List of countries by percentage of population living in poverty

This is a list of countries and territories by percentage of population living in poverty, as recorded by the World Bank and International Labour Organization.

Poverty is about not having enough money to meet basic needs including food, clothing and shelter.^[4]^[5] 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.

As a result of the adoption of the 2017 PPPs, the global poverty lines have been revised in 2022: The international poverty line, used to define extreme global poverty, was revised to US$2.15 from US$1.90. Poverty lines for other sets of countries have also been revised upwards. The poverty line for lower middle-income countries (LMICs) has moved to US$3.65 from US$3.20, while the poverty line for upper middle-income countries (UMICs) has moved to US$6.85 from US$5.50.^[6]

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]^[2]^[3]

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 is based on 2017 PPPs.^[7] This means that anyone living on less than $2.15 a day is considered to be living in extreme poverty. About 692 million people globally were in this situation in 2024.^[8]

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.^[9]

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.^[10]

According to World Bank, "Poverty headcount ratio at a defined value a day is the percentage of the population living on less than that value a day at 2017 purchasing power adjusted 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."^[11] "National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys."^[12]

A country may have a unique national poverty line or separate poverty lines for rural and urban areas, or for different geographic areas to reflect differences in the cost of living or sometimes to reflect differences in diets and consumption baskets. National poverty lines reflect local perceptions of the level and composition of consumption or income needed to be non-poor. The perceived boundary between poor and non-poor typically rises with the average income of a country and thus does not provide a uniform measure for comparing poverty rates across countries. Almost all national poverty lines in developing economies are anchored to the cost of a food bundle - based on the prevailing national diet of the poor - that provides adequate nutrition for good health and normal activity, plus an allowance for nonfood spending.^[9]

The third table lists countries by the percentage of the working population with an income of less than $2.15 (the extreme poverty line), and up to $3.65 a day (the moderate poverty line). The data is from the most recent year available from ILOSTAT, the International Labour Organization database.^[13]

According to International Labour Organization, "the working poor are employed people who live in households that fall below an accepted poverty line. While poverty in the developed world is often associated with unemployment, the extreme poverty that exists throughout much of the developing world is largely a problem of employed persons in these societies. For these poor workers, the problem is typically one of employment quality. Reducing poverty in line with the SDGs therefore necessitates boosting the employment opportunities and incomes of the working poor – those people who are employed, but who are nevertheless unable to lift themselves and their families above the poverty threshold."^[14]

Percentage of population living below global poverty lines

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.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[9] Sorting is alphabetical by country code, according to ISO 3166-1 alpha-3.


