Share of population: 2011 vs. 2017 prices … upper-middle in Venezuela
Venezuela: Share of population: 2011 vs. 2017 prices … upper-middle was 32.7% in 2006. ▲ Rising
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Venezuela, 1981–2006
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 32.7% for share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in 2006.
That represents a change of down 27.7% on the previous year and down 26.5% 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 Venezuela peaked at 60.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 26.9%, in 1989.
That places Venezuela 45th out of 119 countries with data for 2006, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of population: 2011 vs. 2017 prices … upper-middle in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 34.1% | — |
| 1987 | 36.9% | +8.2% |
| 1989 | 26.9% | -27.0% |
| 1992 | 28.0% | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 44.5% | +58.8% |
| 1998 | 42.6% | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 47.1% | +10.6% |
| 2001 | 44.8% | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 54.6% | +21.8% |
| 2003 | 60.4% | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 55.2% | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 45.2% | -18.1% |
| 2006 | 32.7% | -27.7% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 32.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.8%, 48% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 32.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.4%, 1.7× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.6% | 26.9% | 36.9% | 3 |
| 1990s | 40.6% | 28.0% | 47.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 48.8% | 32.7% | 60.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More poverty & inequality data for Venezuela
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 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 2.08 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,080 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 15.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 20.19 (2015)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 20.2% (2015)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Venezuela?
- Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Venezuela was 32.7% in 2006, 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 60.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.9% in 1989.
- How does Venezuela rank for share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Venezuela ranks 45th out of 119 countries with data for 2006.
- Is share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.