Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Korea
Korea: Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line was 0.5 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Korea, 2006–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Korea is 0.5, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 82.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Korea peaked at 2.8 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 2020.
That places Korea 108th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2.7 | — |
| 2008 | 2.3 | -14.8% |
| 2010 | 2.8 | +21.7% |
| 2012 | 2.2 | -21.4% |
| 2014 | 1.9 | -13.6% |
| 2016 | 1.4 | -26.3% |
| 2017 | 1.3 | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9 | -30.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6 | -33.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5 | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.59 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 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)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0.0454 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 26.87 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 26.87 (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 -9.65 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.038 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Korea?
- Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Korea was 0.5 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8 in 2010.
- What is the lowest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 2020.
- How does Korea rank for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line?
- Korea ranks 108th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.1%. 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 living with less than upper middle income poverty line. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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