Distribution of population between different poverty lines by country
Number of people living in households with an income or consumption above $10 per day.
Countries reporting
117
Highest
969.84 million people
China
Lowest
97,697 people
Guinea-Bissau
Median
5.79 million 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 117 countries. The highest value is 969.84 million people in China; the lowest is 97,697 people in Guinea-Bissau.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.79 million people, and the mean is 29.41 million people.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9,927.
Over the past decade 105 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 614.8%), and the largest decrease in Syria (down 89.7%).
Distribution of population between different poverty lines: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 969.84 million people | 2022 | up 113.7% | volatile |
| 2 | United States | 332.63 million people | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 3 | Brazil | 154.34 million people | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 4 | India | 142.20 million people | 2022 | up 159.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Russia | 131.67 million people | 2020 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 6 | Japan | 121.46 million people | 2020 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 7 | Mexico | 91.84 million people | 2024 | up 76.7% | rising |
| 8 | Germany | 81.51 million people | 2022 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 9 | Turkey | 79.00 million people | 2023 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 10 | Indonesia | 68.74 million people | 2025 | up 113.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Vietnam | 68.66 million people | 2022 | up 70.7% | volatile |
| 12 | France | 68.06 million people | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 66.25 million people | 2021 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 14 | Italy | 57.49 million people | 2023 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 15 | Thailand | 56.85 million people | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 16 | South Korea | 51.36 million people | 2021 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 17 | Spain | 46.91 million people | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 18 | Iran | 46.53 million people | 2023 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 19 | Canada | 38.62 million people | 2022 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 20 | Poland | 36.18 million people | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 21 | Ukraine | 35.38 million people | 2020 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 22 | Malaysia | 32.53 million people | 2021 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 23 | Bangladesh | 31.11 million people | 2022 | up 181.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Egypt | 30.18 million people | 2021 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 25 | Uzbekistan | 30.01 million people | 2025 | — | rising |
| 26 | Colombia | 29.06 million people | 2024 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 27 | Australia | 25.24 million people | 2020 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 28 | Taiwan | 23.37 million people | 2021 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 29 | South Africa | 21.40 million people | 2022 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 30 | Philippines | 20.48 million people | 2023 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 31 | Pakistan | 20.33 million people | 2024 | up 64.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Peru | 18.43 million people | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 33 | Chile | 18.19 million people | 2024 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 34 | Romania | 17.77 million people | 2023 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 35 | Netherlands | 17.47 million people | 2021 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 36 | Kazakhstan | 13.56 million people | 2021 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 37 | Morocco | 13.43 million people | 2013 | up 140.0% | rising |
| 38 | Venezuela | 12.83 million people | 2006 | up 61.5% | flat |
| 39 | Belgium | 11.75 million people | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 40 | Ecuador | 11.34 million people | 2025 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 41 | Czechia | 10.73 million people | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 42 | Sweden | 10.36 million people | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 43 | Portugal | 10.24 million people | 2023 | up 8.1% | flat |
| 44 | Greece | 9.84 million people | 2023 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 45 | Nepal | 9.82 million people | 2022 | up 270.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Bolivia | 9.50 million people | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 47 | Dominican Republic | 9.13 million people | 2024 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 48 | Austria | 9.03 million people | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 49 | Hungary | 8.99 million people | 2017 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 50 | Israel | 8.92 million people | 2022 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 51 | Nigeria | 8.89 million people | 2022 | down 29.2% | rising |
| 52 | Belarus | 8.77 million people | 2020 | up 29.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Switzerland | 8.75 million people | 2022 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 54 | Tunisia | 8.27 million people | 2021 | up 40.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Guatemala | 7.77 million people | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 56 | Sri Lanka | 7.57 million people | 2019 | up 79.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Bulgaria | 6.06 million people | 2023 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 58 | Denmark | 5.91 million people | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 59 | Serbia | 5.79 million people | 2023 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 60 | Finland | 5.56 million people | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 61 | Norway | 5.50 million people | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 62 | Jordan | 5.39 million people | 2010 | up 73.4% | rising |
| 63 | Cameroon | 5.30 million people | 2021 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Slovakia | 5.06 million people | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 66 | Paraguay | 4.93 million people | 2024 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 67 | Ethiopia | 4.47 million people | 2021 | up 16.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Honduras | 4.43 million people | 2024 | up 45.4% | rising |
| 69 | Costa Rica | 4.39 million people | 2025 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 70 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.93 million people | 2021 | up 138.6% | rising |
| 71 | El Salvador | 3.79 million people | 2023 | up 54.8% | rising |
| 72 | Croatia | 3.76 million people | 2023 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 73 | Kenya | 3.74 million people | 2022 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 74 | Azerbaijan | 3.60 million people | 2005 | up 281.1% | rising |
| 75 | Tajikistan | 3.51 million people | 2024 | up 137.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Panama | 3.37 million people | 2024 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 77 | Tanzania | 3.23 million people | 2018 | up 126.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Palestine | 3.13 million people | 2023 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 79 | Uruguay | 3.08 million people | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 80 | Ghana | 2.97 million people | 2016 | up 229.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Lithuania | 2.75 million people | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 82 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.61 million people | 2021 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 83 | Nicaragua | 2.58 million people | 2014 | up 82.4% | rising |
| 84 | Senegal | 2.46 million people | 2021 | up 238.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Mongolia | 2.16 million people | 2022 | up 48.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Slovenia | 2.12 million people | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 87 | Jamaica | 1.94 million people | 2021 | — | rising |
| 88 | Guinea | 1.82 million people | 2018 | up 155.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Latvia | 1.81 million people | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 90 | Albania | 1.74 million people | 2020 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 91 | Uganda | 1.73 million people | 2019 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Mali | 1.68 million people | 2021 | up 614.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.61 million people | 2024 | up 206.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Moldova | 1.60 million people | 2023 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Laos | 1.59 million people | 2024 | up 101.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Georgia | 1.54 million people | 2024 | up 62.2% | rising |
| 97 | Burkina Faso | 1.43 million people | 2021 | up 235.0% | volatile |
| 98 | North Macedonia | 1.35 million people | 2019 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 99 | Estonia | 1.34 million people | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 100 | Cyprus | 1.34 million people | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 101 | Syria | 1.31 million people | 2022 | down 89.7% | falling |
| 102 | Benin | 1.14 million people | 2021 | up 189.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Armenia | 1.07 million people | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 104 | Rwanda | 1.03 million people | 2023 | up 99.0% | rising |
| 105 | Mozambique | 936,910 people | 2022 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 106 | Mauritania | 889,247 people | 2019 | up 59.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Zambia | 804,041 people | 2022 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 108 | Togo | 789,699 people | 2021 | up 187.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Botswana | 682,822 people | 2015 | up 55.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Madagascar | 664,827 people | 2021 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Bhutan | 652,896 people | 2022 | up 125.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Niger | 593,850 people | 2021 | up 112.5% | volatile |
| 115 | Montenegro | 497,359 people | 2021 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 116 | Iceland | 358,345 people | 2019 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 117 | Gambia | 343,888 people | 2020 | up 74.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Malawi | 327,408 people | 2019 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 119 | Burundi | 213,879 people | 2020 | up 20.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Guinea-Bissau | 97,697 people | 2021 | up 59.8% | rising |
About this data
Number of people living in households with an income or consumption above $10 per day.