Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Taiwan
Taiwan: Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh was 14.42 million in 2021. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Taiwan, 1981–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Taiwan stood at 14.42 million.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Taiwan peaked at 14.67 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 847,409, in 1981.
That places Taiwan 17th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.44 million | 847,409 | 2.04 million | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.87 million | 7.71 million | 11.43 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 12.36 million | 11.82 million | 12.66 million | 3 |
| 2010s | 12.39 million | 10.76 million | 13.75 million | 6 |
| 2020s | 14.55 million | 14.42 million | 14.67 million | 2 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
More poverty & inequality data for Taiwan
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 6 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 0.87 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 17.45 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0807 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0807 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1054 (2023)
- Inequality metrics before tax wid 60.86 (2017)
- Gini coefficient wid 0.6086 (2017)
- Total shortfall from extreme poverty 3.36 million (2021)
- Poverty gap index extreme poverty 0.0131 (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Taiwan?
- Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Taiwan was 14.42 million in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 14.67 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 847,409 in 1981.
- How does Taiwan rank for distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh?
- Taiwan ranks 17th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Taiwan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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