Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Iran
Iran: Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp was 49.09 million in 2022. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Iran, 1986–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Iran is 49.09 million, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Iran peaked at 49.09 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.23 million, in 1986.
That places Iran 13th out of 119 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.23 million | 14.23 million | 14.23 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 18.68 million | 14.27 million | 22.61 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 42.00 million | 40.68 million | 44.07 million | 3 |
| 2010s | 43.53 million | 40.82 million | 47.22 million | 9 |
| 2020s | 45.03 million | 40.40 million | 49.09 million | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More poverty & inequality data for Iran
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.7 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,420 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.482 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 29.36 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0873 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0873 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1072 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.2752 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 2.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Iran?
- Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Iran was 49.09 million in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 49.09 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.23 million in 1986.
- How does Iran rank for distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp?
- Iran ranks 13th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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