Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median was 13.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in North Macedonia, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 13.1% for relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in 2019.
That represents a change of up 7.8% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in North Macedonia peaked at 17.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2014.
That places North Macedonia 10th out of 120 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 16.0% | — |
| 2010 | 17.8% | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 15.2% | -14.5% |
| 2012 | 14.2% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 12.0% | -15.2% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 12.3% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | +12.0% |
| 2017 | 13.2% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 12.1% | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 13.1% | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.0% | 16.0% | 16.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 11.8% | 17.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 7 Ghana 13.8% compare
- 8 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 13.6%
- 9 South Africa 13.1% compare
- 11 Guatemala 12.9% compare
- 12 Botswana 12.8% compare
- 13 Costa Rica 12.6% compare
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 relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in North Macedonia?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in North Macedonia was 13.1% in 2019, 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 North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2014.
- How does North Macedonia rank for relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median?
- North Macedonia ranks 10th out of 120 countries with data for 2019.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below 40% of the median.