Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Korea
Korea: Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china was 0.1 in 2021. β Volatile
Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Korea, 2006β2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Korea stood at 0.1. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 80.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Korea peaked at 0.5 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.1, in 2020.
Korea ranks 101st of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Korea
More poverty & inequality data for Korea
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 6 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 0.72 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 6,615 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 26.87 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.038 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 18.63 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0683 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0683 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.0778 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1642 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Korea?
- Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Korea was 0.1 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5 in 2006.
- What is the lowest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 in 2020.
- How does Korea rank for share in extreme poverty including and excluding china?
- Korea ranks 101st out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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