Share of population living below national poverty lines in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of population living below national poverty lines was 17.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of population living below national poverty lines in Dominican Republic, 2016–2025
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2025, share of population living below national poverty lines in Dominican Republic stood at 17.3%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 8.9% on the previous year and down 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living below national poverty lines in Dominican Republic peaked at 34.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 2025.
Dominican Republic ranks 36th of 70 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of population living below national poverty lines in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 34.8% | — |
| 2017 | 31.2% | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 28.3% | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 25.8% | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 30.4% | +17.8% |
| 2021 | 30.7% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 27.7% | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 23.0% | -17.0% |
| 2024 | 19.0% | -17.4% |
| 2025 | 17.3% | -8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.0% | 25.8% | 34.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 17.3% | 30.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More poverty & inequality data for Dominican Republic
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 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 2.24 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,455 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 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 14.27 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.3% (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 Dominican Republic?
- Share of population living below national poverty lines in Dominican Republic was 17.3% in 2025, 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 34.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of population living below national poverty lines recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 2025.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of population living below national poverty lines?
- Dominican Republic ranks 36th out of 70 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living below national poverty lines rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.