This is a list of countries by percentage of population living in poverty, as recorded by the World Bank and Our World in Data.

Methodology

"Poverty" is defined as an economic condition by the lack of both money and basic necessities needed to live successfully, such as food, water, utilities, and housing. There are many working definitions of "poverty", with considerable debate on the most accurate definition of the term.

Lack of income security, economic stability and the predictability of one's continued means to meet basic needs all serve as absolute indicators of poverty. Poverty may therefore also be defined as the economic condition of lacking predictable and stable means of meeting basic life needs.

The first table lists countries by the percentage of their population with an income of less than $2.15 (the extreme poverty line), $3.65 and $6.85 US dollars a day in 2017 international (PPP) prices. The data is from the most recent year available from the World Bank API.^[1][3][4]

As differences in price levels across the world evolve, the global poverty line has to be periodically updated to reflect these changes. The World Bank updated the global poverty lines in September 2022. The decision follows the release in 2020 of new purchasing power parities (PPPs)—the main data used to convert different currencies into a common, comparable unit and account for price differences across countries. The new extreme poverty line of $2.15 per person per day, which replaces the $1.90 poverty line, is based on 2017 PPPs.^[5] This means that anyone living on less than $2.15 a day is considered to be living in extreme poverty. About 648 million people globally were in this situation in 2019.^[5]

The second table lists countries by the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line—the poverty line deemed appropriate for a country by its authorities. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.^[2]

Definitions of the poverty line vary considerably among nations. For example, rich nations generally employ more generous standards of poverty than poor nations. Even among rich nations, the standards differ greatly. Thus, the numbers are not comparable among countries. Even when nations do use the same method, some issues may remain.^[6]

Only countries for which sourced data is available are listed. Data for some countries, including Libya and Saudi Arabia, remains unavailable. It was usually accepted that over one third (33.3%) of the population in Libya and Saudi Arabia were living in the previous decade below the poverty line.^[7][8]

Percentage of population living on less than $2.15, $3.65 and $6.85 a day

Percentage of population (including non-citizens) living on less than $2.15, $3.65 and $6.85 a day in 2017 international (PPP) dollars as per the World Bank and Our World in Data.^[1][3][4][2] Sorting is by country code.

