Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median was 18.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% 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 18.4% for relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in 2019.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in North Macedonia peaked at 22.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2015.
North Macedonia ranks 15th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 21.7% | — |
| 2010 | 22.3% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 20.6% | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 20.1% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 18.2% | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 17.2% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 18.8% | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 17.7% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 17.4% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 18.4% | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.7% | 21.7% | 21.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 17.1% | 22.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
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 50% of the median in North Macedonia?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in North Macedonia was 18.4% 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 50% of the median recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2015.
- How does North Macedonia rank for relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median?
- North Macedonia ranks 15th out of 120 countries with data for 2019.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. 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 50% of the median. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below 50% of the median.