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Number of people living in extreme poverty by country

Number of people living in households with an income or consumption above $3 per day.

Countries reporting
120
Highest
1.41 billion people
China
Lowest
360,275 people
Iceland
Median
10.70 million people
Years covered
63
1963–2025
Data points
2,152

What the numbers show

Number of people living in extreme poverty is currently reported for 120 countries. The highest value is 1.41 billion people in China; the lowest is 360,275 people in Iceland.

The median across all reporting countries is 10.70 million people, and the mean is 55.89 million people.

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%).

Number of people living in extreme poverty: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 1.41 billion people 2022 up 19.7% volatile
2 India 1.41 billion people 2023 up 52.2% volatile
3 United States 336.37 million people 2024 up 6.7% rising
4 Indonesia 275.17 million people 2025 up 34.0% volatile
5 Brazil 205.62 million people 2024 up 7.9% rising
6 Pakistan 195.41 million people 2024 up 16.7% rising
7 Bangladesh 159.38 million people 2022 up 39.8% rising
8 Russia 145.19 million people 2020 up 1.8% flat
9 Nigeria 131.78 million people 2022 up 17.9% rising
10 Mexico 128.71 million people 2024 up 15.8% rising
11 Japan 124.75 million people 2020 down 2.0% flat
12 Egypt 110.69 million people 2021 up 24.7% rising
13 Philippines 101.64 million people 2023 up 35.2% rising
14 Vietnam 98.08 million people 2022 up 13.8% rising
15 Iran 88.57 million people 2023 up 11.9% rising
16 Turkey 85.18 million people 2023 up 13.6% rising
17 Germany 82.60 million people 2022 up 2.8% flat
18 Ethiopia 74.95 million people 2021 up 30.4% rising
19 Thailand 71.66 million people 2024 up 2.3% rising
20 France 68.32 million people 2023 up 3.6% rising
21 United Kingdom 66.72 million people 2021 up 5.8% rising
22 Italy 58.44 million people 2023 down 1.5% rising
23 South Africa 52.09 million people 2022 up 37.9% rising
24 South Korea 51.72 million people 2021 up 4.9% rising
25 Colombia 48.39 million people 2024 up 16.7% rising
26 Spain 47.96 million people 2023 up 4.3% rising
27 Ukraine 44.66 million people 2020 down 3.7% flat
28 Canada 38.82 million people 2022 up 12.2% rising
29 Poland 36.60 million people 2023 down 3.2% flat
30 Uzbekistan 36.20 million people 2025 — rising
31 Malaysia 34.47 million people 2021 up 18.6% rising
32 Morocco 32.75 million people 2013 up 36.9% rising
33 Peru 32.46 million people 2024 up 17.1% rising
34 Kenya 29.97 million people 2022 up 0.6% rising
35 Nepal 28.98 million people 2022 up 35.9% volatile
36 Tanzania 27.88 million people 2018 up 76.5% volatile
37 Australia 25.42 million people 2020 up 16.0% rising
38 Venezuela 24.58 million people 2006 up 30.5% rising
39 Cote d'Ivoire 23.92 million people 2021 up 109.7% rising
40 Taiwan 23.46 million people 2021 up 1.6% rising
41 Uganda 22.31 million people 2023 up 46.3% volatile
42 Sri Lanka 21.21 million people 2019 up 10.5% rising
43 Cameroon 20.08 million people 2021 up 28.3% rising
44 Kazakhstan 19.74 million people 2021 up 15.9% rising
45 Chile 19.69 million people 2024 up 12.2% rising
46 Romania 18.93 million people 2023 up 3.8% falling
47 Syria 18.43 million people 2022 down 16.2% rising
48 Ghana 18.20 million people 2016 up 103.7% volatile
49 Ecuador 17.66 million people 2025 up 14.0% rising
50 Netherlands 17.52 million people 2021 up 5.1% rising
51 Guatemala 16.37 million people 2023 up 13.4% rising
52 Mali 14.55 million people 2021 up 149.9% volatile
53 Senegal 14.39 million people 2021 up 135.9% volatile
54 Burkina Faso 12.94 million people 2021 up 151.0% volatile
55 Bolivia 12.16 million people 2024 up 18.7% rising
