Share of population: 2011 vs. 2017 prices … upper-middle in Taiwan
Taiwan: Share of population: 2011 vs. 2017 prices … upper-middle was 0.2% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Taiwan, 1981–2021
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 upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Taiwan is 0.2%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Taiwan peaked at 2.5% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1991.
That places Taiwan 109th out of 119 countries with data for 2021, 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: 2011 vs. 2017 prices … upper-middle in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2.5% | — |
| 1986 | 0.7% | -70.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | — |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -67.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +99.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -49.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -1.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of population: 2011 vs. 2017 prices … upper-middle in Taiwan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -100.0% | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| 2010 | +99.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| 1986 | -70.0% | 2.5% | 0.7% |
| 1997 | -67.6% | 0.7% | 0.2% |
| 2016 | -49.5% | 0.5% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.6% | 0.7% | 2.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
- 106 Netherlands 0.3% compare
- 107 Luxembourg 0.3% compare
- 108 South Korea 0.2% compare
- 110 Denmark 0.2% compare
- 111 Czechia 0.2% compare
- 112 Belgium 0.2% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Taiwan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 6 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 0.87 live births per woman (2023)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 17.4% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0807 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0807 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1054 (2023)
- Three metrics of inequality 60.86 (2017)
- Gini coefficient (before tax) 0.6086 (2017)
- Total shortfall from extreme poverty 3.36 million international-$ in 2021 prices (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Taiwan?
- Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Taiwan was 0.2% in 2021, 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 upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 1981.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1991.
- How does Taiwan rank for share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Taiwan ranks 109th out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Taiwan 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 upper-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 $5.50 per day.