Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in South Korea
South Korea: Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp was 19.73 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in South Korea, 2006–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 19.73 for poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 56.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in South Korea peaked at 47.74 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 19.73, in 2021.
South Korea ranks 105th of 119 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.12 | 46.5 | 47.74 | 2 |
| 2010s | 33.53 | 24.5 | 45.5 | 7 |
| 2020s | 20.86 | 19.73 | 21.99 | 2 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More poverty & inequality data for South Korea
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 6 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 0.72 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 6,615 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 26.87 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.038 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 18.63 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0683 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0683 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.0778 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1642 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in South Korea?
- Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in South Korea was 19.73 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 47.74 in 2006.
- What is the lowest poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.73 in 2021.
- How does South Korea rank for poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp?
- South Korea ranks 105th out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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