The share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Belarus
Belarus: The share and number of people living in extreme poverty was 0.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
The share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Belarus, 1998–2020
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 0.0% for the share and number of people living in extreme poverty in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, the share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Belarus peaked at 38.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.
Belarus ranks 116th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
The share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 38.2% | — |
| 1999 | 33.7% | -11.8% |
| 2000 | 26.5% | -21.5% |
| 2001 | 14.7% | -44.4% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | -29.1% |
| 2003 | 8.7% | -16.8% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | -50.9% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | -42.8% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -56.5% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -51.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -68.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -68.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +48.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -72.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -20.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.0% | 33.7% | 38.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 0.5% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More poverty & inequality data for Belarus
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 5 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 1.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,395 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 -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 35.34 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 35.3% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is the share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Belarus?
- The share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Belarus was 0.0% in 2020, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest the share and number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 38.2% in 1998.
- What is the lowest the share and number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
- How does Belarus rank for the share and number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Belarus ranks 116th out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is the share and number of people living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of The share and number of people living in extreme poverty. 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 per day.