Percent of population living on less than poverty thresholds

Country	$2.15	$3.65	$6.85	Year
World	9.0%	22.7%	45.5%	2022
Aruba	N/A	N/A	N/A
Afghanistan	N/A	N/A	N/A
Angola	31.1%	52.9%	78.0%	2018
Albania	0%	1.5%	13.7%	2020
Andorra	N/A	N/A	N/A
United Arab Emirates	0%	0%	0.4%	2018
Argentina	9.6%	17.5%	57.9%	2022
Armenia	0.8%	10.0%	51.3%	2022
Antigua and Barbuda	N/A	N/A	N/A
Australia	0.5%	0.7%	1.0%	2018
Austria	0.5%	0.5%	1.1%	2021
Azerbaijan	0%	0.3%	31.3%	2005
Burundi	62.1%	86.2%	96.8%	2020
Belgium	0%	0.1%	0.2%	2021
Benin	12.7%	43.4%	81.4%	2021
Burkina Faso	25.3%	60.7%	88.1%	2021
Bangladesh	5.0%	30.0%	74.1%	2022
Bulgaria	0.7%	2.0%	5.8%	2021
Bahrain	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bahamas	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.1%	0.8%	5.8%	2011
Belarus	0%	0.1%	1.3%	2020
Belize	19.6%	39.1%	66.8%	1999
Bermuda	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bolivia	2.0%	5.4%	65.2%	2021
Brazil	0.3%	1.4%	19.5%	2023
Barbados	N/A	N/A	N/A
Brunei	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bhutan	0%	0.5%	8.4%	2022
Botswana	15.4%	38.0%	63.5%	2015
Central African Republic	65.7%	85.8%	96.2%	2021
Canada	0.2%	0.5%	0.7%	2019
Switzerland	0%	0.1%	0.1%	2020
Channel Islands	N/A	N/A	N/A
Chile	0.4%	0.9%	6.7%	2022
China	0.1%	2.0%	24.7%	2020
Cote d'Ivoire	9.7%	38.4%	76.4%	2021
Cameroon	23.0%	46.7%	76.0%	2021
Congo, Dem. Rep.	78.9%	92.1%	97.7%	2020
Congo	35.4%	59.1%	83.5%	2011
Colombia	6.0%	14.0%	34.8%	2022
Comoros	18.6%	39.5%	68.6%	2014
Cabo Verde	4.6%	19.3%	50.9%	2015
Costa Rica	0.9%	3.3%	14.1%	2022
Cuba	N/A	N/A	N/A
Curacao	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cayman Islands	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cyprus	0%	0.1%	0.1%	2021
Czechia	0.1%	0.1%	0.3%	2021
Germany	0%	0.2%	0.2%	2019
Djibouti	19.1%	43.8%	78.5%	2017
Dominica	N/A	N/A	N/A
Denmark	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%	2021
Dominican Republic	0.8%	4.0%	21.5%	2022
Algeria	0.5%	4.0%	36.6%	2011
Ecuador	3.2%	9.5%	29.9%	2022
Egypt, Arab Rep.	1.5%	17.6%	68.8%	2019
Eritrea	N/A	N/A	N/A
Spain	0.6%	0.9%	1.9%	2021
Estonia	0.3%	0.4%	0.7%	2021
Ethiopia	27.0%	65.0%	90.9%	2015
Finland	0%	0%	0.1%	2021
Fiji	1.3%	12.4%	52.6%	2019
France	0.1%	0.2%	0.5%	2021
Faroe Islands	N/A	N/A	N/A
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.	16.0%	40.8%	74.9%	2013
