Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) by country
Number of people living in households with an income or consumption above $10 per day.
Countries reporting
119
Highest
852.56 million people
China
Lowest
8,067 people
Syria
Median
4.96 million people
Years covered
61
1963–2023
Data points
2,016
What the numbers show
Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) is currently reported for 119 countries. The highest value is 852.56 million people in China; the lowest is 8,067 people in Syria.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.96 million people, and the mean is 23.69 million people.
Over the past decade 108 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 1,151.2%), and the largest decrease in Syria (down 99.9%).
Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 852.56 million people | 2021 | up 178.0% | volatile |
| 2 | United States | 323.29 million people | 2022 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 3 | Brazil | 129.61 million people | 2022 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 4 | Russia | 112.08 million people | 2020 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 5 | Germany | 81.91 million people | 2020 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 6 | India | 68.43 million people | 2021 | up 79.2% | volatile |
| 7 | France | 66.98 million people | 2021 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 66.03 million people | 2021 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 9 | Mexico | 65.34 million people | 2022 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 10 | Turkey | 64.46 million people | 2021 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 11 | Italy | 56.78 million people | 2021 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 12 | South Korea | 51.23 million people | 2021 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 13 | Iran | 49.09 million people | 2022 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 14 | Indonesia | 48.25 million people | 2023 | up 88.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Thailand | 46.55 million people | 2021 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 16 | Spain | 44.95 million people | 2021 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 17 | Vietnam | 43.34 million people | 2022 | up 112.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Canada | 37.13 million people | 2019 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 19 | Poland | 36.73 million people | 2021 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 20 | Ukraine | 32.47 million people | 2020 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 21 | Malaysia | 30.28 million people | 2021 | up 47.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Uzbekistan | 27.90 million people | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Australia | 24.53 million people | 2018 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 24 | Colombia | 23.36 million people | 2022 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 25 | Taiwan | 23.31 million people | 2021 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 26 | Netherlands | 17.46 million people | 2021 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 27 | Chile | 17.04 million people | 2022 | up 61.7% | rising |
| 28 | Romania | 16.34 million people | 2021 | up 96.9% | rising |
| 29 | Peru | 15.57 million people | 2022 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 30 | South Africa | 14.97 million people | 2014 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 31 | Philippines | 13.68 million people | 2021 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 32 | Bangladesh | 12.91 million people | 2022 | up 230.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Belgium | 11.54 million people | 2021 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 34 | Kazakhstan | 11.10 million people | 2021 | up 29.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Morocco | 11.04 million people | 2013 | up 141.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Czechia | 10.34 million people | 2021 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 37 | Sweden | 10.21 million people | 2021 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 38 | Venezuela | 10.15 million people | 2006 | up 65.7% | falling |
| 39 | Pakistan | 9.89 million people | 2018 | up 104.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Portugal | 9.83 million people | 2021 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 41 | Greece | 9.53 million people | 2021 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 42 | Hungary | 9.37 million people | 2021 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 43 | Belarus | 8.93 million people | 2020 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Austria | 8.78 million people | 2021 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 45 | Israel | 8.58 million people | 2021 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 46 | Switzerland | 8.57 million people | 2020 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 47 | Ecuador | 8.39 million people | 2023 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 48 | Egypt | 7.52 million people | 2019 | up 72.5% | rising |
| 49 | Dominican Republic | 6.40 million people | 2022 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 50 | Bolivia | 6.28 million people | 2021 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 51 | Bulgaria | 6.04 million people | 2021 | up 25.9% | flat |
| 52 | Tunisia | 5.84 million people | 2021 | up 60.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Denmark | 5.83 million people | 2021 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 54 | Finland | 5.53 million people | 2021 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 55 | Norway | 5.31 million people | 2019 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 56 | Serbia | 5.27 million people | 2021 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 57 | Sri Lanka | 5.23 million people | 2019 | up 89.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Slovakia | 5.08 million people | 2021 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 59 | Ireland | 5.02 million people | 2021 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 60 | Ghana | 4.96 million people | 2016 | up 214.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Nepal | 4.26 million people | 2022 | up 363.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Paraguay | 3.89 million people | 2022 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 63 | Costa Rica | 3.70 million people | 2023 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 64 | Croatia | 3.63 million people | 2021 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 65 | Guatemala | 3.49 million people | 2014 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Azerbaijan | 3.15 million people | 2005 | up 309.0% | rising |
| 67 | Panama | 3.14 million people | 2023 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 68 | El Salvador | 2.98 million people | 2022 | up 75.9% | rising |
| 69 | Uruguay | 2.78 million people | 2022 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 70 | Jordan | 2.78 million people | 2010 | up 94.3% | rising |
| 71 | Lithuania | 2.69 million people | 2021 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 72 | Honduras | 2.59 million people | 2019 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 73 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.53 million people | 2021 | up 131.1% | rising |
| 74 | Nigeria | 2.50 million people | 2018 | up 56.3% | rising |
| 75 | Cameroon | 2.38 million people | 2021 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Ethiopia | 2.34 million people | 2015 | up 220.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Slovenia | 2.10 million people | 2021 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 78 | Nicaragua | 1.99 million people | 2014 | up 87.2% | rising |
| 79 | Palestine | 1.92 million people | 2016 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 80 | Latvia | 1.78 million people | 2021 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 81 | Jamaica | 1.73 million people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Mongolia | 1.66 million people | 2022 | up 58.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Senegal | 1.54 million people | 2021 | up 298.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Albania | 1.42 million people | 2020 | up 99.0% | rising |
| 85 | Tajikistan | 1.33 million people | 2015 | up 329.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Estonia | 1.31 million people | 2021 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 87 | Uganda | 1.26 million people | 2019 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Tanzania | 1.25 million people | 2018 | up 123.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Cyprus | 1.24 million people | 2021 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 90 | North Macedonia | 1.23 million people | 2019 | up 86.8% | rising |
| 91 | Kenya | 1.17 million people | 2021 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 92 | Georgia | 966,535 people | 2022 | up 60.5% | rising |
| 93 | Moldova | 964,144 people | 2021 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Mali | 868,323 people | 2021 | up 1,151.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Burkina Faso | 789,398 people | 2021 | up 218.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Kyrgyzstan | 753,241 people | 2022 | up 93.3% | rising |
| 97 | Benin | 737,500 people | 2021 | up 172.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Laos | 640,711 people | 2018 | up 251.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Luxembourg | 635,320 people | 2021 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 100 | Zambia | 540,854 people | 2022 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 101 | Botswana | 518,542 people | 2015 | up 38.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Mozambique | 512,918 people | 2019 | up 65.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Malta | 508,002 people | 2020 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 104 | Bhutan | 477,023 people | 2022 | up 198.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Mauritania | 449,731 people | 2019 | up 47.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Montenegro | 432,761 people | 2021 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 107 | Togo | 425,073 people | 2021 | up 189.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Niger | 390,717 people | 2021 | up 156.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Armenia | 365,091 people | 2022 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 110 | Iceland | 342,606 people | 2017 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 111 | Rwanda | 226,829 people | 2016 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 112 | Gambia | 194,336 people | 2020 | up 82.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Guinea | 132,862 people | 2018 | up 60.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Madagascar | 106,087 people | 2012 | down 58.7% | falling |
| 115 | Malawi | 101,448 people | 2019 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 116 | Burundi | 74,506 people | 2020 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Belize | 50,630 people | 1999 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 118 | Guinea-Bissau | 39,793 people | 2021 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 119 | Syria | 8,067 people | 2022 | down 99.9% | volatile |
About this data
Number of people living in households with an income or consumption above $10 per day.