Population below $1.9 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $1.9 a day at 2005 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
| 1970 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 78.60 | 65.70 | 41.10 | 34.10 | 31.20 | 26.60 | 27.20 | 25.70 | 21.60 | 18.00 | 14.80 | 12.50 | 10.80 | 9.80 | 8.60 | 7.90 | 6.70 | 5.40 | |
| Costa Rica | 13.90 | 9.80 | 5.00 | 2.20 | 2.70 | 2.60 | 2.60 | 2.40 | 2.40 | 2.40 | 1.70 | 2.30 | 1.70 | 3.40 | 2.20 | 1.60 | 1.50 | 1.30 | |
| Australia | 0.30 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | |||||||||||||||
| China | 83.00 | 33.10 | 20.60 | 15.70 | 13.20 | 6.20 | 4.70 | 3.00 | 2.20 | 1.70 | 0.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||
| Fiji | 1.60 | 4.70 | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | 0.70 | 0.50 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 0.70 | 0.40 | 0.70 | 0.60 | 1.00 | 1.20 | 1.20 | ||||||||
| Republic of Korea | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.20 | ||||||||||
| Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 21.70 | 15.70 | |||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | 0.40 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
| Mongolia | 3.50 | 2.20 | 1.10 | 0.80 | 1.90 | 1.70 | 0.40 | ||||||||||||
| Myanmar | 18.20 | 10.30 | |||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | 25.90 | 21.30 | 14.60 | 8.30 | 8.10 | 5.30 | |||||||||||||
| Samoa | 4.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Solomon Islands | 62.20 | 40.30 | |||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | 21.10 | 8.40 | 0.70 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||
| Tonga | 4.60 | 4.00 | 0.40 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vanuatu | 25.70 | 19.50 | |||||||||||||||||
| Viet Nam | 5.20 | 3.70 | 3.40 | 2.50 | 2.20 | 1.30 | 1.60 | ||||||||||||
| Albania | 2.70 | 1.80 | 3.70 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.40 | 1.00 | 0.30 | 0.30 | ||||||||||
| Armenia | 6.10 | 2.90 | 3.10 | 2.50 | 2.90 | 3.40 | 2.90 | 2.50 | 2.40 | 2.90 | 2.40 | 1.50 | 2.10 | 1.90 | 1.90 | ||||
| Austria | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.70 | 0.30 | 0.20 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.30 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.70 | 0.50 | 0.60 | ||||
| Belgium | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||
| Bulgaria | 2.70 | 3.40 | 3.00 | 3.30 | 2.70 | 4.60 | 3.10 | 2.00 | 1.50 | 1.60 | 0.70 | 1.20 | 1.10 | ||||||
| Croatia | 0.00 | 1.40 | 1.00 | 1.10 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 0.70 | 0.90 | 0.60 | 0.50 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.40 | |||||
| Cyprus | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||
| Czech Republic | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | |||||
| Denmark | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | ||||
| Estonia | 3.00 | 1.10 | 1.00 | 1.20 | 1.00 | 1.10 | 1.00 | 0.70 | 0.60 | 0.50 | 0.40 | 0.70 | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.50 | ||||
| Finland | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | ||||
| France | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | ||
| Georgia | 35.00 | 22.30 | 23.60 | 21.60 | 18.80 | 14.90 | 12.00 | 10.60 | 10.50 | 11.10 | 11.00 | 9.70 | 12.00 | 10.80 | 7.70 | 5.80 | |||
| Germany | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.20 | ||||||
| Greece | 0.50 | 0.40 | 1.10 | 1.50 | 2.10 | 1.50 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 1.40 | 1.10 | 0.20 | 1.00 | 1.10 | 0.70 | 0.60 | ||||
| Hungary | 0.10 | 1.00 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.60 | 0.90 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 0.60 | 0.70 | 1.50 | ||||
| Iceland | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | |||||||||
| Ireland | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.50 | 0.70 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.20 | ||||
| Italy | 1.20 | 0.80 | 1.40 | 1.30 | 1.40 | 1.60 | 1.40 | 2.10 | 1.80 | 1.50 | 1.70 | 1.00 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.70 | ||||
| Kazakhstan | 14.60 | 0.50 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||
| Kyrgyzstan | 66.20 | 36.60 | 12.60 | 9.30 | 10.50 | 13.50 | 8.10 | 11.00 | 8.00 | 8.20 | 5.90 | 4.90 | 9.40 | 5.60 | 4.50 | ||||
| Latvia | 3.10 | 2.60 | 1.70 | 1.40 | 1.50 | 1.10 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.60 | 0.30 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.40 | |||||
