Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Syria
Syria: Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median was 7.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Syria, 1996–2022
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 50% of the median in Syria is 7.9%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Syria peaked at 16.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2022.
That places Syria 97th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Syria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 8.8% | — |
| 2003 | 10.1% | +15.7% |
| 2006 | 16.3% | +61.3% |
| 2009 | 15.5% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 7.9% | -48.8% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 7.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 10.5%, 76% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Syria's 7.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.6%, 75% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.8% | 8.8% | 8.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 10.1% | 16.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 7.9% | 7.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More poverty & inequality data for Syria
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 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 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.71 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,607 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -11.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 10.54 (2008)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 10.5% (2008)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2008)
Frequently asked questions
- What is relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Syria?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Syria was 7.9% in 2022, 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2022.
- How does Syria rank for relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median?
- Syria ranks 97th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syria 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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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below 50% of the median.