Gabon	2.5%	8.1%	31.2%	2017
United Kingdom	0.2%	0.5%	0.7%	2021
Georgia	5.5%	19.1%	55.4%	2021
Ghana	25.2%	48.8%	78.5%	2016
Gibraltar	N/A	N/A	N/A
Guinea	13.8%	46.6%	86.8%	2018
Gambia	17.2%	47.0%	80.6%	2020
Guinea-Bissau	26.0%	60.2%	89.1%	2021
Equatorial Guinea	N/A	N/A	N/A
Greece	0.6%	1.1%	2.9%	2021
Grenada	0.3%	1.3%	13.8%	2018
Greenland	N/A	N/A	N/A
Guatemala	9.5%	25.9%	55.4%	2014
Guam	N/A	N/A	N/A
Guyana	11.9%	24.9%	56.6%	1998
Hong Kong	N/A	N/A	N/A
Honduras	12.7%	26.4%	49.5%	2019
Croatia	0.3%	0.4%	1.8%	2021
Haiti	29.2%	58.0%	85.8%	2012
Hungary	0.4%	0.8%	2.2%	2021
Indonesia	1.9%	18.1%	58.8%	2023
Isle of Man	N/A	N/A	N/A
India	12.9%	44.1%	81.8%	2021
Ireland	0.1%	0.1%	0.3%	2021
Iran	0.5%	3.8%	21.9%	2022
Iraq	0.1%	2.4%	24.7%	2012
Iceland	0%	0%	0%	2017
Israel	0.2%	1.0%	3.5%	2021
Italy	0.8%	1.0%	1.7%	2021
Jamaica	0.3%	2.4%	13.9%	2021
Jordan	0%	0.4%	8.2%	2010
Japan	0.7%	0.9%	1.4%	2013
Kazakhstan	0%	0.3%	10.6%	2021
Kenya	36.1%	70.1%	91.3%	2021
Kyrgyzstan	0.7%	12.5%	62.2%	2021
Cambodia	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kiribati	1.7%	19.5%	68.9%	2019
St. Kitts and Nevis	N/A	N/A	N/A
South Korea	0.2%	0.5%	1.2%	2016
Kuwait	N/A	N/A	N/A
Laos	7.1%	32.5%	70.5%	2018
Lebanon	0%	0.1%	1.7%	2011
Liberia	27.6%	60.6%	88.9%	2016
Libya	N/A	N/A	N/A
St. Lucia	0.1%	0.6%	8.4%	2015
Liechtenstein	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sri Lanka	1.0%	11.3%	49.3%	2019
Lesotho	32.4%	54.7%	81.0%	2017
Lithuania	0.3%	0.4%	1.2%	2021
Luxembourg	0.1%	0.1%	0.3%	2021
Latvia	0.4%	0.7%	2.1%	2021
Macao	N/A	N/A	N/A
Saint Martin	N/A	N/A	N/A
Morocco	1.4%	9.8%	42.1%	2013
Monaco	N/A	N/A	N/A
Moldova	0%	0.3%	14.4%	2021
Madagascar	80.7%	92.4%	98.2%	2012
Maldives	0%	0%	3.9%	2019
Mexico	6.2%	9.7%	41.8%	2022
Marshall Islands	0.9%	6.1%	31.5%	2019
North Macedonia	2.7%	7.5%	19.0%	2019
Mali	20.8%	56.1%	85.9%	2021
Malta	0.3%	0.7%	0.8%	2020
Myanmar	2.0%	19.6%	68.2%	2017
Montenegro	2.0%	3.7%	12.2%	2021
Mongolia	0.2%	2.4%	22.1%	2022
Northern Mariana Islands	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mozambique	74.5%	88.6%	96.1%	2019
Mauritania	5.4%	25.8%	68.0%	2019
Mauritius	0.1%	1.8%	13.5%	2017
Malawi	70.1%	89.1%	97.3%	2019
Malaysia	0%	0.1%	2.3%	2021
Namibia	15.6%	33.3%	57.3%	2015
New Caledonia	N/A	N/A	N/A
Niger	50.6%	83.1%	96.3%	2021
Nigeria	30.9%	63.5%	90.8%	2018
Nicaragua	3.9%	14.4%	42.1%	2014
Netherlands	0.1%	0.1%	0.3%	2021
