List of countries by percentage of population living in poverty


Countries by percentage of population living in poverty, as recorded by World bank and other sources.

Methodology

"Poverty" is defined as an economic condition by the lack of both money and basic necessities needed to successfully live, such as food, water, utilities, and housing. There are many working definitions of "poverty", with considerable debate on how to best define 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 $1.90, $3.20 and $5.50 US dollars a day in 2011 international prices. The data is from the most recent year available from the World Bank API.
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.
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.
Only countries for which sourced data is available are listed. Data of countries, including Libya and Saudi Arabia remains unavailable. It is usually accepted, that over one third of the population in Libya and Saudi Arabia live below the poverty line.

Percent of population living on less than $1.90, $3.20 and $5.50 a day

Percent of population living on less than $1.90, $3.20, and $5.50 a day, 2011 international dollars as per the World Bank.
Country< $1.90< $3.20< $5.50YearContinent
Asia
1.7%10.4%38.0%2017Europe
0.5%3.9%29.2%2011Africa
Europe
47.6%69.8%87.2%2018Africa
North America
1.0%3.0%9.6%2018South America
2.1%13.0%50.4%2018Europe
0.5%0.7%0.7%2014Oceania
0.3%0.4%0.7%2017Europe
0.0%0.0%8.2%2005Europe
North America
Asia
14.8%52.9%84.5%2016Asia
North America
0.0%0.0%0.4%2018Europe
0.1%0.2%0.3%2017Europe
13.9%28.1%53.0%1999North America
49.5%76.2%90.6%2015Africa
1.5%12.0%38.6%2017Asia
4.5%10.6%23.1%2018South America
0.1%0.8%3.9%2011Europe
16.1%38.5%60.4%2015Africa
4.4%9.2%19.9%2018South America
Asia
1.3%3.1%7.5%2017Europe
43.7%76.4%92.3%2014Africa
71.8%89.3%96.8%2013Africa
Asia
23.8%44.7%68.9%2014Africa
0.5%0.5%0.7%2013North America
3.2%14.9%40.8%2015Africa
66.3%83.1%92.8%2008Africa
38.4%66.5%86.2%2011Africa
0.3%0.7%3.7%2017South America
0.5%5.4%23.9%2016Asia
4.1%10.9%27.8%2018South America
17.6%36.9%62.3%2014Africa
76.6%91.0%97.7%2012Africa
37.0%61.3%82.4%2011Africa
1.4%3.6%10.9%2018North America
0.5%1.2%3.8%2017Europe
North America
0.0%0.1%0.1%2017Europe
0.0%0.1%0.4%2017Europe
0.1%0.2%0.2%2017Europe
17.1%40.2%70.6%2017Africa
North America
0.4%2.6%13.8%2018North America
30.7%73.3%94.0%2014Asia
3.3%9.7%24.2%2018South America
3.2%26.1%70.4%2017Africa
1.5%9.7%25.7%2018North America
Africa
Africa
0.5%1.0%2.0%2015Europe
42.0%64.4%82.0%2009Africa
27.3%62.2%85.0%2015Africa
1.4%14.1%48.6%2013Oceania
0.0%0.0%0.2%2015Europe
0.0%0.2%0.2%2015Europe
3.4%11.2%32.2%2017Africa
10.1%37.8%72.5%2015Africa
4.5%15.7%42.9%2018Europe
0.0%0.0%0.2%2015Europe
13.3%30.5%56.9%2016Africa
1.5%2.7%6.7%2015Europe
North America
8.7%24.2%48.8%2014North America
35.3%70.3%92.3%2012Africa
67.1%84.5%93.4%2010Africa
