Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) by country
Countries reporting
48
Highest
42.1%
Albania
Lowest
9.9%
Colombia
Median
19.6%
Years covered
16
2010–2025
Data points
645
What the numbers show
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) is currently reported for 48 countries. The highest value is 42.1% in Albania; the lowest is 9.9% in Colombia.
The median across all reporting countries is 19.6%, and the mean is 22.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Ecuador (up 19.1%), and the largest decrease in Armenia (down 58.6%).
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania | 42.1% | 2023 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 2 | Ecuador | 41.7% | 2025 | up 19.1% | flat |
| 3 | Ghana | 41.3% | 2023 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 4 | Kyrgyzstan | 38.5% | 2024 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 5 | Montenegro | 34.1% | 2022 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 6 | Rwanda | 30.5% | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 7 | North Macedonia | 30.0% | 2023 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 8 | Turkey | 29.8% | 2025 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 8 | Türkiye | 29.8% | 2025 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 10 | Mexico | 29.6% | 2024 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 29.0% | 2025 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 12 | Greece | 27.5% | 2025 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 13 | Romania | 27.4% | 2025 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 14 | Spain | 25.7% | 2025 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 15 | Latvia | 24.7% | 2025 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 16 | Lithuania | 24.3% | 2023 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 16 | Serbia | 24.3% | 2024 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 18 | Italy | 22.6% | 2025 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 19 | Estonia | 21.8% | 2025 | down 9.9% | flat |
| 20 | Germany | 21.2% | 2025 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 21 | Croatia | 20.7% | 2025 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 22 | France | 20.5% | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 23 | Luxembourg | 20.0% | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 24 | Malta | 19.7% | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 25 | Hungary | 19.5% | 2025 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 26 | Switzerland | 19.3% | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 27 | Sweden | 18.6% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 27 | Portugal | 18.6% | 2025 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 29 | Slovakia | 18.3% | 2024 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 30 | Denmark | 18.0% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 31 | Chile | 17.7% | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 32 | Finland | 17.2% | 2025 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 33 | Ireland | 17.1% | 2024 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 33 | Cyprus | 17.1% | 2025 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 35 | Austria | 16.9% | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 36 | Belgium | 16.5% | 2025 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 37 | Dominican Republic | 16.4% | 2019 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 38 | Norway | 16.1% | 2025 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 39 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 15.8% | 2025 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 40 | Paraguay | 15.7% | 2024 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 41 | Slovenia | 15.5% | 2025 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 42 | Poland | 15.0% | 2025 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 43 | Armenia | 13.2% | 2024 | down 58.6% | falling |
| 44 | Costa Rica | 12.6% | 2025 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 45 | Iceland | 11.7% | 2020 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 46 | Thailand | 11.6% | 2021 | down 57.8% | falling |
| 47 | Czechia | 11.5% | 2025 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 48 | Colombia | 9.9% | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |