Proportion of population below international poverty line in Tunisia
Tunisia: Proportion of population below international poverty line was 0.7% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of population below international poverty line in Tunisia, 1985–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2021, proportion of population below international poverty line in Tunisia stood at 0.7%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 77.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population below international poverty line in Tunisia peaked at 21.6% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2015.
That places Tunisia 66th out of 110 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of population below international poverty line in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 21.6% | — |
| 1990 | 16.3% | -24.5% |
| 1995 | 17.4% | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 10.5% | -39.7% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | -43.8% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | -47.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -77.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.6% | 21.6% | 21.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 16.9% | 16.3% | 17.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 5.9% | 10.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 0.7% | 3.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 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 proportion of population below international poverty line in Tunisia?
- Proportion of population below international poverty line in Tunisia was 0.7% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population below international poverty line recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 1985.
- What is the lowest proportion of population below international poverty line recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2015.
- How does Tunisia rank for proportion of population below international poverty line?
- Tunisia ranks 66th out of 110 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of population below international poverty line rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population below international poverty line (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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