14.0%29.5%56.4%1998South America
25.0%50.8%78.9%2012North America
16.5%30.0%50.3%2018North America
0.5%1.0%2.7%2015Europe
0.0%0.0%0.2%2014Europe
13.4%50.4%82.3%2015Asia
4.6%24.2%56%2018Asia
0.3%2.5%11.6%2016Asia
2.5%17.9%57.3%2012Asia
0.2%0.5%0.7%2015Europe
0.2%0.7%2.7%2016Asia
2.0%2.5%3.5%2015Europe
28.2%57.4%82.3%2015Africa
1.7%9.1%29.7%2004North America
0.2%0.5%1.0%2008Asia
0.1%2.1%18.1%2010Asia
0.0%0.4%8.6%2017Asia
36.8%66.2%86.5%2015Africa
12.9%34.6%69.4%2006Oceania
Asia
0.2%0.5%1.2%2012Asia
0.2%2.6%21.6%2017Europe
Asia
0.9%15.5%61.3%2018Asia
22.7%58.7%85.0%2012Asia
0.7%1.5%4.0%2015Europe
0.0%0.0%1.9%2011Asia
59.7%78.1%89.9%2010Africa
40.9%72.6%92.2%2016Africa
Africa
Europe
0.7%1.5%4.2%2015Europe
0.2%0.5%0.5%2015Europe
77.6%91.0%97.3%2012Africa
70.3%89.4%96.7%2016Africa
0.0%0.2%2.7%2015Asia
7.3%24.4%54.3%2009Asia
49.7%79.3%94.9%2009Africa
0.0%0.2%0.2%2015Europe
Oceania
6.0%24.1%58.8%2014Africa
0.5%3.2%18.1%2012Africa
1.7%6.6%23.0%2018North America
15.4%38.7%69.1%2013Oceania
0.0%0.9%13.3%2018Europe
Europe
0.5%5.6%28.9%2018Asia
0.0%0.8%4.8%2014Europe
1.0%7.7%31.3%2013Africa
62.4%81.5%91.8%2014Africa
6.2%29.5%67.2%2015Asia
13.4%29.6%50.1%2015Africa
Oceania
15.0%50.8%83.0%2010Asia
0.0%0.2%0.5%2015Europe
Oceania
3.2%12.8%34.8%2014North America
44.5%76.9%93.4%2014Africa
53.5%77.6%92.1%2009Africa
5.2%9.7%23.1%2015Europe
0.2%0.2%0.2%2015Europe
Asia
3.9%34.7%75.4%2015Asia
Oceania
1.0%3.4%23.6%2016Asia
1.7%5.2%12.7%2018North America
38.0%65.6%86.9%2009Oceania
1.6%5.9%17.0%2018South America
2.6%8.3%22.1%2018South America
6.1%26.0%55.1%2015Asia
0.0%0.1%2.1%2016Europe
0.5%1.2%3.0%2015Europe
Asia
3.5%7%15.6%2017Europe
0.0%0.2%2.3%2018Asia, Europe
55.5%79.7%91.6%2016Africa
North America
4.7%10.6%20.3%2016North America
North America
1.1%9.6%33.9%2013Oceania
Europe
32.3%70.1%92.3%2010Africa
Asia
38.0%67.5%88.1%2011Africa
5.5%10%20.3%2017Europe
1.1%2.5%6.6%2013Africa
40.1%74.4%92.1%2018Africa
Asia
0.7%1.0%3.0%2015Europe
0.0%0.0%0.2%2015Europe
25.1%58.8%84.7%2013Oceania
Africa
18.9%37.6%57.1%2014Africa
42.7%64.8%84.8%2009Africa
1.0%1.5%2.9%2015Europe
0.8%10.9%40.5%2016Asia
14.9%40.5%73.2%2009Africa
23.4%42.8%55.7%1999South America
0.5%0.7%1.0%2015Europe
0.0%0.0%0.0%2015Europe
1.7%15.3%50.4%2004Asia
4.8%20.3%54.2%2015Asia
49.1%79.0%93.1%2011Africa
0.0%0.5%8.6%2018Asia
49.2%73.2%90.1%2015Africa
1.0%7.5%27.5%2015Asia
3.4%13.1%32.9%1992South America
0.3%3.2%18.3%2015Africa
0.1%1.4%9.2%2018Asia, Europe
51.4%77.8%92.5%1998Asia
3.3%17.6%46.7%2010Oceania
41.7%69.9%87.8%2016Africa
0.0%0.4%4.0%2018Europe
Asia
0.2%0.2%0.7%2015Europe
1.2%1.5%2.0%2016North America
0.1%0.4%2.9%2018South America
62.1%86.4%96.4%2003Asia
13.1%39.2%72.3%2010Oceania
Europe
10.2%17.8%35.6%2006South America
1.9%7.0%23.6%2018Asia
18.8%52.2%81.6%2014Asia
57.5%74.3%87.2%2015Africa
21.4%47.2%74.0%2011Africa

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.
