Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Jordan
Jordan: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day was 15.3% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Jordan, 1986–2010
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 15.3% for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.9% on the previous year and down 53.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Jordan peaked at 42.6% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 2010.
Jordan ranks 66th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 21.2% | — |
| 1992 | 41.9% | +97.7% |
| 1997 | 42.6% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 32.7% | -23.4% |
| 2006 | 22.4% | -31.4% |
| 2008 | 20.4% | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 15.3% | -24.9% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 15.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.4%, 71% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 15.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 32.3%, 47% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.2% | 21.2% | 21.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 42.3% | 41.9% | 42.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.2% | 20.4% | 32.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 15.3% | 15.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 63 Albania 19.9% compare
- 64 Panama 19.8% compare
- 65 Bolivia 17.4% compare
- 67 Kazakhstan 15.2% compare
- 68 Montenegro 14.5%
- 69 Dominican Republic 14.0% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Jordan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.64 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,611 kg per hectare (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 -7.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 17.16 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 17.2% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Jordan?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Jordan was 15.3% in 2010, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 42.6% in 1997.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 2010.
- How does Jordan rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Jordan ranks 66th out of 120 countries with data for 2010.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $8.30 per day.