| Lithuania | 1.20 | 2.70 | 2.00 | 0.90 | 1.10 | 1.20 | 1.70 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.20 | 1.00 | 0.60 | 0.50 | 0.30 | 0.80 | ||||
| Luxembourg | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | |||
| North Macedonia | 11.70 | 3.10 | 12.80 | 10.90 | 9.10 | 7.40 | 6.40 | 7.00 | 5.70 | 5.60 | 4.30 | 3.90 | |||||||
| Republic of Moldova | 41.00 | 16.60 | 0.80 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.00 | |||||
| Montenegro | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 5.60 | 5.20 | 3.90 | 3.60 | 3.30 | 4.60 | 3.90 | 2.50 | 2.20 | 2.50 | ||||||
| Netherlands | 1.20 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.10 | |||||
| Norway | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.20 | 0.30 | ||||
| Poland | 0.30 | 1.40 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.40 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.50 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.30 | ||||
| Portugal | 0.70 | 0.20 | 0.60 | 0.90 | 1.00 | 0.80 | 0.70 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.20 | 0.60 | 0.30 | 0.20 | |||||
| Romania | 11.90 | 4.20 | 6.30 | 7.10 | 8.40 | 8.70 | 8.90 | 7.60 | 5.20 | 4.90 | 3.70 | 3.10 | 2.40 | 2.00 | 1.50 | ||||
| Russian Federation | 5.10 | 1.40 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.20 | |||||
| Slovakia | 0.30 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.50 | 0.40 | 0.90 | 0.80 | 1.50 | 0.60 | 0.50 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.70 | |||||
| Slovenia | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||
| Spain | 0.50 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.70 | 1.30 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 0.90 | 1.10 | 1.30 | 0.80 | 1.00 | 0.90 | 1.10 | 0.70 | 0.80 | |||
| Sweden | 0.20 | 1.10 | 0.60 | 0.70 | 0.50 | 0.70 | 0.50 | 0.60 | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.90 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 0.60 | 1.30 | ||||
| Switzerland | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | ||||||
| Tajikistan | 13.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | 6.50 | 2.80 | 2.00 | 1.70 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 0.90 | 1.10 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 1.10 | 0.90 | 0.50 | |||||
| Ukraine | 1.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.00 | |||||||
| United Kingdom | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.50 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | |||
| Argentina | 7.30 | 4.40 | 1.50 | 1.20 | 1.30 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.30 | 1.10 | 1.60 | 1.70 | 2.20 | 1.40 | 1.30 | 1.20 | ||||
| Barbados | 1.70 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Belize | 1.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bolivia | 5.80 | 28.30 | 18.70 | 6.90 | 7.90 | 6.80 | 5.60 | 6.20 | 7.20 | 6.40 | 4.70 | 3.10 | 4.20 | 3.10 | 3.30 | 2.80 | |||
| Brazil | 30.30 | 13.70 | 7.10 | 6.40 | 5.40 | 4.70 | 5.40 | 6.50 | 6.90 | 6.90 | 7.00 | 2.80 | 7.50 | 4.90 | 3.80 | ||||
| Chile | 16.00 | 8.60 | 1.70 | 0.80 | 0.70 | 0.50 | 1.70 | 0.50 | |||||||||||
| Colombia | 23.90 | 16.80 | 13.10 | 11.20 | 10.90 | 9.90 | 9.00 | 8.10 | 8.00 | 7.30 | 7.40 | 8.80 | 13.50 | 11.20 | 9.30 | 7.70 | |||
| Dominican Republic | 8.30 | 9.90 | 5.50 | 5.30 | 5.40 | 4.40 | 4.10 | 3.30 | 3.00 | 1.50 | 1.10 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 1.30 | 1.00 | 1.30 | |||
| Ecuador | 34.10 | 15.40 | 7.80 | 6.40 | 6.00 | 4.50 | 4.00 | 4.80 | 5.00 | 4.30 | 4.70 | 4.60 | 8.40 | 5.30 | 4.40 | 4.70 | |||
| El Salvador | 18.40 | 16.40 | 11.40 | 10.10 | 8.50 | 7.10 | 7.00 | 5.30 | 5.80 | 4.50 | 4.10 | 3.00 | 5.10 | 5.20 | 4.60 | ||||
| Grenada | 0.80 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | 8.80 | 8.00 | 9.70 | ||||||||||||||||
| Haiti | 40.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | 51.70 | 31.30 | 19.60 | 20.10 | 24.00 | 20.80 | 20.60 | 19.90 | 19.80 | 19.30 | 19.80 | 18.80 | 17.00 | ||||||
| Jamaica | 11.60 | 0.40 | 1.40 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | 16.30 | 11.70 | 8.40 | 7.30 | 7.20 | 4.40 | 3.90 | 4.30 | 2.30 | ||||||||||
| Nicaragua | 16.50 | 6.60 | |||||||||||||||||
| Panama | 16.30 | 14.50 | 7.70 | 6.10 | 7.40 | 5.90 | 6.40 | 4.80 | 4.80 | 4.30 | 3.70 | 2.90 | 3.30 | 3.70 | |||||
| Paraguay | 2.50 | 10.10 | 9.40 | 8.90 | 6.40 | 4.10 | 4.30 | 4.20 | 4.20 | 2.40 | 3.10 | 2.40 | 2.60 | 1.90 | 3.50 | 2.60 | |||
