Distribution of population between different poverty lines by country
Number of people living in households with an income or consumption above $40 per day.
Countries reporting
118
Highest
263.25 million people
United States
Lowest
0 people
Syria
Median
641,103 people
Years covered
63
1963–2025
Data points
2,148
What the numbers show
Distribution of population between different poverty lines is currently reported for 118 countries. The highest value is 263.25 million people in United States; the lowest is 0 people in Syria.
The median across all reporting countries is 641,103 people, and the mean is 8.50 million people.
Over the past decade 94 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 25,672.7%), and the largest decrease in Madagascar (down 100.0%).
Distribution of population between different poverty lines: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 263.25 million people | 2024 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 2 | China | 77.51 million people | 2022 | up 260.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Japan | 68.31 million people | 2020 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 4 | Germany | 66.79 million people | 2022 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 5 | France | 50.87 million people | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 47.02 million people | 2021 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Italy | 37.09 million people | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 8 | South Korea | 35.98 million people | 2021 | up 79.7% | rising |
| 9 | Brazil | 34.34 million people | 2024 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Canada | 31.58 million people | 2022 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 11 | Spain | 29.67 million people | 2023 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 12 | Turkey | 26.40 million people | 2023 | up 318.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Russia | 20.47 million people | 2020 | down 13.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Australia | 19.80 million people | 2020 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 15 | Poland | 17.48 million people | 2023 | up 152.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Netherlands | 15.47 million people | 2021 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 17 | Taiwan | 14.42 million people | 2021 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 18 | Malaysia | 11.68 million people | 2021 | up 136.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Belgium | 9.76 million people | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 21 | Sweden | 7.96 million people | 2023 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 22 | Austria | 7.77 million people | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 23 | Switzerland | 7.44 million people | 2022 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 24 | Colombia | 5.48 million people | 2024 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 25 | Romania | 5.26 million people | 2023 | up 2,834.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Czechia | 5.16 million people | 2023 | up 82.6% | rising |
| 27 | Norway | 5.06 million people | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 28 | Denmark | 5.06 million people | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 29 | Chile | 4.86 million people | 2024 | up 90.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Thailand | 4.83 million people | 2024 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Israel | 4.45 million people | 2022 | up 69.1% | rising |
| 32 | Finland | 4.40 million people | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 33 | Vietnam | 4.24 million people | 2022 | up 202.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Portugal | 3.89 million people | 2023 | up 71.0% | rising |
| 35 | South Africa | 3.70 million people | 2022 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 36 | Ireland | 3.69 million people | 2023 | up 88.3% | rising |
| 37 | Greece | 2.83 million people | 2023 | up 55.5% | falling |
| 38 | Indonesia | 2.47 million people | 2025 | up 60.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Uzbekistan | 2.42 million people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Bulgaria | 2.05 million people | 2023 | up 242.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Iran | 1.79 million people | 2023 | up 44.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Ecuador | 1.78 million people | 2025 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 43 | Croatia | 1.67 million people | 2023 | up 340.6% | rising |
| 44 | Slovenia | 1.48 million people | 2023 | up 66.2% | rising |
| 45 | Bolivia | 1.43 million people | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 46 | Costa Rica | 1.32 million people | 2025 | up 51.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Lithuania | 1.32 million people | 2023 | up 197.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Dominican Republic | 1.31 million people | 2024 | up 74.4% | rising |
| 49 | Peru | 1.19 million people | 2024 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 50 | Hungary | 1.07 million people | 2017 | up 120.2% | rising |
| 51 | Venezuela | 981,882 people | 2006 | up 72.1% | falling |
| 52 | Uruguay | 970,886 people | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 53 | Cyprus | 950,396 people | 2023 | up 62.0% | rising |
| 54 | Morocco | 947,650 people | 2013 | up 354.8% | volatile |
| 55 | India | 884,990 people | 2022 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Serbia | 734,835 people | 2023 | up 245.8% | rising |
| 58 | Ukraine | 706,661 people | 2020 | up 153.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Latvia | 693,765 people | 2023 | up 172.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Pakistan | 673,904 people | 2024 | up 186.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Paraguay | 655,544 people | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 62 | Guatemala | 626,662 people | 2023 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Estonia | 594,906 people | 2023 | up 106.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Luxembourg | 591,316 people | 2023 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 65 | Egypt | 570,078 people | 2021 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 66 | Philippines | 507,201 people | 2023 | down 27.6% | rising |
| 67 | Kazakhstan | 489,124 people | 2021 | up 158.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Slovakia | 482,542 people | 2023 | down 20.2% | rising |
| 69 | Malta | 408,633 people | 2023 | up 87.2% | rising |
| 70 | Bangladesh | 402,260 people | 2022 | up 80.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Sri Lanka | 394,526 people | 2019 | up 171.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Belarus | 385,836 people | 2020 | up 104.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Jordan | 383,291 people | 2010 | up 87.3% | rising |
| 74 | Tunisia | 368,257 people | 2021 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Iceland | 300,615 people | 2019 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 76 | Honduras | 292,707 people | 2024 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 77 | El Salvador | 275,828 people | 2023 | up 69.0% | rising |
| 78 | Jamaica | 234,618 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Nicaragua | 229,227 people | 2014 | up 89.8% | rising |
| 80 | Palestine | 179,840 people | 2023 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 81 | Nepal | 145,271 people | 2022 | up 389.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 140,953 people | 2021 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Cameroon | 135,204 people | 2021 | down 33.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Tanzania | 109,270 people | 2018 | up 181.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Nigeria | 108,805 people | 2022 | up 443.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Ghana | 89,777 people | 2016 | up 238.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Botswana | 84,350 people | 2015 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Tajikistan | 78,239 people | 2024 | up 452.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Azerbaijan | 76,016 people | 2005 | up 843.1% | rising |
| 90 | Kenya | 75,514 people | 2022 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Mongolia | 72,342 people | 2022 | up 52.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Uganda | 66,876 people | 2019 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Senegal | 60,277 people | 2021 | up 608.7% | volatile |
| 94 | North Macedonia | 59,649 people | 2019 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 95 | Cote d'Ivoire | 57,715 people | 2021 | up 73.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Laos | 57,153 people | 2024 | up 269.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Rwanda | 55,705 people | 2023 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 98 | Montenegro | 48,089 people | 2021 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 99 | Albania | 44,182 people | 2020 | up 91.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Mozambique | 36,576 people | 2022 | down 69.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Georgia | 36,209 people | 2024 | up 83.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Burkina Faso | 33,367 people | 2021 | up 120.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Bhutan | 30,237 people | 2022 | up 96.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Moldova | 28,947 people | 2023 | down 27.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Zambia | 19,856 people | 2022 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 106 | Benin | 19,141 people | 2021 | up 503.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Ethiopia | 17,246 people | 2021 | down 81.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Togo | 16,822 people | 2021 | up 248.6% | volatile |
| 109 | Kyrgyzstan | 16,256 people | 2024 | up 150.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Armenia | 15,882 people | 2024 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Gambia | 10,948 people | 2020 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Malawi | 7,898 people | 2019 | down 69.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Niger | 6,581 people | 2021 | up 2,337.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Mali | 5,670 people | 2021 | up 25,672.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Mauritania | 4,506 people | 2019 | up 33.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Burundi | 2,608 people | 2020 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Guinea | 1,727 people | 2018 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Guinea-Bissau | 266 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Madagascar | 0 people | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Syria | 0 people | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
Number of people living in households with an income or consumption above $40 per day.