Norway	0.2%	0.3%	0.5%	2019
Nepal	8.2%	40.0%	80.4%	2010
Nauru	1.7%	20.9%	61.7%	2012
New Zealand	N/A	N/A	N/A
Oman	N/A	N/A	N/A
Pakistan	4.9%	39.8%	84.5%	2018
Panama	1.3%	4.4%	12.9%	2023
Peru	2.7%	9.5%	32.2%	2022
Philippines	3.0%	17.8%	55.3%	2021
Palau	N/A	N/A	N/A
Papua New Guinea	39.7%	67.7%	90.2%	2009
Poland	0.1%	0.2%	0.9%	2021
Puerto Rico	N/A	N/A	N/A
Korea DPR	N/A	N/A	N/A
Portugal	0.2%	0.4%	1.7%	2021
Paraguay	1.3%	5.6%	19.9%	2022
West Bank and Gaza	0.5%	3.1%	20.5%	2016
French Polynesia	N/A	N/A	N/A
Qatar	N/A	N/A	N/A
Romania	1.8%	3.0%	7.1%	2021
Russian Federation	0%	0.3%	4.1%	2020
Rwanda	52.0%	78.0%	92.2%	2016
Saudi Arabia	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sudan	15.3%	49.7%	86.2%	2014
Senegal	9.9%	36.3%	75.6%	2021
Singapore	N/A	N/A	N/A
Solomon Islands	26.6%	61.0%	88.5%	2012
Sierra Leone	26.1%	64.3%	89.9%	2018
El Salvador	3.4%	8.6%	27.5%	2022
San Marino	N/A	N/A	N/A
Somalia	N/A	N/A	N/A
Serbia	1.2%	2.5%	7.5%	2021
South Sudan	67.3%	86.5%	96.6%	2016
Sao Tome and Principe	15.7%	45.0%	79.7%	2017
Suriname	1.1%	4.2%	17.5%	2022
Slovakia	0.1%	0.7%	2.4%	2021
Slovenia	0%	0%	0.1%	2021
Sweden	0.6%	0.8%	1.4%	2021
Eswatini	36.1%	58.0%	78.1%	2016
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Seychelles	0.5%	1.2%	6.7%	2018
Syrian Arab Republic	24.8%	67.0%	96.0%	2022
Turks and Caicos Islands	N/A	N/A	N/A
Chad	30.8%	62.8%	88.8%	2022
Togo	26.6%	58.8%	86.8%	2021
Thailand	0%	0.6%	12.2%	2021
Tajikistan	6.1%	25.7%	66.4%	2015
Turkmenistan	43.1%	71.1%	91.3%	1998
Timor-Leste	24.4%	69.2%	94.6%	2014
Tonga	0%	1.6%	21.5%	2021
Trinidad and Tobago	2.1%	9.4%	30.2%	1992
Tunisia	0.3%	2.0%	16.2%	2021
Turkey	0.4%	1.4%	7.6%	2021
Tuvalu	3.6%	19.6%	56.6%	2010
Taiwan	0%	0%	0.3%	2021
Tanzania	44.9%	74.3%	92.3%	2018
Uganda	42.1%	71.8%	91.1%	2019
Ukraine	0%	0.2%	7.1%	2020
Uruguay	0.2%	0.8%	6.4%	2022
United States	0.2%	0.5%	1.0%	2021
Uzbekistan	2.3%	5.0%	17.3%	2022
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	N/A	N/A	N/A
Venezuela	7.1%	15.5%	38.8%	2006
British Virgin Islands	N/A	N/A	N/A
Virgin Islands (U.S.)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Vietnam	1.0%	4.2%	19.7%	2022
Vanuatu	10.0%	34.9%	76.1%	2019
Samoa	1.2%	10.5%	43.3%	2013
Kosovo	0.4%	4.2%	34.2%	2017
Yemen, Rep.	19.8%	54.4%	85.4%	2014
South Africa	20.5%	40.0%	61.6%	2014
Zambia	64.3%	81.0%	93.2%	2022
Zimbabwe	39.8%	64.5%	85.0%	2019

