Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Chinese Taipei

Chinese Taipei: Above or below extreme poverty line world bank was 23.46 million in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
23.46 million
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
40th
of 120 countries
All-time high
23.57 million
in 2019
All-time low
18.01 million
in 1981
Years of data
16
1981–2021

Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Chinese Taipei, 1981–2021

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M1981200120211981: 18.0M1986: 19.4M1991: 20.5M1995: 21.2M1997: 21.6M2000: 22.2M2005: 22.7M2007: 22.9M2010: 23.1M2013: 23.3M2016: 23.5M2017: 23.5M2018: 23.6M2019: 23.6M2020: 23.6M2021: 23.5M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Chinese Taipei recorded 23.46 million for above or below extreme poverty line world bank in 2021.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Chinese Taipei peaked at 23.57 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18.01 million, in 1981.

Chinese Taipei ranks 40th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 18.70 million 18.01 million 19.39 million 2
1990s 21.09 million 20.50 million 21.60 million 3
2000s 22.60 million 22.17 million 22.90 million 3
2010s 23.42 million 23.09 million 23.57 million 6
2020s 23.51 million 23.46 million 23.56 million 2

Countries ranked near Chinese Taipei

  1. 37 Australia 25.42 million compare
  2. 38 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 24.58 million compare
  3. 39 Côte d’Ivoire 23.92 million compare
  4. 41 Sri Lanka 21.21 million compare
  5. 42 Cameroon 20.08 million compare
  6. 43 Kazakhstan 19.74 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Chinese Taipei?
Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Chinese Taipei was 23.46 million in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest above or below extreme poverty line world bank recorded in Chinese Taipei?
The highest recorded value was 23.57 million in 2019.
What is the lowest above or below extreme poverty line world bank recorded in Chinese Taipei?
The lowest recorded value was 18.01 million in 1981.
How does Chinese Taipei rank for above or below extreme poverty line world bank?
Chinese Taipei ranks 40th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
Is above or below extreme poverty line world bank rising or falling in Chinese Taipei?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chinese Taipei data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Above or below extreme poverty line world bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Above or below extreme poverty line world bank
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
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