Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median in Guatemala
Guatemala: Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median was 25.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median in Guatemala, 1986–2023
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 60% of the median in Guatemala is 25.6%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Guatemala peaked at 33.0% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 25.6%, in 2023.
Guatemala ranks 15th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 31.2% | — |
| 1989 | 33.0% | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 29.7% | -10.1% |
| 2000 | 27.3% | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 30.0% | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 26.5% | -11.8% |
| 2023 | 25.6% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.1% | 31.2% | 33.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 29.7% | 29.7% | 29.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 28.7% | 27.3% | 30.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 26.5% | 26.5% | 1 |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 25.6% | 25.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 12 Ecuador 26.3% compare
- 13 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 26.1% compare
- 14 United States of America 25.9% compare
- 16 Nicaragua 25.3% compare
- 17 North Macedonia 24.4% compare
- 18 Jamaica 24.2% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Guatemala
- 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 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.31 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,822 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 -5.65 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 12.3 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.3% (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 60% of the median in Guatemala?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Guatemala was 25.6% in 2023, 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 60% of the median recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 1989.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.6% in 2023.
- How does Guatemala rank for relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median?
- Guatemala ranks 15th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala 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 60% 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 60% of the median.