Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Venezuela
Venezuela: Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line was 43.35 in 2006. ▲ Rising
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Venezuela, 1981–2006
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Venezuela is 43.35, measured in 2006.
That represents a change of down 22.1% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Venezuela peaked at 70.75 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 36.8, in 1989.
That places Venezuela 45th out of 120 countries with data for 2006, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 42.28 | — |
| 1987 | 45.34 | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 36.8 | -18.8% |
| 1992 | 39.15 | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 55.78 | +42.5% |
| 1998 | 52.65 | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 58.06 | +10.3% |
| 2001 | 55.31 | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 64.67 | +16.9% |
| 2003 | 70.75 | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 65.69 | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 55.66 | -15.3% |
| 2006 | 43.35 | -22.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.48 | 36.8 | 45.34 | 3 |
| 1990s | 51.41 | 39.15 | 58.06 | 4 |
| 2000s | 59.24 | 43.35 | 70.75 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More poverty & inequality data for Venezuela
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 0 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.08 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,080 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 15.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 20.19 (2015)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 20.19 (2015)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 12.11 % change on previous year (2015)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.512 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Venezuela?
- Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Venezuela was 43.35 in 2006, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 70.75 in 2003.
- What is the lowest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.8 in 1989.
- How does Venezuela rank for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line?
- Venezuela ranks 45th out of 120 countries with data for 2006.
- Is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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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