Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio was 39.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in North Macedonia, 2010–2019
Source: Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2019, multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in North Macedonia stood at 39.9%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in North Macedonia peaked at 50.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 39.9%, in 2019.
That places North Macedonia 3rd out of 40 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 47.2% | — |
| 2011 | 50.4% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 50.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 48.1% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 43.3% | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 41.6% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 41.1% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 41.6% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 41.1% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 39.9% | -2.9% |
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More poverty & inequality data for North Macedonia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 4 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.47 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,565 (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 4.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 29.55 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 29.55 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 6.66 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.112 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in North Macedonia?
- Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in North Macedonia was 39.9% in 2019, according to Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT.
- What is the highest multidimensional poverty headcount ratio recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest multidimensional poverty headcount ratio recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.9% in 2019.
- How does North Macedonia rank for multidimensional poverty headcount ratio?
- North Macedonia ranks 3rd out of 40 countries with data for 2019.
- Is multidimensional poverty headcount ratio rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT, published as part of Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people who are multidimensionally poor