Share of population: 2011 vs. 2017 prices … lower-middle in Syria
Syria: Share of population: 2011 vs. 2017 prices … lower-middle was 64.4% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Syria, 1996–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Syria stood at 64.4%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 330.1% 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 Syria peaked at 64.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2003.
That places Syria 13th out of 119 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of population: 2011 vs. 2017 prices … lower-middle in Syria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 16.8% | — |
| 2003 | 10.2% | -39.1% |
| 2006 | 15.2% | +48.6% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 64.4% | +330.1% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 64.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 70.4%, 91% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Syria's 64.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.6%, 17.8× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.8% | 16.8% | 16.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 10.2% | 15.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 64.4% | 64.4% | 64.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More poverty & inequality data for Syria
- 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 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.71 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,607 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -11.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 10.54 (2008)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 10.5% (2008)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2008)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Syria?
- Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Syria was 64.4% 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 64.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2003.
- How does Syria rank for share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Syria ranks 13th 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 Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 330.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Syria 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.