Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in United States of America
United States of America: Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china was 1.1 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.1
Change on year
down 8.3%
World rank
62nd
of 120 countries
All-time high
1.6
in 1963
All-time low
0.3
in 2021
Years of data
62
1963–2024
Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in United States of America, 1963–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in United States of America is 1.1, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in United States of America peaked at 1.6 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.3, in 2021.
That places United States of America 62nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 1.6 | — |
| 1964 | 1.5 | -6.3% |
| 1965 | 1.3 | -13.3% |
| 1966 | 1.2 | -7.7% |
| 1967 | 1.1 | -8.3% |
| 1968 | 0.9 | -18.2% |
| 1969 | 0.7 | -22.2% |
| 1970 | 1.1 | +57.1% |
| 1971 | 0.9 | -18.2% |
| 1972 | 0.8 | -11.1% |
| 1973 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.9 | +12.5% |
| 1975 | 0.7 | -22.2% |
| 1976 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.6 | -14.3% |
| 1978 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.7 | +16.7% |
| 1980 | 0.6 | -14.3% |
| 1981 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8 | +33.3% |
| 1983 | 0.7 | -12.5% |
| 1984 | 0.6 | -14.3% |
| 1985 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5 | -16.7% |
| 1989 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.6 | +20.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.7 | +16.7% |
| 1995 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8 | +14.3% |
| 1998 | 0.9 | +12.5% |
| 1999 | 0.7 | -22.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8 | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9 | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 1.1 | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 1.1 | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 1.1 | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 1.1 | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.3 | +18.2% |
| 2015 | 1.2 | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.3 | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 1.1 | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 1 | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4 | -60.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3 | -25.0% |
| 2022 | 1.4 | +366.7% |
| 2023 | 1.2 | -14.3% |
| 2024 | 1.1 | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.19 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 7 |
| 1970s | 0.78 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.61 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.68 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.99 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 | 1 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.88 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
More poverty & inequality data for United States of America
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 9 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.62 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 8,414 (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 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 24.85 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 24.85 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -9.08 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.169 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in United States of America?
- Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in United States of America was 1.1 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6 in 1963.
- What is the lowest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 in 2021.
- How does United States of America rank for share in extreme poverty including and excluding china?
- United States of America ranks 62nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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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