Percent of population living below national poverty line

The percentage of the population living below national poverty line (%) – poverty line deemed appropriate for a country by its authorities (however definitions of the poverty line vary considerably among nations). Sorting is by country code.

Country	World Bank[2]	Year	Our World in Data[9]	Year
Aruba	N/A		N/A
Afghanistan	54.5%	2016	54.5%	2016
Angola	32.3%	2018	32.3%	2018
Albania	22%	2020	21.8%	2019
Andorra	N/A		N/A
United Arab Emirates	N/A		N/A
Argentina	39.2%	2022	42%	2020
Armenia	26.5%	2021	27%	2020
Antigua and Barbuda	N/A		N/A
Australia	N/A		N/A
Austria	14.8%	2021	14.7%	2020
Azerbaijan	6%	2012	6%	2012
Burundi	64.9%	2013	64.9%	2013
Belgium	13.2%	2021	13.1%	2020
Benin	38.5%	2018	38.5%	2019
Burkina Faso	41.4%	2018	41.4%	2018
Bangladesh	18.7%	2022	24.3%	2016
Bulgaria	22.9%	2021	22.1%	2020
Bahrain	N/A		N/A
Bahamas	N/A		N/A
Bosnia and Herzegovina	16.9%	2015	16.9%	2015
Belarus	4.8%	2020	4.8%	2020
Belize	N/A		N/A
Bermuda	N/A		N/A
Bolivia	36.4%	2021	39%	2020
Brazil	N/A		N/A
Barbados	N/A		N/A
Brunei	N/A		N/A
Bhutan	12.4%	2022	8.2%	2017
Botswana	16.1%	2015	19.3%	2009
Central African Republic	68.8%	2021	62%	2008
Canada	N/A		N/A
Switzerland	14.7%	2020	15.5%	2019
Channel Islands	N/A		N/A
Chile	10.8%	2020	10.8%	2020
China	0%	2020	0%	2020
Cote d'Ivoire	39.5%	2018	39.5%	2018
Cameroon	37.5%	2014	37.5%	2014
Congo, Dem. Rep.	63.9%	2012	63.9%	2012
Congo	40.9%	2011	40.9%	2011
Colombia	39.3%	2021	42.5%	2020
Comoros	42.4%	2013	42.4%	2013
Cabo Verde	35.2%	2015	35%	2015
Costa Rica	25.5%	2022	30%	2020
Cuba	N/A		N/A
Curacao	N/A		N/A
Cayman Islands	N/A		N/A
Cyprus	13.9%	2021	14.3%	2019
Czechia	10.2%	2021	8.6%	2020
Germany	14.7%	2021	15.8%	2020
Djibouti	21.1%	2017	21.1%	2017
Dominica	N/A		N/A
Denmark	12.4%	2021	12.3%	2020
Dominican Republic	23.9%	2021	21%	2019
Algeria	5.5%	2011	5.5%	2011
Ecuador	25.2%	2022	33%	2020
Egypt	29.7%	2019	32.5%	2017
Eritrea	N/A		69%	1993
Spain	20.4%	2021	21.7%	2020
Estonia	22.8%	2021	20.6%	2020
Ethiopia	23.5%	2015	23.5%	2015
Finland	12.7%	2021	10.8%	2020
Fiji	24.1%	2019	24.1%	2019
France	15.6%	2021	13.8%	2019
Faroe Islands	N/A		N/A
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.	41.2%	2013	41.2%	2013
Gabon	33.4%	2017	33.4%	2017
United Kingdom	18.6%	2017	18.6%	2017
Georgia	15.6%	2022	21.3%	2020
Ghana	23.4%	2016	23.4%	2016
Gibraltar	N/A		N/A
Guinea	43.7%	2018	43.7%	2018
Gambia	53.4%	2020	48.6%	2015
Guinea-Bissau	47.7%	2018	47.7%	2018
Equatorial Guinea	N/A		76.8%	2006
Greece	18.8%	2021	19.6%	2020
Grenada	N/A		N/A
Greenland	N/A		N/A
Guatemala	59.3%	2014	59.3%	2014
Guam	N/A		N/A
Guyana	N/A		N/A
Hong Kong	N/A		N/A
Honduras	48%	2019	48%	2019
Croatia	18%	2021	18.3%	2019
Haiti	58.5%	2012	58.5%	2012
Hungary	12.1%	2021	12.7%	2020
Indonesia	9.5%	2022	9.8%	2020
Isle of Man	N/A		N/A
India	14.9%	2023	14.9%	2023
Ireland	14%	2021	12.9%	2020
Iran	N/A		N/A
Iraq	18.9%	2012	18.9%	2012
Iceland	8.8%	2017	8.8%	2017
Israel	N/A		N/A
Italy	20.1%	2021	20.1%	2020
Jamaica	19.9%	2012	19.9%	2012
Jordan	15.7%	2018	15.7%	2018
Japan	N/A		N/A
Kazakhstan	5.2%	2022	5.3%	2020
Kenya	36.1%	2015	36.1%	2015
Kyrgyzstan	33.3%	2021	25.3%	2020
Cambodia	17.7%	2012	17.7%	2012
Kiribati	21.9%	2019	21.9%	2020
St. Kitts and Nevis	N/A		N/A
Korea, Rep.	N/A		N/A
