Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median was 18.3% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Nicaragua, 1993–2014
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 18.3% for relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Nicaragua peaked at 26.0% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 2009.
That places Nicaragua 16th out of 120 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top quarter.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 26.0% | — |
| 1998 | 22.2% | -14.7% |
| 2001 | 19.0% | -14.5% |
| 2005 | 17.1% | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 16.6% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 18.3% | +9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.1% | 22.2% | 26.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.6% | 16.6% | 19.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 18.3% | 18.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 13 United States of America 18.9% compare
- 14 Cameroon 18.8% compare
- 15 North Macedonia 18.4% compare
- 17 Ecuador 18.1% compare
- 18 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 17.8% compare
- 19 Uruguay 17.4% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Nicaragua
- 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 2.22 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,515 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 6.63 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 27.78 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 27.8% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Nicaragua?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Nicaragua was 18.3% in 2014, 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 26.0% in 1993.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 2009.
- How does Nicaragua rank for relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median?
- Nicaragua ranks 16th out of 120 countries with data for 2014.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.