Income share held by lowest 10% in Iran
Iran: Income share held by lowest 10% was 2.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Income share held by lowest 10% in Iran, 1986–2023
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
Analysis
Iran recorded 2.8% for income share held by lowest 10% in 2023.
The figure is down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by lowest 10% in Iran peaked at 3.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1986.
Iran ranks 66th of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Income share held by lowest 10% in Iran, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 1.8% | — |
| 1990 | 2.1% | +16.7% |
| 1994 | 2.2% | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | +45.0% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 2.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.4%, 1.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Iran's 2.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.0%, 95% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Income share held by lowest 10% in Iran changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +45.0% | 2.0% | 2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More poverty & inequality data for Iran
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.7 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,420 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 4.44 % change on previous year (2023)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via -11.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.482 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 29.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by lowest 10% in Iran?
- Income share held by lowest 10% in Iran was 2.8% in 2023, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest income share held by lowest 10% recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest income share held by lowest 10% recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1986.
- How does Iran rank for income share held by lowest 10%?
- Iran ranks 66th out of 123 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income share held by lowest 10% rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Income share held by lowest 10%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.