Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Syria

Syria: Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data was 4.03 million people in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
4.03 million people
World rank
26th
of 120 countries
All-time high
4.03 million people
in 2022
All-time low
0 people
in 2006
Years of data
5
1996–2022

Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Syria, 1996–2022

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M1996200920221996: 177.8k people2003: 83.3k people2006: 0 people2009: 0 people2022: 4.0M people

Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Syria recorded 4.03 million people for number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Syria peaked at 4.03 million people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2006.

Syria ranks 26th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 177,836 people 177,836 people 177,836 people 1
2000s 27,768 people 0 people 83,303 people 3
2020s 4.03 million people 4.03 million people 4.03 million people 1

Countries ranked near Syria

  1. 23 Cote d'Ivoire 6.29 million people compare
  2. 24 Rwanda 5.47 million people compare
  3. 25 Colombia 4.50 million people compare
  4. 27 United States 3.74 million people compare
  5. 28 Benin 3.72 million people compare
  6. 29 Senegal 3.14 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Syria?
Number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Syria was 4.03 million people in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in Syria?
The highest recorded value was 4.03 million people in 2022.
What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in Syria?
The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2006.
How does Syria rank for number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data?
Syria ranks 26th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
Where does this Syria data come from?
The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data
Unit
people
Source
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.