Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Taiwan, China
Taiwan, China: Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 0 people in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Taiwan, China, 1981–2021
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 Taiwan, China is 0 people, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Taiwan, China peaked at 52,554 people in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1981.
Taiwan, China 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 Taiwan, China, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0 people | — |
| 1986 | 0 people | — |
| 1991 | 0 people | — |
| 1995 | 52,554 people | — |
| 1997 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2000 | 0 people | — |
| 2005 | 0 people | — |
| 2007 | 0 people | — |
| 2010 | 0 people | — |
| 2013 | 0 people | — |
| 2016 | 0 people | — |
| 2017 | 0 people | — |
| 2018 | 0 people | — |
| 2019 | 0 people | — |
| 2020 | 0 people | — |
| 2021 | 0 people | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 2 |
| 1990s | 17,518 people | 0 people | 52,554 people | 3 |
| 2000s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 3 |
| 2010s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 6 |
| 2020s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan, China
- 109 Luxembourg 320 people compare
- 110 Cyprus 66 people compare
- 111 Bhutan 44 people compare
- 112 Azerbaijan 0 people compare
- 112 Belarus 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
More poverty & inequality data for Taiwan, China
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 6 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 0.87 live births per woman (2023)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 17.4% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0807 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0807 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1054 (2023)
- Three metrics of inequality 60.86 (2017)
- Gini coefficient (before tax) 0.6086 (2017)
- Total shortfall from extreme poverty 3.36 million international-$ in 2021 prices (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Taiwan, China?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Taiwan, China was 0 people in 2021, 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 Taiwan, China?
- The highest recorded value was 52,554 people in 1995.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Taiwan, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1981.
- How does Taiwan, China rank for number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Taiwan, China ranks 112th out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Taiwan, China 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.