Total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Belarus
Belarus: Total population living in extreme poverty by world region was 0 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Belarus, 1998–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Belarus is 0, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Belarus peaked at 3.85 million in 1998 and was at its lowest, 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.
Total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3.85 million | — |
| 1999 | 3.38 million | -12.2% |
| 2000 | 2.65 million | -21.8% |
| 2001 | 1.46 million | -44.7% |
| 2002 | 1.03 million | -29.6% |
| 2003 | 850,374 | -17.4% |
| 2004 | 414,793 | -51.2% |
| 2005 | 235,802 | -43.2% |
| 2006 | 101,919 | -56.8% |
| 2007 | 101,585 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 49,348 | -51.4% |
| 2009 | 51,340 | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 16,325 | -68.2% |
| 2011 | 5,174 | -68.3% |
| 2012 | 7,671 | +48.3% |
| 2013 | 2,122 | -72.3% |
| 2014 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 2,603 | — |
| 2018 | 2,078 | -20.2% |
| 2019 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.62 million | 3.38 million | 3.85 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 694,189 | 49,348 | 2.65 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,597 | 0 | 16,325 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Belarus
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 5 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.21 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,395 (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 revenues vs income inequality 35.34 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 8.51 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.08 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Belarus?
- Total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Belarus was 0 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total population living in extreme poverty by world region recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 3.85 million in 1998.
- What is the lowest total population living in extreme poverty by world region recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2014.
- How does Belarus rank for total population living in extreme poverty by world region?
- Belarus ranks 116th out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is total population living in extreme poverty by world region 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Total population living in extreme poverty by world region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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