| Peru | 25.50 | 25.40 | 11.20 | 10.30 | 9.50 | 8.60 | 8.00 | 8.00 | 7.50 | 7.30 | 6.10 | 5.40 | 10.30 | 5.20 | 4.80 | 5.90 | |||
| Saint Lucia | 0.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Suriname | 2.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Uruguay | 0.90 | 1.50 | 0.30 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | |||
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 18.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Djibouti | 26.40 | 31.20 | 25.40 | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | 7.10 | 1.50 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 3.10 | 2.00 | 1.40 | ||||||||||||
| Israel | 1.00 | 0.50 | 0.30 | 0.70 | 0.50 | 0.70 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 1.00 | 0.70 | 0.70 | ||||||
| Jordan | 0.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Malta | 0.30 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 0.10 | 0.10 | ||||||
| Morocco | 11.20 | 16.80 | 3.70 | ||||||||||||||||
| Qatar | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | 16.30 | 10.50 | 5.90 | 3.10 | 0.70 | 0.70 | |||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | 21.40 | 33.30 | |||||||||||||||||
| Canada | 1.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.50 | 0.20 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | |||||
| United States of America | 1.00 | 0.50 | 0.70 | 1.00 | 1.20 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 1.20 | 1.20 | |
| Bangladesh | 41.40 | 32.30 | 25.10 | 19.50 | 8.00 | ||||||||||||||
| India | 27.10 | 5.30 | |||||||||||||||||
| Maldives | 0.10 | 0.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nepal | 21.50 | 2.40 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | 79.50 | 40.80 | 26.70 | 25.90 | 21.20 | 16.90 | 16.50 | ||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | 23.40 | 6.40 | 3.80 | 2.70 | |||||||||||||||
| Angola | 27.00 | 39.30 | |||||||||||||||||
| Benin | 68.40 | 65.80 | 37.20 | 27.20 | |||||||||||||||
| Botswana | 21.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | 58.70 | 47.70 | 42.10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burundi | 75.80 | 74.20 | |||||||||||||||||
| केप वर्दे | 14.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | 29.00 | 26.70 | |||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | 71.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chad | 45.20 | 41.90 | 39.50 | ||||||||||||||||
| Congo | 54.50 | 39.20 | |||||||||||||||||
| Côte d'Ivoire | 47.50 | 22.70 | 20.90 | ||||||||||||||||
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 78.90 | 85.30 | |||||||||||||||||
| Gabon | 9.20 | 3.80 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ghana | 60.90 | 41.80 | 39.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea | 21.30 | 11.70 | |||||||||||||||||
| Guinea Bissau | 75.70 | 37.10 | 39.90 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | 44.60 | 37.70 | 44.40 | 46.40 | |||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | 41.90 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Liberia | 31.70 | 33.60 | |||||||||||||||||
| Madagascar | 83.90 | 87.30 | 87.70 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malawi | 72.90 | 71.70 | 75.40 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | 29.40 | 36.10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | 30.70 | 11.70 | 10.20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritius | 1.10 | 0.50 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | 74.40 | 82.20 | |||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | 22.90 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Niger | 83.80 | 68.80 | 60.30 | 59.00 | 60.50 | ||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | 38.50 | 37.40 | 35.80 | 34.20 | |||||||||||||||
| Rwanda | 82.30 | 74.20 | 70.20 | 65.20 | 63.80 | ||||||||||||||
| Senegal | 53.60 | 53.30 | 19.10 | 17.90 | |||||||||||||||
| Seychelles | 1.60 | 0.70 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sierra Leone | 53.70 | 41.50 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | 47.90 | 42.10 | 29.50 | 31.20 | |||||||||||||||
| इस्वातिनी | 65.00 | 44.50 | |||||||||||||||||
| United Republic of Tanzania | 86.90 | 51.50 | 51.30 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gambia | 34.20 | 17.10 | 22.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Togo | 65.50 | 61.70 | 35.30 | 34.70 | |||||||||||||||
| Uganda | 72.40 | 56.20 | 60.10 | 59.80 | |||||||||||||||
| Zambia | 71.40 | 67.90 | 71.70 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 35.70 | 44.70 | 49.20 |