Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Jordan
Jordan: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day was 89.5% in 2010. ▬ Flat
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 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 89.5% for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in 2010.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Jordan peaked at 95.9% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 88.1%, in 1986.
Jordan ranks 58th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 88.1% | — |
| 1992 | 93.2% | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 95.9% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 92.6% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 91.9% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 91.5% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 89.5% | -2.3% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 89.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.5%, 99% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 89.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 93.8%, 95% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 88.1% | 88.1% | 88.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 94.6% | 93.2% | 95.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 92.0% | 91.5% | 92.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 89.5% | 89.5% | 89.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 55 Vietnam 90.8% compare
- 56 South Africa 90.8% compare
- 57 El Salvador 90.5% compare
- 59 China 89.0% compare
- 60 Bhutan 88.7% compare
- 61 Bosnia and Herzegovina 88.4% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Jordan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 in Jordan?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Jordan was 89.5% 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 $30 a day recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 95.9% in 1997.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.1% in 1986.
- How does Jordan rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day?
- Jordan ranks 58th out of 120 countries with data for 2010.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. 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 $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.