Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day was 20.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in North Macedonia, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 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, poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in North Macedonia peaked at 43.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 2019.
That places North Macedonia 61st 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.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 43.6% | — |
| 2010 | 40.0% | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 39.5% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 37.8% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 36.5% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 32.4% | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 30.4% | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 27.0% | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 24.7% | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 22.7% | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 20.5% | -9.7% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 20.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.4%, 96% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 20.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.6%, 7.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.6% | 43.6% | 43.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 31.1% | 20.5% | 40.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More poverty & inequality data for North Macedonia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 4 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.47 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,565 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 4.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 29.55 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 29.5% (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 North Macedonia?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in North Macedonia was 20.5% in 2019, 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 North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 43.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 2019.
- How does North Macedonia rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- North Macedonia ranks 61st out of 120 countries with data for 2019.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 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 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.