 1.97 million | 2020 | up 54.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Latvia | 1.88 million | 2023 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 111 | North Macedonia | 1.80 million | 2019 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 112 | Botswana | 1.75 million | 2015 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 113 | Estonia | 1.37 million | 2023 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 114 | Cyprus | 1.34 million | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 115 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.26 million | 2021 | up 230.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Bhutan | 780,860 | 2022 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 117 | Luxembourg | 665,863 | 2023 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 118 | Montenegro | 609,465 | 2021 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 119 | Malta | 550,570 | 2023 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 120 | Iceland | 360,275 | 2019 | up 13.2% | rising |