Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Taiwan, China
Taiwan, China: Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line was 0.3 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Taiwan, China, 1981–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Taiwan, China is 0.3, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 25.0% on the previous year and down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Taiwan, China peaked at 10 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.2, in 1991.
That places Taiwan, China 113th 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 Taiwan, China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 10 | — |
| 1986 | 2.4 | -76.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2 | -91.7% |
| 1995 | 1.2 | +500.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2 | -83.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3 | +50.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9 | +200.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7 | -22.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4 | -42.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5 | +25.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4 | -20.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3 | -25.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.2 | 2.4 | 10 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.5333 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.2667 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.55 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.35 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan, China
More poverty & inequality data for Taiwan, China
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 6 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 0.87 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 17.45 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0807 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0807 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1054 (2023)
- Inequality metrics before tax wid 60.86 (2017)
- Gini coefficient wid 0.6086 (2017)
- Total shortfall from extreme poverty 3.36 million (2021)
- Poverty gap index extreme poverty 0.0131 (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Taiwan, China?
- Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Taiwan, China was 0.3 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Taiwan, China?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 1981.
- What is the lowest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Taiwan, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 in 1991.
- How does Taiwan, China rank for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line?
- Taiwan, China ranks 113th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line rising or falling in Taiwan, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Taiwan, China 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 16 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).