Share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions by country
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%).
Countries reporting
44
Highest
46.6%
Albania
Lowest
11.3%
Czechia
Median
20.2%
Years covered
15
2010–2024
Data points
554
What the numbers show
Share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions is currently reported for 44 countries. The highest value is 46.6% in Albania; the lowest is 11.3% in Czechia.
The median across all reporting countries is 20.2%, and the mean is 23.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in France (up 12.7%), and the largest decrease in Thailand (down 57.7%).
Share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania | 46.6% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 2 | Kyrgyzstan | 43.6% | 2023 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 3 | Ghana | 41.3% | 2023 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 4 | Ecuador | 40.8% | 2024 | up 9.2% | flat |
| 5 | North Macedonia | 39.8% | 2020 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 6 | Mexico | 36.3% | 2022 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 7 | Montenegro | 34.1% | 2022 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 8 | Romania | 32.0% | 2023 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 9 | Serbia | 30.7% | 2023 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 9 | Turkey | 30.7% | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 11 | Rwanda | 30.4% | 2022 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 12 | Bulgaria | 30.3% | 2024 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 13 | Greece | 26.1% | 2023 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 14 | Spain | 25.8% | 2024 | down 11.6% | flat |
| 15 | Paraguay | 24.9% | 2020 | — | falling |
| 16 | Latvia | 24.3% | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 16 | Lithuania | 24.3% | 2023 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 18 | Italy | 23.1% | 2024 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 19 | Estonia | 22.2% | 2024 | down 14.6% | flat |
| 20 | Germany | 20.9% | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 21 | Croatia | 20.7% | 2023 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 22 | France | 20.4% | 2023 | up 12.7% | flat |
| 23 | Luxembourg | 20.0% | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 24 | Malta | 19.8% | 2023 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 25 | Hungary | 19.7% | 2023 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 26 | Ireland | 19.2% | 2023 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 27 | Belgium | 18.2% | 2024 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 28 | Denmark | 18.0% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 29 | Austria | 17.7% | 2023 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 30 | Slovakia | 17.6% | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 31 | Sweden | 17.5% | 2024 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 32 | Armenia | 17.3% | 2023 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 33 | Finland | 16.8% | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 34 | Cyprus | 16.7% | 2023 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 35 | Dominican Republic | 16.4% | 2019 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 36 | Poland | 16.3% | 2023 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 37 | Norway | 15.8% | 2023 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 38 | Netherlands | 15.4% | 2024 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 39 | Slovenia | 14.4% | 2024 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 40 | Costa Rica | 13.1% | 2024 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 41 | Colombia | 12.1% | 2023 | down 50.2% | falling |
| 42 | Iceland | 11.7% | 2020 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 43 | Thailand | 11.6% | 2021 | down 57.7% | falling |
| 44 | Czechia | 11.3% | 2024 | down 23.6% | falling |
About this data
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%).