Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median in Venezuela
Venezuela: Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median was 26.1% in 2006. ▼ Falling
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median in Venezuela, 1981–2006
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2006, relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Venezuela stood at 26.1%.
The figure is down 9.9% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Venezuela peaked at 31.1% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 24.3%, in 1992.
That places Venezuela 13th out of 120 countries with data for 2006, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 31.1% | — |
| 1987 | 31.0% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 26.3% | -15.0% |
| 1992 | 24.3% | -7.6% |
| 1995 | 27.7% | +13.8% |
| 1998 | 28.4% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 27.8% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 27.1% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 28.1% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 28.4% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 27.9% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 28.9% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 26.1% | -9.9% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 26.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.1%, 1.4× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 26.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24.7%, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.5% | 26.3% | 31.1% | 3 |
| 1990s | 27.1% | 24.3% | 28.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 27.7% | 26.1% | 28.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More poverty & inequality data for Venezuela
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 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 2.08 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,080 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 15.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 20.19 (2015)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 20.2% (2015)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Venezuela?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Venezuela was 26.1% in 2006, 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 31.1% in 1981.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.3% in 1992.
- How does Venezuela rank for relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median?
- Venezuela ranks 13th out of 120 countries with data for 2006.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.