Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median in Tunisia
Tunisia: Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median was 17.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median in Tunisia, 1985–2021
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 Tunisia is 17.9%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Tunisia peaked at 24.9% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 2015.
Tunisia ranks 64th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 24.6% | — |
| 1990 | 24.2% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 24.9% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 23.9% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 21.5% | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 21.4% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 17.7% | -17.1% |
| 2021 | 17.9% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.6% | 24.6% | 24.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 24.5% | 24.2% | 24.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.7% | 21.5% | 23.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 17.7% | 21.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 17.9% | 17.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 61 Senegal 18.1% compare
- 62 Côte d'Ivoire 18.1% compare
- 63 Guinea-Bissau 18.0% compare
- 65 Croatia 17.8% compare
- 66 Austria 17.7% compare
- 67 Tanzania, United Republic of 17.7% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Tunisia
- 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 1.83 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,891 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 45.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 34.76 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 34.8% (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 60% of the median in Tunisia?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Tunisia was 17.9% in 2021, 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.9% in 1995.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 2015.
- How does Tunisia rank for relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median?
- Tunisia ranks 64th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.