Share of population living below national poverty lines in Belarus
Belarus: Share of population living below national poverty lines was 3.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of population living below national poverty lines in Belarus, 1996–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, share of population living below national poverty lines in Belarus stood at 3.5%. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living below national poverty lines in Belarus peaked at 46.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2024.
That places Belarus 69th out of 70 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of population living below national poverty lines in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 38.6% | — |
| 1997 | 32.1% | -16.8% |
| 1998 | 33.0% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 46.7% | +41.5% |
| 2000 | 41.9% | -10.3% |
| 2001 | 28.9% | -31.0% |
| 2002 | 30.5% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 27.1% | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 17.8% | -34.3% |
| 2005 | 12.7% | -28.7% |
| 2006 | 11.1% | -12.6% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | -30.6% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | -20.8% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | +40.4% |
| 2012 | 6.3% | -13.7% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | -12.7% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | -12.7% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 5.6% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 4.8% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | -14.6% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.6% | 32.1% | 46.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 18.9% | 5.4% | 41.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 4.8% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.5% | 4.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More poverty & inequality data for Belarus
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 5 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 1.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,395 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 -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 35.34 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 35.3% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living below national poverty lines in Belarus?
- Share of population living below national poverty lines in Belarus was 3.5% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living below national poverty lines recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 46.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of population living below national poverty lines recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2024.
- How does Belarus rank for share of population living below national poverty lines?
- Belarus ranks 69th out of 70 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population living below national poverty lines rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living below national poverty lines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty lines. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.