Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank in Iran
Iran: Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank was 8 surveys in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank in Iran, 1963–2025
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in surveys.
Analysis
In 2025, number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank in Iran stood at 8 surveys.
The figure is down 11.1% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank in Iran peaked at 10 surveys in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 surveys, in 1963.
Iran ranks 16th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 surveys | 0 surveys | 0 surveys | 7 |
| 1970s | 0 surveys | 0 surveys | 0 surveys | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4 surveys | 0 surveys | 1 surveys | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.4 surveys | 2 surveys | 3 surveys | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.2 surveys | 1 surveys | 3 surveys | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5 surveys | 3 surveys | 9 surveys | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5 surveys | 8 surveys | 10 surveys | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iran
- 16 Austria 8 surveys compare
- 16 Belgium 8 surveys compare
- 16 Bulgaria 8 surveys compare
- 16 Croatia 8 surveys compare
- 16 Cyprus 8 surveys compare
- 16 Czechia 8 surveys compare
- 16 Denmark 8 surveys compare
- 16 Estonia 8 surveys compare
- 16 Finland 8 surveys compare
- 16 France 8 surveys compare
- 16 Greece 8 surveys compare
- 16 Ireland 8 surveys compare
- 16 Italy 8 surveys compare
- 16 Latvia 8 surveys compare
- 16 Lithuania 8 surveys compare
- 16 Luxembourg 8 surveys compare
- 16 Malta 8 surveys compare
- 16 Moldova 8 surveys compare
- 16 Norway 8 surveys compare
- 16 Poland 8 surveys compare
- 16 Portugal 8 surveys compare
- 16 Romania 8 surveys compare
- 16 Serbia 8 surveys compare
- 16 Slovakia 8 surveys compare
- 16 Slovenia 8 surveys compare
- 16 Spain 8 surveys compare
- 16 Sweden 8 surveys compare
- 16 Turkey 8 surveys compare
More poverty & inequality data for Iran
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.7 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,420 kg per hectare (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.482 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 29.4% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0873 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0873 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1072 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2752 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 2.5% (2023)
- Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank in Iran?
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank in Iran was 8 surveys in 2025, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 10 surveys in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 surveys in 1963.
- How does Iran rank for number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank?
- Iran ranks 16th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iran 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 income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The number of income or consumption surveys available in the past decade. Each decade comprises the current year and the nine years before.