Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line was 20.5 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in North Macedonia, 2009–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in North Macedonia stood at 20.5. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 53.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in North Macedonia peaked at 43.58 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 20.5, in 2019.
That places North Macedonia 60th out of 120 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 43.58 | — |
| 2010 | 39.99 | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 39.48 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 37.83 | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 36.5 | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 32.4 | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 30.38 | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 27.03 | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 24.72 | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 22.69 | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 20.5 | -9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.58 | 43.58 | 43.58 | 1 |
| 2010s | 31.15 | 20.5 | 39.99 | 10 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More poverty & inequality data for North Macedonia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 4 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.47 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,565 (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 4.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 29.55 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 29.55 (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 6.66 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.112 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in North Macedonia?
- Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in North Macedonia was 20.5 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 43.58 in 2009.
- What is the lowest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5 in 2019.
- How does North Macedonia rank for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line?
- North Macedonia ranks 60th out of 120 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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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