Country/Territory	Region	World Bank Income group (2024)	Poverty headcount ratio (2017 PPP) at			Year
			$2.15 a day	$3.65 a day	$6.85 a day
			% of population
Aruba	Latin America & Caribbean	High income	N/A
Afghanistan	South Asia	Low income	N/A
Angola	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	31.1%	52.9%	78.0%	2018
Albania	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income	0.0%	1.5%	13.7%	2020
Andorra	Europe & Central Asia	High income	N/A
United Arab Emirates	Middle East & North Africa	High income	0.0%	0.0%	0.4%	2018
Argentina	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income	0.6%	2.5%	10.9%	2022
Armenia	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income	0.8%	10.0%	51.3%	2022
American Samoa	East Asia & Pacific	High income	N/A
Antigua and Barbuda	Latin America & Caribbean	High income	N/A
Australia	East Asia & Pacific	High income	0.5%	0.7%	1.0%	2018
Austria	Europe & Central Asia	High income	0.5%	0.5%	1.1%	2021
Azerbaijan	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income	N/A
Burundi	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	62.1%	86.2%	96.8%	2020
Belgium	Europe & Central Asia	High income	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%	2021
Benin	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	12.7%	43.4%	81.4%	2021
Burkina Faso	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	25.3%	60.7%	88.1%	2021
Bangladesh	South Asia	Lower middle income	5.0%	30.0%	74.1%	2022
Bulgaria	Europe & Central Asia	High income	0.7%	2.0%	5.8%	2021
Bahrain	Middle East & North Africa	High income	N/A
Bahamas	Latin America & Caribbean	High income	N/A
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income	N/A
Belarus	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income	0.0%	0.1%	1.3%	2020
Belize	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income	N/A
Bermuda	North America	High income	N/A
Bolivia	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income	2.0%	5.4%	15.2%	2021
Brazil	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income	3.5%	8.4%	23.5%	2022
Barbados	Latin America & Caribbean	High income	N/A
Brunei	East Asia & Pacific	High income	N/A
Bhutan	South Asia	Lower middle income	0.0%	0.5%	8.4%	2022
Botswana	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income	N/A
Central African Republic	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	65.7%	85.8%	96.2%	2021
Canada	North America	High income	0.2%	0.5%	0.7%	2019
Switzerland	Europe & Central Asia	High income	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	2020
Chile	Europe & Central Asia	High income	N/A
Chile	Latin America & Caribbean	High income	0.4%	0.9%	4.7%	2022
China	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income	0.0%	0.1%	17.0%	2021
Ivory Coast	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	9.7%	38.4%	76.4%	2021
Cameroon	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	23.0%	46.7%	76.0%	2021
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	78.9%	92.1%	97.7%	2020
Republic of the Congo	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	N/A
Colombia	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income	6.0%	14.0%	34.8%	2022
Comoros	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	N/A
Cape Verde	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	N/A
Costa Rica	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income	0.9%	3.0%	12.7%	2023
Cuba	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income	N/A
Curaçao	Latin America & Caribbean	High income	N/A
Cayman Islands	Latin America & Caribbean	High income	N/A
Cyprus	Europe & Central Asia	High income	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	2021
Czech Republic	Europe & Central Asia	High income	0.1%	0.1%	0.3%	2021
Germany	Europe & Central Asia	High income	0.2%	0.2%	0.5%	2020
Djibouti	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income	19.1%	43.8%	78.5%	2017
Dominica	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income	N/A
Denmark	Europe & Central Asia	High income	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%	2021
Dominican Republic	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income	0.8%	4.0%	21.5%	2022
Algeria	Middle East & North Africa	Upper middle income	N/A
Ecuador	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income	3.8%	10.3%	29.6%	2023
Egypt	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income	1.5%	17.6%	68.8%	2019
Eritrea	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	N/A
Spain	Europe & Central Asia	High income	0.6%	0.9%	1.9%	2021
Estonia	Europe & Central Asia	High income	0.3%	0.4%	0.7%	2021
Ethiopia	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	N/A
Finland	Europe & Central Asia	High income	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%	2021
Fiji	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income	1.3%	12.4%	52.6%	2019
France	Europe & Central Asia	High income	0.1%	0.2%	0.5%	2021
Faroe Islands	Europe & Central Asia	High income	N/A
Federated States of Micronesia	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income	N/A
Gabon	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income	2.5%	8.1%	31.2%	2017
United Kingdom	Europe & Central Asia	High income	0.2%	0.5%	0.7%	2021
Georgia	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income	4.3%	15.0%	47.7%	2022
Ghana	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	N/A
Gibraltar	Europe & Central Asia	High income	N/A
