Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 18.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in North Macedonia, 1998–2019
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ. Measured in %.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 18.4% for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in 2019.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in North Macedonia peaked at 22.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 1998.
That places North Macedonia 18th out of 123 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10.8% | — |
| 2000 | 16.8% | +55.6% |
| 2002 | 16.5% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 16.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 16.9% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 17.3% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 18.1% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 16.7% | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 21.7% | +29.9% |
| 2010 | 22.3% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 20.6% | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 20.1% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 18.2% | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 17.2% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 18.8% | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 17.7% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 17.4% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 18.4% | +5.7% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 18.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.8%, 1.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 18.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.0%, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in North Macedonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +55.6% | 10.8% | 16.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.8% | 10.8% | 10.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 17.6% | 16.5% | 21.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 17.1% | 22.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More poverty & inequality data for North Macedonia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 4 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 1.47 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,565 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 4.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 29.55 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 29.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in North Macedonia?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in North Macedonia was 18.4% in 2019, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 1998.
- How does North Macedonia rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- North Macedonia ranks 18th out of 123 countries with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people in the population who live in households whose per capita income or consumption is below half of the median income or consumption per capita. The median is measured at 2021 Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) using the Poverty and Inequality Platform (http://www.pip.worldbank.org). For some countries, medians are not reported due to grouped and/or confidential data. The reference year is the year in which the underlying household survey data was collected. In cases for which the data collection period bridged two calendar years, the first year in which data were collected is reported.