Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Tunisia
Tunisia: Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line was 20.67 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
20.67
World rank
58th
of 120 countries
All-time high
72.47
in 1985
All-time low
20.67
in 2021
Years of data
8
1985–2021
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Tunisia, 1985–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Tunisia is 20.67, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Tunisia peaked at 72.47 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 20.67, in 2021.
Tunisia ranks 58th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 72.47 | — |
| 1990 | 66.4 | -8.4% |
| 1995 | 66.26 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 57.33 | -13.5% |
| 2005 | 49.02 | -14.5% |
| 2010 | 34.6 | -29.4% |
| 2015 | 23.68 | -31.6% |
| 2021 | 20.67 | -12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 72.47 | 72.47 | 72.47 | 1 |
| 1990s | 66.33 | 66.26 | 66.4 | 2 |
| 2000s | 53.18 | 49.02 | 57.33 | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.14 | 23.68 | 34.6 | 2 |
| 2020s | 20.67 | 20.67 | 20.67 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More poverty & inequality data for Tunisia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.83 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,891 (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 45.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 34.76 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 34.76 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 7.12 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.238 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Tunisia?
- Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Tunisia was 20.67 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 72.47 in 1985.
- What is the lowest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.67 in 2021.
- How does Tunisia rank for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line?
- Tunisia ranks 58th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia 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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