Guinea	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	13.8%	46.6%	86.8%	2018
Gambia	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	17.2%	47.0%	80.6%	2020
Guinea-Bissau	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	26.0%	60.2%	89.1%	2021
Equatorial Guinea	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income	N/A
Greece	Europe & Central Asia	High income	0.6%	1.1%	2.9%	2021
Grenada	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income	0.3%	1.3%	13.8%	2018
Greenland	Europe & Central Asia	High income	N/A
Guatemala	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income	N/A
Guam	East Asia & Pacific	High income	N/A
Guyana	Latin America & Caribbean	High income	N/A
Hong Kong	East Asia & Pacific	High income	N/A
Honduras	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income	12.7%	26.4%	49.5%	2019
Croatia	Europe & Central Asia	High income	0.3%	0.4%	1.8%	2021
Haiti	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income	N/A
Hungary	Europe & Central Asia	High income	0.4%	0.8%	2.2%	2021
Indonesia	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income	1.8%	17.5%	61.8%	2023
Isle of Man	Europe & Central Asia	High income	N/A
India	South Asia	Lower middle income	12.9%	44.0%	81.8%	2021
Ireland	Europe & Central Asia	High income	0.1%	0.1%	0.3%	2021
Iran	Middle East & North Africa	Upper middle income	0.5%	3.8%	21.9%	2022
Iraq	Middle East & North Africa	Upper middle income	N/A
Iceland	Europe & Central Asia	High income	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	2017
Israel	Middle East & North Africa	High income	0.2%	1.0%	3.5%	2021
Italy	Europe & Central Asia	High income	0.8%	1.0%	1.7%	2021
Jamaica	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income	0.3%	2.4%	13.9%	2021
Jordan	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income	N/A
Japan	East Asia & Pacific	High income	N/A
Kazakhstan	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income	0.0%	0.3%	10.6%	2021
Kenya	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	36.1%	70.1%	91.3%	2021
Kyrgyzstan	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income	0.3%	11.3%	60.1%	2022
Cambodia	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income	N/A
Kiribati	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income	1.7%	19.5%	68.9%	2019
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Latin America & Caribbean	High income	N/A
South Korea	East Asia & Pacific	High income	0.0%	0.2%	0.5%	2021
Kuwait	Middle East & North Africa	High income	N/A
Laos	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income	7.1%	32.5%	70.5%	2018
Lebanon	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income	N/A
Liberia	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	N/A
Libya	Middle East & North Africa	Upper middle income	N/A
Saint Lucia	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income	N/A
Liechtenstein	Europe & Central Asia	High income	N/A
Sri Lanka	South Asia	Lower middle income	1.0%	11.3%	49.3%	2019
Lesotho	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	32.4%	54.7%	81.0%	2017
Lithuania	Europe & Central Asia	High income	0.3%	0.4%	1.2%	2021
Luxembourg	Europe & Central Asia	High income	0.1%	0.1%	0.3%	2021
Latvia	Europe & Central Asia	High income	0.4%	0.7%	2.1%	2021
Macau	East Asia & Pacific	High income	N/A
Saint Martin	Latin America & Caribbean	High income	N/A
Morocco	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income	N/A
Monaco	Europe & Central Asia	High income	N/A
Moldova	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income	0.0%	0.3%	14.4%	2021
Madagascar	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	N/A
Maldives	South Asia	Upper middle income	0.0%	0.0%	3.9%	2019
Mexico	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income	1.2%	4.7%	21.8%	2022
Marshall Islands	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income	0.9%	6.1%	31.5%	2019
North Macedonia	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income	2.7%	7.5%	19.0%	2019
Mali	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	20.8%	56.1%	85.9%	2021
Malta	Middle East & North Africa	High income	0.3%	0.7%	0.8%	2020
Myanmar	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income	2.0%	19.6%	68.2%	2017
Montenegro	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income	2.0%	3.7%	12.2%	2021
Mongolia	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income	0.2%	2.4%	22.1%	2022
Northern Mariana Islands	East Asia & Pacific	High income	N/A
Mozambique	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	74.5%	88.6%	96.1%	2019
Mauritania	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	5.4%	25.8%	68.0%	2019
Mauritius	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income	0.1%	1.8%	13.5%	2017
Malawi	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	70.1%	89.1%	97.3%	2019
Malaysia	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income	0.0%	0.1%	2.3%	2021
Namibia	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income	N/A
New Caledonia	East Asia & Pacific	High income	N/A
Niger	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	50.6%	83.1%	96.3%	2021
Nigeria	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	30.9%	63.5%	90.8%	2018
Nicaragua	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income	N/A
Netherlands	Europe & Central Asia	High income	0.1%	0.1%	0.3%	2021
Norway	Europe & Central Asia	High income	0.2%	0.3%	0.5%	2019
Nepal	South Asia	Lower middle income	0.4%	7.5%	44.1%	2022
