Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Belarus
Belarus: Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median was 3.9% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Belarus, 1998–2020
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Belarus stood at 3.9%. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.0% on the previous year and down 54.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Belarus peaked at 12.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2020.
Belarus ranks 117th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10.7% | — |
| 1999 | 12.2% | +13.4% |
| 2000 | 11.1% | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 10.1% | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 9.7% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 9.3% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 7.5% | -18.9% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | +17.5% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 8.7% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 8.5% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 7.9% | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | -12.8% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | -12.8% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | -30.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.4% | 10.7% | 12.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 7.5% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 5.2% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 114 Kyrgyzstan 4.6% compare
- 115 Egypt 4.4% compare
- 116 Republic of Moldova 4.3% compare
- 118 India 3.4% compare
- 119 Kazakhstan 3.1% compare
- 120 Azerbaijan 0.9% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Belarus
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 5 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 1.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,395 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 -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 35.34 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 35.3% (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 50% of the median in Belarus?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Belarus was 3.9% in 2020, 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 50% of the median recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2020.
- How does Belarus rank for relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median?
- Belarus ranks 117th out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus 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 50% 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 50% of the median.