Poverty share on less than 30 per day in South Korea
South Korea: Poverty share on less than 30 per day was 16.3 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Poverty share on less than 30 per day in South Korea, 2006–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 16.3 for poverty share on less than 30 per day in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 9.9% on the previous year and down 58.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty share on less than 30 per day in South Korea peaked at 41.5 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 16.3, in 2021.
South Korea ranks 100th of 120 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 | 40.6 | 39.7 | 41.5 | 2 |
| 2010s | 28.63 | 20.4 | 39.4 | 7 |
| 2020s | 17.2 | 16.3 | 18.1 | 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 in South Korea?
- Poverty share on less than 30 per day in South Korea was 16.3 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty share on less than 30 per day recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 41.5 in 2006.
- What is the lowest poverty share on less than 30 per day recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3 in 2021.
- How does South Korea rank for poverty share on less than 30 per day?
- South Korea ranks 100th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty share on less than 30 per day rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.6%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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