Nauru	East Asia & Pacific	High income	N/A
New Zealand	East Asia & Pacific	High income	N/A
Oman	Middle East & North Africa	High income	N/A
Pakistan	South Asia	Lower middle income	4.9%	39.8%	84.5%	2018
Panama	Latin America & Caribbean	High income	1.3%	4.4%	12.9%	2023
Peru	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income	2.7%	9.5%	32.2%	2022
Philippines	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income	3.0%	17.8%	55.3%	2021
Palau	East Asia & Pacific	High income	N/A
Papua New Guinea	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income	N/A
Poland	Europe & Central Asia	High income	0.1%	0.2%	0.9%	2021
Puerto Rico	Latin America & Caribbean	High income	N/A
North Korea	East Asia & Pacific	Low income	N/A
Portugal	Europe & Central Asia	High income	0.2%	0.4%	1.7%	2021
Paraguay	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income	1.3%	5.6%	19.9%	2022
Palestine	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income	N/A
French Polynesia	East Asia & Pacific	High income	N/A
Qatar	Middle East & North Africa	High income	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	2017
Romania	Europe & Central Asia	High income	1.8%	3.0%	7.1%	2021
Russia	Europe & Central Asia	High income	0.2%	0.4%	2.0%	2021
Rwanda	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	N/A
Saudi Arabia	Middle East & North Africa	High income	N/A
Sudan	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	N/A
Senegal	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	9.9%	36.3%	75.6%	2021
Singapore	East Asia & Pacific	High income	N/A
Solomon Islands	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income	N/A
Sierra Leone	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	26.1%	64.3%	89.9%	2018
El Salvador	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income	3.4%	8.6%	27.5%	2022
San Marino	Europe & Central Asia	High income	N/A
Somalia	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	N/A
Serbia	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income	1.2%	2.5%	7.5%	2021
South Sudan	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	N/A
São Tomé and Príncipe	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	15.7%	45.0%	79.7%	2017
Suriname	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income	1.1%	4.2%	17.5%	2022
Slovakia	Europe & Central Asia	High income	0.1%	0.7%	2.4%	2021
Slovenia	Europe & Central Asia	High income	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%	2021
Sweden	Europe & Central Asia	High income	0.6%	0.8%	1.4%	2021
Eswatini	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	N/A
Sint Maarten	Latin America & Caribbean	High income	N/A
Seychelles	Sub-Saharan Africa	High income	0.5%	1.2%	6.7%	2018
Syria	Middle East & North Africa	Low income	24.8%	67.0%	96.0%	2022
Turks and Caicos Islands	Latin America & Caribbean	High income	N/A
Chad	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	30.8%	62.8%	88.8%	2022
Togo	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	26.6%	58.8%	86.8%	2021
Thailand	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income	0.0%	0.6%	12.2%	2021
Tajikistan	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income	N/A
Turkmenistan	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income	N/A
Timor-Leste	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income	N/A
Tonga	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income	0.0%	1.6%	21.5%	2021
Trinidad and Tobago	Latin America & Caribbean	High income	N/A
Tunisia	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income	0.3%	2.0%	16.2%	2021
Turkey	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income	0.4%	1.4%	7.6%	2021
Tuvalu	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income	N/A
Tanzania	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	44.9%	74.3%	92.3%	2018
Uganda	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	42.1%	71.8%	91.1%	2019
Ukraine	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income	0.0%	0.2%	7.1%	2020
Uruguay	Latin America & Caribbean	High income	0.2%	0.8%	6.4%	2022
United States	North America	High income	1.2%	1.5%	2.0%	2022
Uzbekistan	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income	2.3%	5.0%	17.3%	2022
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income	N/A
Venezuela	Latin America & Caribbean	0	N/A
British Virgin Islands	Latin America & Caribbean	High income	N/A
United States Virgin Islands	Latin America & Caribbean	High income	N/A
Vietnam	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income	1.0%	4.2%	19.7%	2022
Vanuatu	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income	10.0%	34.9%	76.1%	2019
Samoa	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income	N/A
Kosovo	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income	0.4%	4.2%	34.2%	2017
Yemen	Middle East & North Africa	Low income	N/A
South Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income	N/A
Zambia	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	64.3%	81.0%	93.2%	2022
Zimbabwe	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	39.8%	64.5%	85.0%	2019
World			9.0%	22.4%	44.9%	2022
Low & middle income economies (WB)			10.8%	27.1%	54.3%	2022
Low-income economies (WB)			44.5%	71.6%	91.7%	2017
Middle-income economies (WB)			N/A
Lower middle income economies (WB)			12.6%	38.6%	74.8%	2022
Upper middle income economies (WB)			1.3%	4.7%	23.6%	2022
High-income economies (WB)			0.5%	0.8%	1.6%	2022

