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How Many People Are at the Risk of Poverty?

Population at Risk of Poverty (As % of Total) (%), 2020 or latest
Society | April 10, 2025
$2.99
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Based on a comparison of 85 countries in 2020, Sierra Leone ranked the highest in population at risk of poverty as a share of total population with 56.8% followed by Malawi and Honduras. On the other end of the scale was China with 0.600%, Ukraine with 1.40% and Belarus with 4.80%.

Data for more countries are available at Population at Risk of Poverty (As % of Total) indicator page.

Population at Risk of Poverty (As % of Total) Unit 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Argentina % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 32.0% 35.5% 42.0% 37.3% 39.2%
Bolivia % ... 39.9% 37.2% 39.0% 36.4% 37.7% ...
Burkina Faso % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 41.4% ... ... 43.2% ... ... ...
Chad % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 42.3% ... ... ... 44.8% ... ...
Colombia % ... ... 35.5% 36.5% 43.1% 39.7% 36.6%
Guinea % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 43.7% ... ... ... ... ... ...
Guinea Bissau % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 47.7% ... ... 50.5% ... ... ...
Honduras % 50.4% 48.0% ... 73.6% ...
Ivory Coast % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 39.5% ... ... 37.5% ... ... ...
Malawi % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 50.7% ... ... ... ... ...
Mali % ... ... ... ... ... ... 43.8% 42.3% 41.9% 45.5% 45.5%
Mexico % ... ... ... ... ... ... 41.9% ... 43.9% ... 36.3% ...
Niger % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 40.8% ... ... 41.2% ... ... ...
Nigeria % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 40.1% ... ... ... ... ...
Sierra Leone % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 56.8% ... ... ... ... ... ...