Total shortfall from extreme poverty in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Total shortfall from extreme poverty was 30.72 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 2019. ▼ Falling
Total shortfall from extreme poverty in North Macedonia, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
In 2019, total shortfall from extreme poverty in North Macedonia stood at 30.72 million international-$ in 2021 prices. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 11.0% on the previous year and down 73.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total shortfall from extreme poverty in North Macedonia peaked at 143.72 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 2010 and was at its lowest, 30.72 million international-$ in 2021 prices, in 2019.
That places North Macedonia 75th out of 120 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 116.92 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 116.92 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 116.92 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 1 |
| 2010s | 66.12 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 30.72 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 143.72 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 72 Serbia 34.83 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 73 South Korea 34.39 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 74 Dominican Republic 30.99 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 76 Bulgaria 29.62 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 77 Greece 26.68 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 78 Kyrgyzstan 23.85 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
More poverty & inequality data for North Macedonia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 4 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.47 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,565 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 29.5% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.112 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 24.5% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0832 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0832 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0953 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2048 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total shortfall from extreme poverty in North Macedonia?
- Total shortfall from extreme poverty in North Macedonia was 30.72 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 2019, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total shortfall from extreme poverty recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 143.72 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 2010.
- What is the lowest total shortfall from extreme poverty recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.72 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 2019.
- How does North Macedonia rank for total shortfall from extreme poverty?
- North Macedonia ranks 75th out of 120 countries with data for 2019.
- Is total shortfall from extreme poverty rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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 shortfall from extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the amount of money that would be theoretically needed to lift the income or consumption of all people in poverty up to $3 per day. However, this is not a measure of the actual cost of eliminating poverty, since it does not take into account the costs involved in making the necessary transfers nor any changes in behavior they would bring about.