Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Americas
Americas: Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age was 2.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Americas, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Americas is 2.1%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Americas peaked at 7.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2024.
That places Americas 25th out of 33 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Americas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.7% | — |
| 2001 | 7.6% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 7.3% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 7.0% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | -10.4% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | -14.6% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | -12.6% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | +22.9% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | -13.5% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | -19.4% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.0% | 4.1% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.4% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 3.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 22 Brazil 0.8% compare
- 23 Dominican Republic 0.6% compare
- 24 Mongolia 0.3% compare
- 25 Montenegro 0.3% compare
- 26 Albania 0.1% compare
- 26 Azerbaijan 0.1% compare
- 26 Belarus 0.1% compare
- 26 Chile 0.1% compare
- 26 China 0.1% compare
- 26 Costa Rica 0.1% compare
- 26 Kazakhstan 0.1% compare
- 26 Paraguay 0.1% compare
- 26 State of Palestine 0.1% compare
- 26 Thailand 0.1% compare
- 26 Türkiye 0.1% compare
- 26 Ukraine 0.1% compare
- 26 Uruguay 0.1% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Americas?
- Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Americas was 2.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2024.
- How does Americas rank for employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age?
- Americas ranks 25th out of 33 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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