Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median was 15.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Dominican Republic, 1986–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 15.3% for relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in 2024.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Dominican Republic peaked at 22.6% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2021.
Dominican Republic ranks 29th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 22.6% | — |
| 1989 | 21.5% | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 18.9% | -12.0% |
| 1996 | 19.9% | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 21.3% | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 20.8% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 20.7% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 21.2% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 20.4% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 20.3% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 20.2% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 20.7% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 19.4% | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 18.8% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 18.9% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 19.4% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 17.5% | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 17.4% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 17.8% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 17.8% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 17.6% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 18.6% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 14.2% | -24.0% |
| 2018 | 14.2% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 13.6% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 12.9% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 14.3% | +10.7% |
| 2023 | 14.9% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 15.3% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.1% | 21.5% | 22.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 20.0% | 18.9% | 21.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 20.1% | 18.8% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 14.2% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 12.9% | 15.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 26 El Salvador 16.2% compare
- 27 Montenegro 15.9% compare
- 28 Mexico 15.7% compare
- 30 Spain 14.9% compare
- 31 Romania 14.7% compare
- 32 Palestine, State of 14.7% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Dominican Republic
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 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 2.24 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,455 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 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 14.27 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.3% (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 Dominican Republic?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Dominican Republic was 15.3% in 2024, 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6% in 1986.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2021.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median?
- Dominican Republic ranks 29th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.