Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Iran
Iran: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day was 95.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
95.4%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
41st
of 120 countries
All-time high
97.8%
in 1990
All-time low
89.3%
in 2006
Years of data
20
1986–2023
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Iran, 1986–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iran recorded 95.4% for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in 2023.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Iran peaked at 97.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 89.3%, in 2006.
That places Iran 41st out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Iran, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 96.8% | — |
| 1990 | 97.8% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 97.0% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 96.2% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 90.3% | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 89.3% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 90.5% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 95.9% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 95.9% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 96.2% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 96.4% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 95.5% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 94.5% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 95.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 96.4% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 96.8% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 96.2% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 96.0% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 95.4% | -0.6% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 95.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.5%, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Iran's 95.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 93.8%, 1.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 96.8% | 96.8% | 96.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 97.0% | 96.2% | 97.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 90.0% | 89.3% | 90.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 95.8% | 94.5% | 96.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 96.1% | 95.4% | 96.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More poverty & inequality data for Iran
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 $30 a day in Iran?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Iran was 95.4% 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 $30 a day recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.3% in 2006.
- How does Iran rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day?
- Iran ranks 41st out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iran 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 $30 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 $30 per day.