Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Tunisia
Tunisia: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day was 20.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Tunisia, 1985–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Tunisia is 20.7%, 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, poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Tunisia peaked at 72.5% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 2021.
Tunisia ranks 59th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 72.5% | — |
| 1990 | 66.4% | -8.4% |
| 1995 | 66.3% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 57.3% | -13.5% |
| 2005 | 49.0% | -14.5% |
| 2010 | 34.6% | -29.4% |
| 2015 | 23.7% | -31.6% |
| 2021 | 20.7% | -12.7% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 20.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 71.2%, 29% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 20.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 32.3%, 64% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 72.5% | 72.5% | 72.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 66.3% | 66.3% | 66.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 53.2% | 49.0% | 57.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 23.7% | 34.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 20.7% | 20.7% | 20.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More poverty & inequality data for Tunisia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.83 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,891 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 45.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 34.76 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 34.8% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Tunisia?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Tunisia was 20.7% in 2021, 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 72.5% in 1985.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 2021.
- How does Tunisia rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Tunisia ranks 59th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 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 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.