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 alphabetical by country code, according to ISO 3166-1 alpha-3.


Country/Territory	Region	World Bank Income group (2024)	Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines	Year
Country/Territory	Region	World Bank Income group (2024)	% of population	Year
Aruba	Latin America & Caribbean	High income	N/A
Afghanistan	South Asia	Low income	N/A
Angola	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	32.3%	2018
Albania	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income	22.0%	2020
Andorra	Europe & Central Asia	High income	N/A
United Arab Emirates	Middle East & North Africa	High income	N/A
Argentina	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income	39.2%	2022
Armenia	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income	24.8%	2022
American Samoa	East Asia & Pacific	High income	N/A
Antigua and Barbuda	Latin America & Caribbean	High income	N/A
Australia	East Asia & Pacific	High income	N/A
Austria	Europe & Central Asia	High income	14.8%	2021
Azerbaijan	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income	N/A
Burundi	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	N/A
Belgium	Europe & Central Asia	High income	12.3%	2022
Benin	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	38.5%	2018
Burkina Faso	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	43.2%	2021
Bangladesh	South Asia	Lower middle income	18.7%	2022
Bulgaria	Europe & Central Asia	High income	20.6%	2022
Bahrain	Middle East & North Africa	High income	N/A
Bahamas	Latin America & Caribbean	High income	N/A
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income	N/A
Belarus	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income	3.9%	2022
Belize	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income	N/A
Bermuda	North America	High income	N/A
Bolivia	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income	36.4%	2021
Brazil	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
Barbados	Latin America & Caribbean	High income	N/A
Brunei	East Asia & Pacific	High income	N/A
Bhutan	South Asia	Lower middle income	12.4%	2022
Botswana	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income	N/A
Central African Republic	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	68.8%	2021
Canada	North America	High income	N/A
Switzerland	Europe & Central Asia	High income	15.8%	2021
Chile	Europe & Central Asia	High income	N/A
Chile	Latin America & Caribbean	High income	6.5%	2022
China	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income	0.0%	2020
Ivory Coast	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	37.5%	2021
Cameroon	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	N/A
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	N/A
Republic of the Congo	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	N/A
Colombia	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income	36.6%	2022
Comoros	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	N/A
Cape Verde	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	N/A
Costa Rica	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income	18.1%	2024
Cuba	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income	N/A
Curaçao	Latin America & Caribbean	High income	N/A
Cayman Islands	Latin America & Caribbean	High income	N/A
Cyprus	Europe & Central Asia	High income	13.9%	2021
Czech Republic	Europe & Central Asia	High income	10.2%	2021
Germany	Europe & Central Asia	High income	14.8%	2021
Djibouti	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income	21.1%	2017
Dominica	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income	N/A
Denmark	Europe & Central Asia	High income	12.4%	2021
Dominican Republic	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income	23.9%	2021
Algeria	Middle East & North Africa	Upper middle income	N/A
Ecuador	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income	25.2%	2022
Egypt	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income	29.7%	2019
Eritrea	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	N/A
Spain	Europe & Central Asia	High income	20.2%	2022
Estonia	Europe & Central Asia	High income	22.5%	2022
Ethiopia	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	N/A
Finland	Europe & Central Asia	High income	12.2%	2022
Fiji	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income	24.1%	2019
France	Europe & Central Asia	High income	15.6%	2021
Faroe Islands	Europe & Central Asia	High income	N/A
Federated States of Micronesia	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income	N/A
Gabon	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income	33.4%	2017
United Kingdom	Europe & Central Asia	High income	18.6%	2017
Georgia	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income	15.6%	2022
Ghana	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	N/A
Gibraltar	Europe & Central Asia	High income	N/A
Guinea	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	43.7%	2018
Gambia	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	53.4%	2020
Guinea-Bissau	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	50.5%	2021
Equatorial Guinea	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income	N/A
Greece	Europe & Central Asia	High income	18.8%	2021
Grenada	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income	25.0%	2018
Greenland	Europe & Central Asia	High income	N/A
Guatemala	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income	N/A
Guam	East Asia & Pacific	High income	N/A
Guyana	Latin America & Caribbean	High income	N/A
Hong Kong	East Asia & Pacific	High income	N/A
Honduras	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income	64.1%	2023
Croatia	Europe & Central Asia	High income	18.0%	2021
Haiti	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income	N/A
Hungary	Europe & Central Asia	High income	12.1%	2021
Indonesia	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income	9.4%	2023
Isle of Man	Europe & Central Asia	High income	N/A
India	South Asia	Lower middle income	N/A
Ireland	Europe & Central Asia	High income	14.0%	2021
Iran	Middle East & North Africa	Upper middle income	N/A
Iraq	Middle East & North Africa	Upper middle income	N/A
Iceland	Europe & Central Asia	High income	8.8%	2017
Israel	Middle East & North Africa	High income	N/A
Italy	Europe & Central Asia	High income	20.1%	2021
Jamaica	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income	16.7%	2021
Jordan	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income	15.7%	2018
Japan	East Asia & Pacific	High income	N/A
Kazakhstan	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income	5.2%	2022
Kenya	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	38.6%	2021
Kyrgyzstan	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income	33.3%	2021
Cambodia	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income	N/A
Kiribati	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income	21.9%	2019
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Latin America & Caribbean	High income	N/A
South Korea	East Asia & Pacific	High income	N/A
Kuwait	Middle East & North Africa	High income	N/A
Laos	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income	18.3%	2018
