Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Belize
Belize: Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 34,055 people in 1999. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Belize, 1993–1999
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Belize is 34,055 people, measured in 1999.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 74.3% over ten years.
That places Belize 78th out of 119 countries with data for 1999, putting it in the middle of the range.
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Belize, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 19,537 people | — |
| 1994 | 19,342 people | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 27,644 people | +42.9% |
| 1997 | 34,740 people | +25.7% |
| 1998 | 33,463 people | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 34,055 people | +1.8% |
Countries ranked near Belize
More poverty & inequality data for Belize
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 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 2.01 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,857 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 -13.82 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 21.74 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 21.7% (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 Belize?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Belize was 34,055 people in 1999, 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 Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 34,740 people in 1997.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,342 people in 1994.
- How does Belize rank for number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Belize ranks 78th out of 119 countries with data for 1999.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize 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.