Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population) in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population) was 12.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) in Lower middle income, 1981–2024
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 12.4% for poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 ppp) in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 ppp) in Lower middle income peaked at 54.8% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population) in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 54.8% | — |
| 1982 | 53.9% | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 52.1% | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 52.0% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 51.7% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 51.7% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 52.2% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 51.9% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 51.4% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 50.9% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 50.4% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 49.5% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 49.4% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 48.5% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 48.3% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 47.5% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 46.9% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 46.0% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 44.5% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 42.9% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 40.5% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 38.1% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 36.4% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 34.8% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 31.5% | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 29.3% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 27.5% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 24.6% | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 22.5% | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 16.0% | -28.9% |
| 2021 | 15.3% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 14.4% | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 13.3% | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 12.4% | -6.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population) in Lower middle income changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -28.9% | 22.5% | 16.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 52.4% | 51.4% | 54.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 49.2% | 47.5% | 50.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 41.3% | 34.8% | 46.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 22.5% | 31.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 12.4% | 16.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More poverty & inequality data for Lower middle income
- Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 3.6% (2024)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 26.9% (2024)
- Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 8.0% (2024)
- Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 24.6% (2024)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 76.8% (2024)
- Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 31.4% (2024)
- Prosperity gap 6 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day (2024)
- Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) 21.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 ppp) in Lower middle income?
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 ppp) in Lower middle income was 12.4% in 2024, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 ppp) recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 54.8% in 1981.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 ppp) recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2024.
- How does Lower middle income rank for poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 ppp)?
- Lower middle income ranks 5th out of 14 groups with data for 2024.
- Is poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 ppp) rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower middle income data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $3.00 a day at 2021 purchasing power adjusted prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.