Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median was 13.6% in 2006. ▼ Falling
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, 1981–2006
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of is 13.6%, measured in 2006.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.2% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of peaked at 18.7% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 1992.
That places Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 8th out of 120 countries with data for 2006, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 18.7% | — |
| 1987 | 18.2% | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 13.5% | -25.5% |
| 1992 | 11.6% | -14.1% |
| 1995 | 14.4% | +24.1% |
| 1998 | 16.0% | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 15.6% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 14.3% | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 16.6% | +15.8% |
| 2003 | 16.7% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 16.6% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 17.8% | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 13.6% | -23.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.8% | 13.5% | 18.7% | 3 |
| 1990s | 14.4% | 11.6% | 16.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 15.9% | 13.6% | 17.8% | 6 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- 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 2.08 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,080 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 15.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 20.19 (2015)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 20.2% (2015)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of was 13.6% in 2006, 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 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 1981.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 1992.
- How does Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank for relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median?
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 8th out of 120 countries with data for 2006.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median rising or falling in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 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.