Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Iran
Iran: Distribution of population poverty thresholds was 46.53 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Iran, 1986–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iran recorded 46.53 million for distribution of population poverty thresholds in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population poverty thresholds in Iran peaked at 46.53 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.59 million, in 1990.
Iran ranks 18th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.90 million | 12.90 million | 12.90 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 16.46 million | 12.59 million | 19.98 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 39.31 million | 37.97 million | 41.31 million | 3 |
| 2010s | 38.55 million | 35.21 million | 42.01 million | 9 |
| 2020s | 41.36 million | 35.03 million | 46.53 million | 4 |
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 in Iran?
- Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Iran was 46.53 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population poverty thresholds recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 46.53 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest distribution of population poverty thresholds recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.59 million in 1990.
- How does Iran rank for distribution of population poverty thresholds?
- Iran ranks 18th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is distribution of population poverty thresholds rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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