Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Syria
Syria: Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line was 89.3 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
89.3
World rank
15th
of 120 countries
All-time high
89.3
in 2022
All-time low
29.67
in 2003
Years of data
5
1996–2022
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Syria, 1996–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line 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, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Syria peaked at 89.3 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 29.67, in 2003.
Syria ranks 15th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 41.81 | — |
| 2003 | 29.67 | -29.0% |
| 2006 | 31.66 | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 32.05 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 89.3 | +178.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.81 | 41.81 | 41.81 | 1 |
| 2000s | 31.13 | 29.67 | 32.05 | 3 |
| 2020s | 89.3 | 89.3 | 89.3 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More poverty & inequality data for Syria
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.71 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,607 (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 revenues vs income inequality 10.54 (2008)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2008)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -24.99 % change on previous year (2008)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.49 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Syria?
- Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Syria was 89.3 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 89.3 in 2022.
- What is the lowest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.67 in 2003.
- How does Syria rank for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line?
- Syria ranks 15th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line 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 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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