Lebanon	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income	N/A
Liberia	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	N/A
Libya	Middle East & North Africa	Upper middle income	N/A
Saint Lucia	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income	N/A
Liechtenstein	Europe & Central Asia	High income	N/A
Sri Lanka	South Asia	Lower middle income	14.3%	2019
Lesotho	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	49.7%	2017
Lithuania	Europe & Central Asia	High income	20.9%	2021
Luxembourg	Europe & Central Asia	High income	17.3%	2021
Latvia	Europe & Central Asia	High income	22.5%	2022
Macau	East Asia & Pacific	High income	N/A
Saint Martin	Latin America & Caribbean	High income	N/A
Morocco	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income	N/A
Monaco	Europe & Central Asia	High income	N/A
Moldova	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income	31.1%	2022
Madagascar	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	N/A
Maldives	South Asia	Upper middle income	5.4%	2019
Mexico	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income	36.3%	2022
Marshall Islands	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income	7.2%	2019
North Macedonia	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income	21.8%	2019
Mali	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	44.6%	2021
Malta	Middle East & North Africa	High income	16.7%	2021
Myanmar	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income	24.8%	2017
Montenegro	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income	20.3%	2021
Mongolia	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income	27.1%	2022
Northern Mariana Islands	East Asia & Pacific	High income	N/A
Mozambique	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	N/A
Mauritania	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	31.8%	2019
Mauritius	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income	10.3%	2017
Malawi	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	50.7%	2019
Malaysia	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income	6.2%	2021
Namibia	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income	N/A
New Caledonia	East Asia & Pacific	High income	N/A
Niger	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	45.5%	2021
Nigeria	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	40.1%	2018
Nicaragua	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income	N/A
Netherlands	Europe & Central Asia	High income	14.5%	2021
Norway	Europe & Central Asia	High income	12.2%	2021
Nepal	South Asia	Lower middle income	20.3%	2022
Nauru	East Asia & Pacific	High income	N/A
New Zealand	East Asia & Pacific	High income	N/A
Oman	Middle East & North Africa	High income	N/A
Pakistan	South Asia	Lower middle income	21.9%	2018
Panama	Latin America & Caribbean	High income	21.8%	2021
Peru	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income	27.5%	2022
Philippines	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income	18.1%	2021
Palau	East Asia & Pacific	High income	N/A
Papua New Guinea	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income	N/A
Poland	Europe & Central Asia	High income	11.8%	2022
Puerto Rico	Latin America & Caribbean	High income	N/A
North Korea	East Asia & Pacific	Low income	N/A
Portugal	Europe & Central Asia	High income	16.4%	2021
Paraguay	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income	24.7%	2022
Palestine	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income	N/A
French Polynesia	East Asia & Pacific	High income	N/A
Qatar	Middle East & North Africa	High income	N/A
Romania	Europe & Central Asia	High income	21.2%	2021
Russia	Europe & Central Asia	High income	11.0%	2021
Rwanda	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	N/A
Saudi Arabia	Middle East & North Africa	High income	N/A
Sudan	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	N/A
Senegal	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	N/A
Singapore	East Asia & Pacific	High income	N/A
Solomon Islands	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income	N/A
Sierra Leone	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	56.8%	2018
El Salvador	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income	26.6%	2022
San Marino	Europe & Central Asia	High income	N/A
Somalia	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	54.4%	2022
Serbia	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income	20.0%	2021
South Sudan	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	N/A
São Tomé and Príncipe	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	55.5%	2017
Suriname	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income	N/A
Slovakia	Europe & Central Asia	High income	13.7%	2021
Slovenia	Europe & Central Asia	High income	12.7%	2022
Sweden	Europe & Central Asia	High income	16.1%	2022
Eswatini	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	N/A
Sint Maarten	Latin America & Caribbean	High income	N/A
Seychelles	Sub-Saharan Africa	High income	25.3%	2018
Syria	Middle East & North Africa	Low income	N/A
Turks and Caicos Islands	Latin America & Caribbean	High income	N/A
Chad	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	42.3%	2018
Togo	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	45.5%	2018
Thailand	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income	6.3%	2021
Tajikistan	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income	22.5%	2022
Turkmenistan	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income	N/A
Timor-Leste	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income	N/A
Tonga	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income	20.6%	2021
Trinidad and Tobago	Latin America & Caribbean	High income	N/A
Tunisia	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income	16.6%	2021
Turkey	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income	14.4%	2021
Tuvalu	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income	N/A
Tanzania	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	26.4%	2018
Uganda	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	20.3%	2019
Ukraine	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income	1.6%	2020
Uruguay	Latin America & Caribbean	High income	9.9%	2022
United States	North America	High income	N/A
Uzbekistan	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income	11.0%	2023
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income	N/A
Venezuela	Latin America & Caribbean	0	N/A
British Virgin Islands	Latin America & Caribbean	High income	N/A
United States Virgin Islands	Latin America & Caribbean	High income	N/A
Vietnam	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income	4.3%	2022
Vanuatu	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income	15.9%	2019
Samoa	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income	21.9%	2018
Kosovo	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income	N/A
Yemen	Middle East & North Africa	Low income	N/A
South Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income	N/A
Zambia	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	60.0%	2022
Zimbabwe	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	38.3%	2019