56 Tunisia 11.99 million people 2021 up 14.4% rising
57 Belgium 11.77 million people 2023 up 5.6% rising
58 Guinea 11.37 million people 2018 up 110.2% volatile
59 Dominican Republic 11.34 million people 2024 up 14.7% rising
60 Czechia 10.86 million people 2023 up 3.4% flat
61 Portugal 10.53 million people 2023 up 1.8% flat
62 Sweden 10.45 million people 2023 up 9.5% rising
63 Greece 10.35 million people 2023 down 4.2% flat
64 Benin 9.95 million people 2021 up 209.0% volatile
65 Tajikistan 9.94 million people 2024 up 32.7% rising
66 Niger 9.84 million people 2021 up 83.9% volatile
67 Hungary 9.64 million people 2017 down 3.9% falling
68 Israel 9.52 million people 2022 up 21.3% rising
69 Belarus 9.38 million people 2020 down 0.9% rising
70 Madagascar 9.33 million people 2021 up 21.1% rising
71 Honduras 9.12 million people 2024 up 26.8% rising
72 Austria 9.08 million people 2023 up 7.5% rising
73 Switzerland 8.88 million people 2023 up 9.9% rising
74 Rwanda 8.72 million people 2023 up 122.0% volatile
75 Azerbaijan 8.39 million people 2005 up 35.9% rising
76 Jordan 7.33 million people 2010 up 30.5% rising
77 Laos 7.22 million people 2024 up 40.9% rising
78 Kyrgyzstan 7.06 million people 2024 up 30.1% rising
79 Paraguay 6.78 million people 2024 up 16.7% rising
80 Serbia 6.55 million people 2023 down 0.8% flat
81 Bulgaria 6.38 million people 2023 down 7.9% falling
82 Mozambique 6.10 million people 2022 down 8.8% rising
83 El Salvador 6.02 million people 2023 up 5.6% rising
84 Denmark 5.93 million people 2023 up 5.9% rising
85 Togo 5.89 million people 2021 up 146.7% rising
86 Zambia 5.71 million people 2022 up 42.8% rising
87 Nicaragua 5.67 million people 2014 up 27.1% rising
88 Finland 5.57 million people 2023 up 2.6% rising
89 Norway 5.51 million people 2023 up 8.6% rising
90 Slovakia 5.40 million people 2023 up 0.2% flat
91 Ireland 5.31 million people 2023 up 15.6% rising
92 Costa Rica 5.11 million people 2025 up 8.8% rising
93 Palestine 5.06 million people 2023 up 30.8% rising
94 Malawi 4.71 million people 2019 up 16.4% rising
95 Panama 4.37 million people 2024 up 20.1% rising
96 Mauritania 4.08 million people 2019 up 57.8% rising
97 Croatia 3.85 million people 2023 down 8.0% falling
98 Georgia 3.54 million people 2024 up 8.3% rising
99 Mongolia 3.42 million people 2022 up 21.7% rising
100 Uruguay 3.38 million people 2024 up 0.9% flat
101 Burundi 3.27 million people 2020 up 27.3% volatile
102 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.24 million people 2021 down 12.7% falling
103 Armenia 3.01 million people 2024 up 3.4% rising
104 Lithuania 2.84 million people 2023 down 2.9% falling
105 Jamaica 2.80 million people 2021 — rising
106 Albania 2.52 million people 2020 down 13.8% falling
107 Moldova 2.40 million people 2024 down 15.9% rising
108 Slovenia 2.12 million people 2023 up 3.0% rising
109 Gambia 1.97 million people 2020 up 54.8% volatile
110 Latvia 1.88 million people 2023 down 5.4% falling
111 North Macedonia 1.80 million people 2019 up 4.7% rising
112 Botswana 1.75 million people 2015 up 52.7% rising
113 Estonia 1.37 million people 2023 up 4.8% falling
114 Cyprus 1.34 million people 2023 up 13.7% rising
115 Guinea-Bissau 1.26 million people 2021 up 230.9% volatile
116 Bhutan 780,860 people 2022 up 13.0% rising
117 Luxembourg 665,863 people 2023 up 22.7% rising
118 Montenegro 609,465 people 2021 up 3.9% flat
119 Malta 550,570 people 2023 up 29.6% rising
120 Iceland 360,275 people 2019 up 13.2% rising

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Indicator
Number of people living in extreme poverty
Unit
people
Source
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,152 data points, 1963–2025
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption above $3 per day.