Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day was 98.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1986–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day in Iran, Islamic Republic of is 98.0%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 98.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 93.9%, in 2006.
That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 43rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 98.2% | — |
| 1990 | 98.8% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 98.4% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 98.0% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 94.6% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 93.9% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 95.2% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 98.4% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 98.1% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 98.5% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.3% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 97.7% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 97.7% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.5% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 98.8% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 98.5% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 98.2% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 98.2% | 98.2% | 98.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 98.4% | 98.0% | 98.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 94.6% | 93.9% | 95.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 98.2% | 97.7% | 98.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 98.4% | 98.0% | 98.8% | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.7 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,420 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 4.44 % change on previous year (2023)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via -11.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.482 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 29.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 98.0% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.9% in 2006.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 43rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $40 per day.