Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 57,729 people in 2019. ▼ Falling
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in North Macedonia, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 57,729 people for number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.2% on the previous year and down 71.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in North Macedonia peaked at 214,711 people in 2010 and was at its lowest, 57,729 people, in 2019.
North Macedonia ranks 69th of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 200,741 people | — |
| 2010 | 214,711 people | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 187,061 people | -12.9% |
| 2012 | 142,476 people | -23.8% |
| 2013 | 107,860 people | -24.3% |
| 2014 | 93,569 people | -13.2% |
| 2015 | 114,668 people | +22.5% |
| 2016 | 89,743 people | -21.7% |
| 2017 | 94,495 people | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 70,561 people | -25.3% |
| 2019 | 57,729 people | -18.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 200,741 people | 200,741 people | 200,741 people | 1 |
| 2010s | 117,287 people | 57,729 people | 214,711 people | 10 |
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More poverty & inequality data for North Macedonia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 4 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 1.47 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,565 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 4.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 29.55 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 29.5% (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 North Macedonia?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in North Macedonia was 57,729 people in 2019, 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 North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 214,711 people in 2010.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 57,729 people in 2019.
- How does North Macedonia rank for number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- North Macedonia ranks 69th out of 119 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.