Kuwait	N/A		N/A
Laos	18.3%	2018	18.3%	2018
Lebanon	27.4%	2011	27.4%	2011
Liberia	50.9%	2016	50.9%	2016
Libya	N/A		N/A
St. Lucia	25%	2016	25%	2016
Liechtenstein	N/A		N/A
Sri Lanka	14.3%	2019	4.1%	2016
Lesotho	49.7%	2017	49.7%	2017
Lithuania	20.9%	2021	20.9%	2019
Luxembourg	17.4%	2021	17.4%	2019
Latvia	22.5%	2021	23.4%	2020
Macao	N/A		N/A
Saint Martin	N/A		N/A
Morocco	4.8%	2013	4.8%	2013
Monaco	N/A		N/A
Moldova	31.1%	2022	26.8%	2020
Madagascar	70.7%	2012	70.7%	2012
Maldives	5.4%	2019	5.4%	2019
Mexico	36.3%	2022	43.9%	2020
Marshall Islands	7.2%	2019	N/A
North Macedonia	21.8%	2019	21.6%	2018
Mali	44.6%	2021	41.9%	2020
Malta	16.7%	2021	16.9%	2019
Myanmar	24.8%	2017	24.8%	2017
Montenegro	21.2%	2020	22.6%	2019
Mongolia	27.8%	2020	27.8%	2020
Northern Mariana Islands	N/A		N/A
Mozambique	46.1%	2014	46.1%	2014
Mauritania	31.8%	2019	31%	2014
Mauritius	10.3%	2017	10.3%	2017
Malawi	50.7%	2019	50.7%	2019
Malaysia	6.2%	2021	8.4%	2019
Namibia	17.4%	2015	17.4%	2015
New Caledonia	N/A		N/A
Niger	40.8%	2018	40.8%	2018
Nigeria	40.1%	2018	40.1%	2018
Nicaragua	24.9%	2016	24.9%	2016
Netherlands	14.5%	2021	14.4%	2020
Norway	12.7%	2019	12.7%	2019
Nepal	25.2%	2010	25.2%	2010
Nauru	N/A		N/A
New Zealand	N/A		N/A
Oman	N/A		N/A
Pakistan	44.9%	2024	44.9%	2024
Panama	21.5%	2019	21.5%	2019
Peru	27.5%	2022	30.1%	2020
Philippines	18.1%	2021	16.7%	2018
Palau	N/A		24.9%	2006
Papua New Guinea	39.9%	2009	39.9%	2009
Poland	11.8%	2022	14.8%	2019
Puerto Rico	N/A		N/A
Korea DPR	N/A		N/A
Portugal	16.4%	2021	16.2%	2019
Paraguay	24.7%	2022	26.9%	2020
West Bank and Gaza	29.2%	2016	29.2%	2016
French Polynesia	N/A		N/A
Qatar	N/A		N/A
Romania	21.2%	2021	22.6%	2020
Russian Federation	12.1%	2020	12.1%	2020
Rwanda	38.2%	2016	38.2%	2016
Saudi Arabia	N/A		N/A
Sudan	46.5%	2009	46.5%	2009
Senegal	46.7%	2011	46.7%	2011
Singapore	N/A		N/A
Solomon Islands	12.7%	2012	12.7%	2012
Sierra Leone	56.8%	2018	56.8%	2018
El Salvador	26.6%	2022	26.2%	2020
San Marino	N/A		N/A
Somalia	54.4%	2022	N/A
Serbia	21.2%	2020	21.7%	2019
South Sudan	82.3%	2016	82.3%	2016
Sao Tome and Principe	55.5%	2017	66.7%	2017
Suriname	N/A		N/A
Slovakia	13.7%	2021	11.4%	2019
Slovenia	12.1%	2021	11.7%	2020
Sweden	16%	2021	15.7%	2020
Eswatini	58.9%	2016	58.9%	2016
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)	N/A		N/A
Seychelles	25.3%	2018	25.3%	2018
Syria	N/A		35.2%	2007
Turks and Caicos Islands	N/A		N/A
Chad	42.3%	2018	42.3%	2018
Togo	45.5%	2018	55.1%	2015
Thailand	6.3%	2021	6.8%	2020
Tajikistan	22.5%	2022	26.3%	2019
Turkmenistan	N/A		N/A
Timor-Leste	41.8%	2014	41.8%	2014
Tonga	22.5%	2009	22.5%	2009
Trinidad and Tobago	N/A		N/A
Tunisia	16.6%	2021	15.2%	2015
Turkey	14.4%	2020	15%	2019
Tuvalu	26.3%	2010	26.3%	2010
Tanzania	26.4%	2018	26.4%	2017
Uganda	20.3%	2019	20.3%	2019
Ukraine	1.6%	2020	1.4%	2020
Uruguay	9.9%	2022	11.6%	2020
United States	N/A		N/A
Uzbekistan	14.1%	2013	14.1%	2013
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	N/A		N/A
Venezuela	33.1%	2015	33.1%	2015
British Virgin Islands	N/A		N/A
Virgin Islands (U.S.)	N/A		N/A
Vietnam	4.8%	2020	6.7%	2018
Vanuatu	15.9%	2019	15.9%	2020
Samoa	21.9%	2018	20.3%	2013
Kosovo	17.6%	2015	17.6%	2015
Yemen	48.6%	2014	48.6%	2014
South Africa	55.5%	2014	55.5%	2014
Zambia	54.4%	2015	54.4%	2015
Zimbabwe	38.3%	2019	38.3%	2019