Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day in Jordan
Jordan: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day was 94.8% in 2010. ▬ Flat
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day in Jordan, 1986–2010
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 94.8% for poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day in Jordan peaked at 97.9% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 93.9%, in 1986.
Jordan ranks 61st of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 93.9% | — |
| 1992 | 96.3% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 97.9% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 96.4% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 96.1% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 96.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 94.8% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 93.9% | 93.9% | 93.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 97.1% | 96.3% | 97.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 96.2% | 96.1% | 96.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 94.8% | 94.8% | 94.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 58 Vietnam 95.7% compare
- 59 Bosnia and Herzegovina 95.7% compare
- 60 El Salvador 95.6% compare
- 62 China 94.5% compare
- 63 South Africa 94.1% compare
- 64 Uzbekistan 93.5%
More poverty & inequality data for Jordan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.64 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,611 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 -7.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 17.16 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 17.2% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day in Jordan?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day in Jordan was 94.8% in 2010, 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 1997.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.9% in 1986.
- How does Jordan rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day?
- Jordan ranks 61st out of 120 countries with data for 2010.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jordan 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.