CountryWorld
Bank		YearCIAYearOtherYearContinent
54.5%201654.5%2017Asia
14.3%201214.3%2012Europe
5.5%201123.0%2006Africa
Europe
36.6%200836.6%2008Africa
'23.0%2002North America
North America
25.7%201725.7%201735.4%2019South America
25.7%201732.0%2013Asia
Oceania
3.0%2017Europe
6.0%20124.9%2015Asia, Europe
9.3%2010North America
Asia
24.3%201624.3%2016Asia
North America
5.9%20175.7%2016Europe
15.1%2013Europe
41.0%2013North America
40.1%201536.2%2011Africa
'11.0%2008North America
8.2%201712.0%2012Asia
36.4%201738.6%201554.0%2007South America
16.9%201516.9%2015Europe
19.3%200919.3%2009Africa
26.5%20174.2%201612.1%2011South America
Asia
23.4%201623.4%2016Europe
40.1%201440.1%2009Africa
64.9%201464.6%2014Africa
17.7%201216.5%2016Asia
37.5%201430.0%2001Africa
9.4%20084.9%2004North America
35.0%201530.0%2000Africa
62.0%2008Africa
46.7%201146.7%2011Africa
8.6%201714.4%201310.4%2011South America
3.1%20173.3%2016Asia
27.0%201828.0%201745.5%2012South America
42.4%201344.8%2004Africa
63.9%201263.0%2014Africa
46.5%201146.5%2011Africa
20.0%201721.7%201418.9%2009North America
19.5%201519.5%2015Europe
North America
Europe
9.7%20139.7%2015Europe
13.4%2011Europe
21.1%201723.0%2015Africa
29.0%2009North America
30.5%201630.5%201641.1%2009North America
41.8%201441.8%2014Asia
23.2%201821.5%201740.2%2009South America
27.8%201527.8%2016Africa
29.2%201732.7%201647.9%2009South America
76.8%200644.0%2011Africa
69.0%199350.0%2004Africa
21.8%201321.1%2016Europe
63.0%200963.0%2010Africa
23.5%201529.6%2014Africa
'9.8%201317.3%2015Europe
'10.0%2015Europe
34.0%201331.0%2009Oceania
13.7%2013Europe
14.2%2015Europe
'19.7%2009Oceania
33.4%201734.3%2015Africa
48.6%201548.4%2010Africa
'30.0%2011Asia
21.9%20179.2%201021.9%2017Asia, Europe
16.7%2015Europe
23.4%201624.2%2013Africa
36.0%2014Europe
'16.2%2015North America
38.0%2008North America
'23.0%2001Oceania
59.3%201459.3%201454.8%2006North America
55.2%201247.0%2006Africa
69.3%201067.0%2015Africa
35.0%2006South America
58.5%201258.5%2012North America
61.9%201829.6%201468.9%2007North America
'19.9%2016Asia
14.9%201414.9%2015Europe
Europe
21.9%201121.9%2011Asia
10.6%201710.9%2016Asia
18.7%2007Asia
18.9%201223.0%2014Asia
8.2%20136.8%2004Europe
22.0%2014Asia
29.9%201210.3%2014Europe
46.3%201546.3%2015Africa
19.9%201217.1%2016North America
16.1%2013Asia
14.4%201014.2%2002Asia
2.5%20172.6%2016Asia, Europe
36.1%201536.1%2016Africa
21.8%2006Oceania
Asia
14.4%2016Asia
