Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Distribution of population poverty thresholds was 9.13 million in 2024. β² Rising
Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Dominican Republic, 1986β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for distribution of population poverty thresholds in Dominican Republic is 9.13 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and up 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population poverty thresholds in Dominican Republic peaked at 9.13 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.98 million, in 1989.
Dominican Republic ranks 47th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.82 million | 1.98 million | 3.65 million | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.77 million | 2.96 million | 4.37 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.31 million | 3.28 million | 4.77 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.19 million | 4.92 million | 7.85 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.13 million | 7.50 million | 9.13 million | 5 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Dominican Republic
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 9 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.24 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,455 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 14.27 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.417 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 12.27 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1256 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1256 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population poverty thresholds in Dominican Republic?
- Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Dominican Republic was 9.13 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population poverty thresholds recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 9.13 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest distribution of population poverty thresholds recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.98 million in 1989.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for distribution of population poverty thresholds?
- Dominican Republic ranks 47th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is distribution of population poverty thresholds rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population poverty thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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