Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Syria
Syria: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day was 89.3% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Syria, 1996–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Syria stood at 89.3%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 178.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Syria peaked at 89.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 29.7%, in 2003.
Syria ranks 15th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Syria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 41.8% | — |
| 2003 | 29.7% | -29.0% |
| 2006 | 31.7% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 32.0% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 89.3% | +178.7% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 89.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 93.5%, 96% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Syria's 89.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 32.3%, 2.8× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.8% | 41.8% | 41.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 31.1% | 29.7% | 32.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 89.3% | 89.3% | 89.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More poverty & inequality data for Syria
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.71 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,607 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -11.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 10.54 (2008)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 10.5% (2008)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2008)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Syria?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Syria was 89.3% in 2022, 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 89.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.7% in 2003.
- How does Syria rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Syria ranks 15th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 178.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Syria 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.