Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Belarus
Belarus: Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 0 people in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Belarus, 1998–2020
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2020, number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Belarus stood at 0 people. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Belarus peaked at 1.19 million people in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2008.
Belarus ranks 112th of 119 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Belarus, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.19 million people | — |
| 1999 | 1.06 million people | -10.5% |
| 2000 | 731,693 people | -31.2% |
| 2001 | 320,021 people | -56.3% |
| 2002 | 209,581 people | -34.5% |
| 2003 | 141,482 people | -32.5% |
| 2004 | 31,220 people | -77.9% |
| 2005 | 35,955 people | +15.2% |
| 2006 | 10,348 people | -71.2% |
| 2007 | 8,008 people | -22.6% |
| 2008 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 2,744 people | — |
| 2010 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0 people | — |
| 2012 | 0 people | — |
| 2013 | 0 people | — |
| 2014 | 0 people | — |
| 2015 | 0 people | — |
| 2016 | 0 people | — |
| 2017 | 0 people | — |
| 2018 | 0 people | — |
| 2019 | 0 people | — |
| 2020 | 0 people | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.13 million people | 1.06 million people | 1.19 million people | 2 |
| 2000s | 149,105 people | 0 people | 731,693 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 109 Luxembourg 320 people compare
- 110 Cyprus 66 people compare
- 111 Bhutan 44 people compare
- 112 Azerbaijan 0 people compare
- 112 China 0 people compare
- 112 Iceland 0 people compare
- 112 Malaysia 0 people compare
- 112 Slovenia 0 people compare
- 112 Republic of Korea 0 people compare
- 112 Taiwan, China 0 people compare
More poverty & inequality data for Belarus
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 5 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 1.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,395 kg per hectare (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 -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 35.34 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 35.3% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Belarus?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Belarus was 0 people in 2020, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 million people in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2008.
- How does Belarus rank for number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Belarus ranks 112th out of 119 countries with data for 2020.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $1.90 per day.