Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median was 19.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1986–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iran, Islamic Republic of recorded 19.6% for relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in 2023.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 27.1% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2013.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 45th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 27.1% | — |
| 1990 | 25.7% | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 25.0% | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 26.1% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 24.5% | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 25.6% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 25.0% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 19.5% | -21.9% |
| 2012 | 18.6% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 17.8% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 18.9% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 18.7% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 18.8% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 19.9% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 20.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 20.3% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 19.8% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 20.1% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 19.7% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 19.6% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.1% | 27.1% | 27.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 25.6% | 25.0% | 26.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 25.0% | 24.5% | 25.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 19.2% | 17.8% | 20.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 19.6% | 20.1% | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 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 1.7 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,420 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 4.44 % change on previous year (2023)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via -11.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.482 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 29.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 19.6% 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 Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 27.1% in 1986.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2013.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 45th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of 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.