Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line was 36.05 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1986–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iran, Islamic Republic of recorded 36.05 for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 70.54 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 36.05, in 2023.
That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 48th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 67.13 | — |
| 1990 | 70.54 | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 63.72 | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 60.08 | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 37.67 | -37.3% |
| 2006 | 38.22 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 36.88 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 38.25 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 37.17 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 39.79 | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 42.09 | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 41.45 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 41.68 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 38.63 | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 42.13 | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 47.42 | +12.6% |
| 2020 | 48.41 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 42.77 | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 38.99 | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 36.05 | -7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 67.13 | 67.13 | 67.13 | 1 |
| 1990s | 64.78 | 60.08 | 70.54 | 3 |
| 2000s | 37.59 | 36.88 | 38.22 | 3 |
| 2010s | 40.96 | 37.17 | 47.42 | 9 |
| 2020s | 41.55 | 36.05 | 48.41 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.7 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,420 (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 4.44 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.482 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 29.36 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0873 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0873 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1072 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 36.05 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 70.54 in 1990.
- What is the lowest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.05 in 2023.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 48th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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