Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in El Salvador
El Salvador: Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 203,233 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in El Salvador, 1989–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2022, number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in El Salvador stood at 203,233 people.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in El Salvador peaked at 1.20 million people in 1998 and was at its lowest, 78,644 people, in 2019.
El Salvador ranks 56th of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 989,123 people | — |
| 1991 | 1.14 million people | +15.5% |
| 1995 | 728,321 people | -36.2% |
| 1996 | 841,163 people | +15.5% |
| 1998 | 1.20 million people | +42.1% |
| 1999 | 974,597 people | -18.5% |
| 2000 | 738,653 people | -24.2% |
| 2001 | 815,611 people | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 850,004 people | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 909,052 people | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 665,816 people | -26.8% |
| 2005 | 637,690 people | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 426,818 people | -33.1% |
| 2007 | 283,383 people | -33.6% |
| 2008 | 425,287 people | +50.1% |
| 2009 | 413,347 people | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 349,429 people | -15.5% |
| 2011 | 290,793 people | -16.8% |
| 2012 | 259,999 people | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 207,938 people | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 192,457 people | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 123,973 people | -35.6% |
| 2016 | 145,211 people | +17.1% |
| 2017 | 119,366 people | -17.8% |
| 2018 | 95,101 people | -20.3% |
| 2019 | 78,644 people | -17.3% |
| 2021 | 214,713 people | +173.0% |
| 2022 | 203,233 people | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 989,123 people | 989,123 people | 989,123 people | 1 |
| 1990s | 976,286 people | 728,321 people | 1.20 million people | 5 |
| 2000s | 616,566 people | 283,383 people | 909,052 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 186,291 people | 78,644 people | 349,429 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 208,973 people | 203,233 people | 214,713 people | 2 |
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More poverty & inequality data for El Salvador
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 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 1.77 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,819 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 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 20.61 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 20.6% (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 El Salvador?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in El Salvador was 203,233 people in 2022, 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.20 million people in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 78,644 people in 2019.
- How does El Salvador rank for number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- El Salvador ranks 56th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.