Percentage of working population living below global poverty lines

Percentage of working population who live in households that fall below the World Bank's international poverty lines of $2.15 and $3.65 a day, as per the International Labour Organization.^[13] Sorting is alphabetical by country code, according to ISO 3166-1 alpha-3.

Share of employment by economic class in 2023,
with lowest economic class based on the World Bank's international poverty lines of $2.15 and $3.65 a day
Country	Region	World Bank Income group (2024)	Extremely poor: Less than $2.15 a day	Moderately poor: $2.15 to less than $3.65 a day	Not extremely or moderately poor: $3.65 or above a day
Country	Afghanistan	South Asia	Low income	35%	56%	9%
Albania	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income	0%	0%	100%
Algeria	Middle East & North Africa	Upper middle income	0%	1%	99%
Angola	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	31%	22%	47%
Argentina	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income	9%	20%	71%
Armenia	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income	0%	2%	98%
Azerbaijan	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income	0%	0%	100%
Bahamas	Latin America & Caribbean	High income	0%	0%	100%
Bahrain	Middle East & North Africa	High income	0%	0%	100%
Bangladesh	South Asia	Lower middle income	6%	27%	67%
Barbados	Latin America & Caribbean	High income	2%	5%	93%
Belarus	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income	0%	0%	100%
Belize	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income	12%	15%	73%
Benin	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	14%	28%	58%
Bhutan	South Asia	Lower middle income	1%	3%	97%
Bolivia	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income	2%	3%	95%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income	0%	0%	100%
Botswana	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income	8%	19%	73%
Brazil	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income	3%	3%	95%
Burkina Faso	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	27%	30%	43%
Burundi	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	70%	19%	11%
Cape Verde	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	0%	7%	93%
Cambodia	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income	20%	34%	46%
Cameroon	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	20%	20%	60%
Central African Republic	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	66%	21%	13%
Chad	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	34%	33%	33%
Chile	Latin America & Caribbean	High income	0%	0%	99%
China	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income	0%	2%	98%
Colombia	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income	3%	6%	91%
Comoros	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	14%	18%	68%
Republic of the Congo	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	50%	23%	27%
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	57%	24%	19%
Costa Rica	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income	0%	1%	99%
Ivory Coast	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	10%	23%	67%
Dominican Republic	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income	1%	2%	97%
Ecuador	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income	3%	6%	91%
Egypt	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income	0%	12%	87%
El Salvador	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income	2%	4%	94%
Equatorial Guinea	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income	33%	27%	40%
Eritrea	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	32%	28%	40%
Eswatini	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	23%	22%	55%
Ethiopia	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	18%	29%	53%
Fiji	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income	0%	10%	89%
Gabon	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income	1%	3%	96%
Gambia	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	14%	26%	60%
Georgia	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income	2%	8%	90%
Ghana	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	18%	19%	63%
Guatemala	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income	2%	7%	91%
Guinea	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	15%	26%	59%
Guinea-Bissau	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	18%	33%	50%
Guyana	Latin America & Caribbean	High income	0%	1%	99%
Haiti	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income	26%	27%	48%
Honduras	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income	8%	12%	81%
Hong Kong	East Asia & Pacific	High income	0%	0%	100%
India	South Asia	Lower middle income	9%	30%	61%
Indonesia	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income	3%	16%	81%
Iran	Middle East & North Africa	Upper middle income	0%	0%	99%
Iraq	Middle East & North Africa	Upper middle income	0%	1%	99%
Jamaica	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income	0%	5%	95%
Jordan	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income	0%	1%	98%
Kazakhstan	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income	0%	0%	100%
Kenya	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	26%	34%	40%
South Korea	East Asia & Pacific	High income	0%	0%	100%
Kuwait	Middle East & North Africa	High income	0%	0%	100%
Kyrgyzstan	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income	1%	13%	86%
Laos	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income	7%	21%	72%
Lebanon	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income	0%	0%	100%
Lesotho	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	26%	23%	51%
Liberia	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	31%	30%	40%
Libya	Middle East & North Africa	Upper middle income	5%	6%	89%
Madagascar	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	78%	15%	7%
Malawi	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	66%	21%	13%
Malaysia	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income	0%	0%	100%
Maldives	South Asia	Upper middle income	0%	0%	100%
Mali	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	16%	32%	52%
Mauritania	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	4%	13%	83%
Mauritius	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income	0%	0%	100%
Mexico	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income	1%	5%	94%
Moldova	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income	0%	1%	99%
Mongolia	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income	0%	2%	97%
Montenegro	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income	1%	2%	98%
Morocco	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income	0%	8%	92%
Mozambique	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	69%	17%	15%
Myanmar	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income	2%	15%	83%
Namibia	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income	11%	11%	78%
Nepal	South Asia	Lower middle income	2%	13%	85%
Nicaragua	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income	2%	7%	91%
Niger	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	46%	32%	22%
Nigeria	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	27%	31%	42%
North Macedonia	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income	1%	3%	96%
Palestine	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income	0%	1%	98%
Oman	Middle East & North Africa	High income	6%	7%	87%
Pakistan	South Asia	Lower middle income	4%	30%	66%
Panama	Latin America & Caribbean	High income	0%	1%	98%
Papua New Guinea	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income	29%	26%	45%
Paraguay	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income	0%	2%	98%
Peru	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income	5%	9%	87%
Philippines	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income	0%	9%	91%
Puerto Rico	Latin America & Caribbean	High income	0%	0%	100%
Qatar	Middle East & North Africa	High income	0%	0%	100%
Russia	Europe & Central Asia	High income	0%	0%	100%
Rwanda	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	33%	31%	36%
Saudi Arabia	Middle East & North Africa	High income	0%	0%	100%
Senegal	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	9%	24%	67%
Serbia	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income	0%	0%	100%
Sierra Leone	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	27%	35%	38%
Solomon Islands	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income	35%	34%	31%
Somalia	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	59%	23%	18%
South Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income	9%	12%	79%
Sri Lanka	South Asia	Lower middle income	2%	14%	84%
Sudan	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	31%	35%	35%
Suriname	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income	18%	16%	65%
Syria	Middle East & North Africa	Low income	68%	18%	14%
Taiwan	East Asia & Pacific	High income	0%	0%	100%
Tajikistan	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income	3%	9%	88%
Tanzania	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	42%	30%	28%
Thailand	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income	0%	0%	100%
Timor-Leste	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income	30%	42%	29%
Togo	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	16%	28%	55%
Trinidad and Tobago	Latin America & Caribbean	High income	0%	0%	100%
Tunisia	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income	0%	1%	99%
Turkey	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income	0%	0%	100%
Turkmenistan	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income	1%	3%	96%
Uganda	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	37%	31%	32%
Ukraine	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income	0%	0%	100%
United Arab Emirates	Middle East & North Africa	High income	0%	0%	100%
Uruguay	Latin America & Caribbean	High income	0%	0%	100%
Uzbekistan	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income	19%	37%	44%
Venezuela	Latin America & Caribbean	-	25%	24%	51%
Vietnam	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income	1%	3%	96%
Yemen	Middle East & North Africa	Low income	57%	24%	20%
Zambia	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	56%	19%	25%
Zimbabwe	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	35%	25%	40%
Note: Data refers to 2021 for Ukraine and 2022 for the Occupied Palestinian Territory

