Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 7.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in El Salvador, 1989–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in El Salvador is 7.9%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in El Salvador peaked at 37.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2019.
El Salvador ranks 48th of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 31.2% | — |
| 1991 | 37.2% | +19.1% |
| 1995 | 27.6% | -25.8% |
| 1996 | 29.2% | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 33.1% | +13.4% |
| 1999 | 29.0% | -12.4% |
| 2000 | 24.3% | -16.3% |
| 2001 | 25.9% | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 26.2% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 27.2% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 22.9% | -15.9% |
| 2005 | 23.1% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 19.2% | -17.2% |
| 2007 | 15.3% | -20.3% |
| 2008 | 19.8% | +29.8% |
| 2009 | 19.4% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 16.7% | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 14.7% | -12.2% |
| 2013 | 12.7% | -13.2% |
| 2014 | 12.4% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | -17.9% |
| 2016 | 10.7% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | -18.7% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | -28.7% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | +42.5% |
| 2022 | 7.9% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.2% | 31.2% | 31.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 31.2% | 27.6% | 37.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 22.3% | 15.3% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 5.7% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 7.9% | 8.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More poverty & inequality data for El Salvador
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 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 1.77 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,819 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 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 20.61 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 20.6% (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 on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in El Salvador?
- Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in El Salvador was 7.9% in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 37.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2019.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- El Salvador ranks 48th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3.20 per day.