Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in Taiwan
Taiwan: Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp was 26.75 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
26.75
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
100th
of 119 countries
All-time high
92.25
in 1981
All-time low
25.75
in 2020
Years of data
16
1981–2021
Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in Taiwan, 1981–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in Taiwan stood at 26.75.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in Taiwan peaked at 92.25 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 25.75, in 2020.
Taiwan ranks 100th of 119 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 88 | 83.75 | 92.25 | 2 |
| 1990s | 41 | 34.5 | 50 | 3 |
| 2000s | 32.91 | 30.5 | 36 | 3 |
| 2010s | 34.54 | 29 | 41.49 | 6 |
| 2020s | 26.25 | 25.75 | 26.75 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
More poverty & inequality data for Taiwan
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 6 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 0.87 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 17.45 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0807 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0807 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1054 (2023)
- Inequality metrics before tax wid 60.86 (2017)
- Gini coefficient wid 0.6086 (2017)
- Total shortfall from extreme poverty 3.36 million (2021)
- Poverty gap index extreme poverty 0.0131 (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in Taiwan?
- Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in Taiwan was 26.75 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 92.25 in 1981.
- What is the lowest poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.75 in 2020.
- How does Taiwan rank for poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp?
- Taiwan ranks 100th out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Taiwan 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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