Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in South Korea
South Korea: Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds was 0.1 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in South Korea, 2006–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in South Korea is 0.1, measured in 2021. 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 poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in South Korea peaked at 0.5 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.1, in 2020.
South 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 South Korea
More poverty & inequality data for South 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 poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in South Korea?
- Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in South Korea was 0.1 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5 in 2006.
- What is the lowest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 in 2020.
- How does South Korea rank for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds?
- South Korea ranks 101st out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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