Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Tunisia
Tunisia: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day was 92.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Tunisia, 1985–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Tunisia stood at 92.6%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Tunisia peaked at 97.9% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 92.5%, in 2010.
Tunisia ranks 53rd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 97.9% | — |
| 1990 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 97.5% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 96.5% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 96.1% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 92.5% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 93.1% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 92.6% | -0.6% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 92.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 99.1%, 93% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 92.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 93.8%, 99% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 97.9% | 97.9% | 97.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 97.7% | 97.5% | 97.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 96.3% | 96.1% | 96.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 92.8% | 92.5% | 93.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 92.6% | 92.6% | 92.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More poverty & inequality data for Tunisia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.83 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,891 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 45.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 34.76 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 34.8% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Tunisia?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Tunisia was 92.6% in 2021, 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 1985.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.5% in 2010.
- How does Tunisia rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day?
- Tunisia ranks 53rd out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.