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day (2017 PPP) (% of population)". World Bank. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Poverty headcount ratio at $3.65 a day (2017 PPP) (% of population)". World Bank. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
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External links

World Poverty Clock World Poverty Clock from Global Data Lab
Global Distribution of Poverty Global poverty datasets and map collection
Population below poverty line: Countries Compared

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[wdipov_365-2] "Poverty headcount ratio at $3.65 a day (2017 PPP) (% of population)". World Bank. Retrieved 18 October 2024.

[wdipov_685-3] "Poverty headcount ratio at $6.85 a day (2017 PPP) (% of population)". World Bank. Retrieved 18 October 2024.

[4] Government of New Brunswick, Canada (26 October 2010). "What is poverty? - Economic and Social Inclusion Corporation". www2.gnb.ca. Retrieved 18 October 2024.

[5] "What Is Poverty? Meaning, Causes, and How To Measure". Investopedia. Retrieved 11 July 2024.

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v t e Poverty in Africa
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v t e Poverty in Asia
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Dependencies and other territories	British Indian Ocean Territory Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Hong Kong Macau
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v t e Poverty in South America
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Growth indicators	Population growth rate Natural increase Net reproduction rate Number of births Number of deaths Birth rate Mortality rate Fertility rate Past fertility rate
Life expectancy	World Africa Asia Europe North America Oceania South America world regions past life expectancy
Other demographics	Age at childbearing Age at first marriage Age structure Dependency ratio Divorce rate Ethnic and cultural diversity level Ethnic composition Immigrant population Linguistic diversity Median age Net migration rate Number of households Religion / Irreligion Sex ratio Urban population Urbanization
Health	Antidepressant consumption Antiviral medications for pandemic influenza HIV/AIDS adult prevalence rate Infant and under-five mortality rates Maternal mortality rate Obesity rate Percentage suffering from undernourishment Health expenditure by country by type of financing Suicide rate Total health expenditure per capita Total healthcare spending as % of GDP Body mass index (BMI)
Education and innovation	Bloomberg Innovation Index Education Index Global Innovation Index International Innovation Index Literacy rate Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) Tertiary education attainment World Intellectual Property Indicators
Economic	Access to financial services Development aid donors Official Development Assistance received Employment rate Irrigated land area Human Development Index by country inequality-adjusted planetary pressures–adjusted HDI Human Poverty Index Imports Exports Income equality Labour force Share of income of top 1% Number of millionaires (US dollars) Number of billionaires (US dollars) Percentage living in poverty Public sector Unemployment rate Wealth inequality
List of international rankings Lists by country

Percentage of population living below global poverty lines

Percent of population living below national poverty line

Percentage of working population living below global poverty lines

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