Number of people living in extreme poverty in SVN
SVN: Number of people living in extreme poverty was 0 people in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of people living in extreme poverty in SVN, 1987–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in extreme poverty in SVN is 0 people, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty in SVN peaked at 3,966 people in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1987.
SVN 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 1 |
| 1990s | 1,984 people | 0 people | 3,966 people | 3 |
| 2000s | 1,229 people | 0 people | 2,490 people | 6 |
| 2010s | 127.6 people | 0 people | 540 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near SVN
More poverty & inequality data for SVN
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.58 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,586 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 36.4% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.042 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 23.7% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0731 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0731 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0918 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1002 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty in SVN?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty in SVN was 0 people in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in SVN?
- The highest recorded value was 3,966 people in 1999.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in SVN?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1987.
- How does SVN rank for number of people living in extreme poverty?
- SVN ranks 116th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty rising or falling in SVN?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this SVN 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 Number of people living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.