Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 in Jordan
Jordan: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 was 96.5% in 2010. ▬ Flat
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Jordan, 1986–2010
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 96.5% for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in 2010.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Jordan peaked at 98.6% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 96.0%, in 1986.
That places Jordan 50th out of 119 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 96.0% | — |
| 1992 | 97.4% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 98.6% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 97.8% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 97.6% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 96.5% | -1.3% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 96.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.3%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 96.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.8%, 100% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 96.0% | 96.0% | 96.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 98.0% | 97.4% | 98.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 97.7% | 97.6% | 97.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 96.5% | 96.5% | 96.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More poverty & inequality data for Jordan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 $30 a day (2011 prices) in Jordan?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Jordan was 96.5% in 2010, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 1997.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.0% in 1986.
- How does Jordan rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices)?
- Jordan ranks 50th out of 119 countries with data for 2010.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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 (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $30 per day.