Income share held by lowest 20% in Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iran (Islamic Republic of): Income share held by lowest 20% was 7.0% in 2023. β² Rising
Income share held by lowest 20% in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1986β2023
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 (Islamic Republic of) recorded 7.0% for income share held by lowest 20% in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by lowest 20% in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 7.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 1986.
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 71st 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 5.3% | 5.2% | 5.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 5.0% | 5.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 6.8% | 7.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 7.0% | 7.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iran (Islamic Republic of)
More poverty & inequality data for Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by lowest 20% in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Income share held by lowest 20% in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 7.0% 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 20% recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest income share held by lowest 20% recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 1986.
- How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for income share held by lowest 20%?
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 71st out of 123 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income share held by lowest 20% rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran (Islamic Republic of) 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 20%. 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. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.