Number of people living in extreme poverty in Belarus
Belarus: Number of people living in extreme poverty was 9.38 million people in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
9.38 million people
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
69th
of 120 countries
All-time high
9.50 million people
in 2006
All-time low
6.22 million people
in 1998
Years of data
23
1998–2020
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Belarus, 1998–2020
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 9.38 million people for number of people living in extreme poverty in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty in Belarus peaked at 9.50 million people in 2006 and was at its lowest, 6.22 million people, in 1998.
Belarus ranks 69th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Belarus, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6.22 million people | — |
| 1999 | 6.64 million people | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 7.33 million people | +10.4% |
| 2001 | 8.47 million people | +15.4% |
| 2002 | 8.84 million people | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 8.95 million people | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 9.32 million people | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 9.43 million people | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 9.50 million people | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 9.46 million people | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 9.48 million people | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 9.45 million people | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 9.47 million people | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 9.46 million people | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 9.44 million people | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 9.44 million people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.45 million people | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 9.46 million people | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 9.47 million people | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 9.46 million people | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 9.44 million people | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 9.42 million people | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 9.38 million people | -0.4% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 9.38 million people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.37 million people, 57% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 9.38 million people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.39 million people, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.43 million people | 6.22 million people | 6.64 million people | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.02 million people | 7.33 million people | 9.50 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.45 million people | 9.42 million people | 9.47 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.38 million people | 9.38 million people | 9.38 million people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More poverty & inequality data for Belarus
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 5 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,395 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 35.34 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 35.3% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty in Belarus?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty in Belarus was 9.38 million people in 2020, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 9.50 million people in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.22 million people in 1998.
- How does Belarus rank for number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Belarus ranks 69th out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption above $3 per day.