Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Jordan
Jordan: Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median was 2.7% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Jordan, 1986–2010
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 2.7% for relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in 2010.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and down 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Jordan peaked at 7.6% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2008.
Jordan ranks 105th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 4.8% | — |
| 1992 | 7.6% | +58.2% |
| 1997 | 3.2% | -57.3% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | +38.0% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | -26.5% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | -19.8% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 5.4% | 3.2% | 7.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 2.6% | 4.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More poverty & inequality data for Jordan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 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 2.64 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,611 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 -7.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 17.16 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 17.2% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Jordan?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Jordan was 2.7% in 2010, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 1992.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2008.
- How does Jordan rank for relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median?
- Jordan ranks 105th out of 120 countries with data for 2010.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan 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 Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below 40% of the median.