Proportion of population below international poverty line (%) by country
Countries reporting
133
Highest
81.4%
Mozambique
Lowest
0.0%
Ukraine
Median
1.2%
Years covered
63
1963–2025
Data points
4,024
What the numbers show
Proportion of population below international poverty line (%) is currently reported for 133 countries. The highest value is 81.4% in Mozambique; the lowest is 0.0% in Ukraine.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.2%, and the mean is 10.4%.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 88 fell. The largest increase was in Germany (up 600.0%), and the largest decrease in Azerbaijan (down 100.0%).
Proportion of population below international poverty line (%): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mozambique | 81.4% | 2022 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 2 | Malawi | 75.4% | 2019 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 3 | Burundi | 74.2% | 2020 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 4 | Zambia | 71.7% | 2022 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 5 | Madagascar | 69.2% | 2021 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 6 | Niger | 60.5% | 2021 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 7 | Uganda | 59.8% | 2019 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 8 | United Republic of Tanzania | 51.3% | 2018 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 9 | Kenya | 45.5% | 2022 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 10 | Melanesia | 44.1% | 2012 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 11 | Burkina Faso | 42.1% | 2021 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 12 | Nigeria | 41.8% | 2022 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 13 | Guinea-Bissau | 39.9% | 2021 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 14 | Ghana | 39.0% | 2016 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 15 | Ethiopia | 38.6% | 2021 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 15 | Rwanda | 38.6% | 2023 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 17 | Mali | 36.1% | 2021 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 18 | Togo | 34.7% | 2021 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 19 | Benin | 27.2% | 2021 | down 60.2% | falling |
| 20 | Cameroon | 26.7% | 2021 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 21 | Pakistan | 23.0% | 2024 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Gambia | 22.0% | 2020 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Botswana | 21.4% | 2015 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 24 | Cote d'Ivoire | 20.8% | 2021 | down 55.7% | rising |
| 24 | Côte d'Ivoire | 20.8% | 2021 | down 55.7% | rising |
| 26 | Syria | 18.0% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Syrian Arab Republic | 18.0% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Senegal | 17.9% | 2021 | down 66.4% | falling |
| 29 | South Africa | 17.4% | 2022 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 30 | Honduras | 15.7% | 2024 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 31 | Guinea | 11.7% | 2018 | down 73.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Caribbean | 11.6% | 2015 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 33 | Mauritania | 10.2% | 2019 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Guatemala | 9.7% | 2023 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 9.7% | 2006 | down 35.8% | rising |
| 36 | Colombia | 8.5% | 2024 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 37 | Laos | 7.1% | 2024 | down 67.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 7.1% | 2024 | down 67.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Nicaragua | 6.6% | 2014 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Tajikistan | 6.1% | 2024 | down 54.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Bangladesh | 5.9% | 2022 | down 76.5% | falling |
| 42 | India | 5.3% | 2022 | down 80.4% | falling |
| 42 | Philippines | 5.3% | 2023 | down 75.1% | falling |
| 44 | Peru | 5.1% | 2024 | down 36.2% | volatile |
| 45 | El Salvador | 4.6% | 2023 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Georgia | 4.2% | 2024 | down 65.0% | falling |
| 47 | Indonesia | 4.0% | 2025 | down 81.5% | volatile |
| 48 | North Macedonia | 3.9% | 2019 | down 67.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Morocco | 3.7% | 2013 | down 78.0% | falling |
| 50 | Ecuador | 3.4% | 2025 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Panama | 3.1% | 2024 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Brazil | 3.0% | 2024 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Sri Lanka | 2.7% | 2019 | down 65.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Montenegro | 2.5% | 2021 | up 525.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2.5% | 2023 | up 31.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Nepal | 2.4% | 2022 | down 89.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Uzbekistan | 2.3% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.2% | 2024 | down 72.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Paraguay | 2.1% | 2024 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 2.1% | 2024 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 59 | State of Palestine | 2.1% | 2023 | up 425.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Mexico | 1.6% | 2024 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Vietnam | 1.6% | 2022 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Viet Nam | 1.6% | 2022 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Egypt | 1.4% | 2021 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Jamaica | 1.4% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Japan | 1.2% | 2020 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 68 | Lithuania | 1.1% | 2023 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Serbia | 1.1% | 2023 | down 85.9% | volatile |
| 68 | United States | 1.1% | 2024 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 71 | Argentina | 1.0% | 2024 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Bulgaria | 1.0% | 2023 | down 69.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Belize | 1.0% | 2018 | — | falling |
| 74 | Australia | 0.9% | 2020 | up 80.0% | falling |
| 74 | Hungary | 0.9% | 2017 | up 350.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Italy | 0.9% | 2023 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Armenia | 0.8% | 2024 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Costa Rica | 0.8% | 2025 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Dominican Republic | 0.8% | 2024 | down 80.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Spain | 0.8% | 2023 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 77 | Sweden | 0.8% | 2023 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Germany | 0.7% | 2022 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Romania | 0.7% | 2023 | down 92.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Tunisia | 0.7% | 2021 | down 77.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Australia and New Zealand | 0.7% | 2023 | up 75.0% | falling |
| 86 | Greece | 0.6% | 2023 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Austria | 0.5% | 2023 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Slovakia | 0.5% | 2023 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Chile | 0.4% | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Denmark | 0.4% | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 89 | United Kingdom | 0.4% | 2021 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Israel | 0.4% | 2022 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 89 | Latvia | 0.4% | 2023 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Malta | 0.4% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Mongolia | 0.4% | 2022 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Portugal | 0.4% | 2023 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 89 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.4% | 2021 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Albania | 0.3% | 2020 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.3% | 2021 | down 66.7% | rising |
| 98 | Canada | 0.3% | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 98 | Estonia | 0.3% | 2023 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Croatia | 0.3% | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Switzerland | 0.2% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Finland | 0.2% | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Norway | 0.2% | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 103 | Poland | 0.2% | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Turkey | 0.2% | 2023 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Uruguay | 0.2% | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 103 | Türkiye | 0.2% | 2023 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Belgium | 0.1% | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 110 | France | 0.1% | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 110 | Ireland | 0.1% | 2023 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Iceland | 0.1% | 2019 | unchanged | volatile |
| 110 | Jordan | 0.1% | 2010 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 110 | South Korea | 0.1% | 2021 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Luxembourg | 0.1% | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 110 | Moldova | 0.1% | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 110 | Russia | 0.1% | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 110 | Republic of Korea | 0.1% | 2021 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Republic of Moldova | 0.1% | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 110 | Russian Federation | 0.1% | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 110 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.1% | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 123 | Azerbaijan | 0.0% | 2005 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Bhutan | 0.0% | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 123 | China | 0.0% | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Cyprus | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Czechia | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Malaysia | 0.0% | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Slovenia | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Thailand | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Ukraine | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Middle Africa 60.9%
- Eastern Africa 51.3%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 45.2%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (inc. Sudan) 45.1%
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 41.3%
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 40.1%
- Africa 38.7%
- Western Africa 35.6%
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 34.9%
- Southern Africa 19.1%
- Small island developing states (SIDS) 18.0%
- Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia) 12.8%
- Developing regions 12.3%
- Oceania 12.0%
- Western Asia 11.7%
- World 10.4%
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 10.3%
- Southern Asia 6.9%
- Central and Southern Asia 6.7%
- South-eastern Asia 5.6%
- Asia 4.6%
- Latin America and the Caribbean 4.3%
- South America 3.7%
- Northern Africa 3.6%
- Central America 3.5%
- Americas 3.1%
- Central Asia 2.4%
- Caucasus and Central Asia 2.2%
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 1.8%
- Northern Africa (exc. Sudan) 1.2%
- United States of America 1.1%
- Northern America 0.9%
- Southern Europe 0.8%
- Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand) 0.6%
- Europe and Northern America 0.6%
- Europe 0.4%
- Western Europe 0.4%
- Northern Europe 0.4%
- Eastern Europe 0.2%
- Eastern Asia 0.2%