Total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Bhutan
Bhutan: Total population living in extreme poverty by world region was 54 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Bhutan, 2003–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 54 people for total population living in extreme poverty by world region in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 99.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Bhutan peaked at 147,246 people in 2003 and was at its lowest, 54 people, in 2022.
That places Bhutan 115th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 147,246 people | — |
| 2007 | 81,638 people | -44.6% |
| 2012 | 26,158 people | -68.0% |
| 2017 | 19,720 people | -24.6% |
| 2022 | 54 people | -99.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 114,442 people | 81,638 people | 147,246 people | 2 |
| 2010s | 22,939 people | 19,720 people | 26,158 people | 2 |
| 2020s | 54 people | 54 people | 54 people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More poverty & inequality data for Bhutan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 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 1.46 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,552 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 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 12.38 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.4% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Bhutan?
- Total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Bhutan was 54 people in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total population living in extreme poverty by world region recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 147,246 people in 2003.
- What is the lowest total population living in extreme poverty by world region recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 54 people in 2022.
- How does Bhutan rank for total population living in extreme poverty by world region?
- Bhutan ranks 115th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total population living in extreme poverty by world region rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan 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 Total population living in extreme poverty by world region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.