Distribution of population between different poverty lines in Belarus
Belarus: Distribution of population between different poverty lines was 8.77 million people in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Distribution of population between different poverty lines in Belarus, 1998–2020
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 8.77 million people for distribution of population between different poverty lines in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty lines in Belarus peaked at 8.77 million people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 365,076 people, in 1998.
That places Belarus 52nd out of 120 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 387,432 people | 365,076 people | 409,787 people | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.28 million people | 561,065 people | 6.12 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.00 million people | 6.76 million people | 8.69 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.77 million people | 8.77 million people | 8.77 million people | 1 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Belarus
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 5 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,395 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 35.3% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.08 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 23.3% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0861 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0861 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1218 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.127 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty lines in Belarus?
- Distribution of population between different poverty lines in Belarus was 8.77 million people in 2020, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty lines recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 8.77 million people in 2020.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty lines recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 365,076 people in 1998.
- How does Belarus rank for distribution of population between different poverty lines?
- Belarus ranks 52nd out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty lines rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population between different poverty lines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption above $10 per day.