'17.6%201517.6%2015Europe
Asia
25.6%201732.1%2015Asia
23.4%201222.0%2013Asia
22.5%201425.5%2015Europe
27.4%201228.6%2004Asia
57.1%201057.0%2016Africa
50.9%201654.1%2014Africa
Africa
Europe
22.2%201422.2%2015Europe
Europe
70.7%201270.7%2012Africa
51.5%201650.7%2010Africa
0.4%20153.8%2009Asia
8.2%201615.0%2009Asia
41.1%200936.1%2005Africa
16.3%2015Europe
Oceania
31.0%201431.0%2014Africa
7.9%20128.0%2006Africa
43.6%201646.2%201448.0%2013North America
41.2%201326.7%2000Oceania
9.6%20159.6%2015Europe
Europe
21.6%201429.6%2016Asia
24.0%20158.6%2013Europe
4.8%201315.0%2007Africa
46.1%201446.1%2015Africa
32.1%201525.6%2016Asia
17.4%201528.7%2010Africa
Oceania
25.2%201025.2%2011Asia
8.8%2015Europe
'17.0%2008Oceania
Oceania
24.9%201629.6%201561.9%2005North America
44.5%201445.4%2014Africa
46.0%200970.0%2010Africa
22.2%201721.5%201530.4%2011Europe
4.3%2007Europe
Asia
3.9%201529.5%201321.0%title=Below the line: left;"Asia
24.9%2006Oceania
29.2%2016Asia
22.1%201623.0%201526.4%2009North America
39.9%200937.0%2002Oceania
26.4%201722.2%201556.0%2009South America
21.7%201722.7%201434.8%2009South America
21.6%201521.6%2017Asia
15.0%201617.6%2015Europe
19.0%2015Europe
Asia
23.6%201622.4%2012Europe
13.2%201713.3%201513.8%2017Asia, Europe
38.2%201639.1%2015Africa
North America
25.0%2016North America
North America
20.3%2013Oceania
Europe
66.2%201066.2%2009Africa
12.7%2012Asia
46.7%201146.7%2011Africa
25.7%20168.9%2014Europe
39.3%201339.3%2013Africa
52.9%201170.2%2004Africa
Asia
12.6%201312.3%2015Europe
14.3%201413.9%2016Europe
12.7%2013Oceania
Africa
55.5%201416.6%2016Africa
82.3%201666.0%2015Africa
21.1%201221.1%2012Europe
4.1%20166.7%2012Asia
46.5%200946.5%2009Africa
70.0%2002South America
15.0%2014Europe
6.6%2014Europe
35.2%200782.5%2014Asia
'1.5%2012Asia
31.3%201531.5%2016Asia
28.2%201122.8%2015Africa
8.6%20167.2%2015Asia
55.1%201555.1%2015Africa
22.5%200922.5%2010Oceania
20.0%2014North America
15.2%201515.5%20103.8%2005Africa
13.5%201721.9%201520.5%2005Asia, Europe
0.2%2012Asia
26.3%201026.3%2010Oceania
21.4%201621.4%2017Africa
2.4%20173.8%201624.3%2013Europe
19.5%20030.0%2011Asia
15.0%2013Europe
11.8%201814.5%2013North America
7.9%20179.7%20156.7%2012South America
14.1%201314.0%2016Asia
12.7%2010Oceania
Europe
33.1%201519.7%201527.6%2008South America
9.8%20168.0%2017Asia
'28.9%2002North America
'18.0%2011Asia
48.6%201454.0%2014Asia
54.4%201554.4%2015Africa
72.3%201172.3%2012Africa