Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Korea
Korea: Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli was 35.98 million in 2021. β² Rising
Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Korea, 2006β2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Korea is 35.98 million, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 79.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Korea peaked at 35.98 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 18.21 million, in 2006.
That places Korea 8th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.62 million | 18.21 million | 19.03 million | 2 |
| 2010s | 27.41 million | 20.02 million | 33.44 million | 7 |
| 2020s | 35.36 million | 34.73 million | 35.98 million | 2 |
Countries ranked near Korea
More poverty & inequality data for Korea
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 6 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 0.72 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 6,615 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0.0454 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 26.87 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 26.87 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -9.65 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.038 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Korea?
- Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Korea was 35.98 million in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 35.98 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.21 million in 2006.
- How does Korea rank for distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli?
- Korea ranks 8th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povlines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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