North Macedonia Poverty Rate 2009-2023

Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 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.
  • North Macedonia poverty rate for 2018 was 20.80%, a 2.3% decline from 2017.
  • North Macedonia poverty rate for 2017 was 23.10%, a 1.8% decline from 2016.
  • North Macedonia poverty rate for 2016 was 24.90%, a 3.9% decline from 2015.
  • North Macedonia poverty rate for 2015 was 28.80%, a 1% decline from 2014.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % Under US $5.50 Per Day
Armenia 48.90%
Colombia 33.90%
Mexico 31.10%
Peru 30.20%
China 28.10%
Ecuador 27.80%
Brazil 26.70%
Dominican Republic 22.20%
Iran 22.10%
North Macedonia 20.80%
Paraguay 19.60%
Montenegro 18.50%
Albania 18.20%
Serbia 17.20%
Thailand 15.60%
Kazakhstan 14.30%
Costa Rica 13.90%
Romania 13.00%
Turkey 10.90%
Bulgaria 8.00%
Russia 4.90%
Belarus 1.90%
North Macedonia Poverty Rate - Historical Data
Year % Under US $5.50 Per Day Change
2018 20.80% -2.30%
2017 23.10% -1.80%
2016 24.90% -3.90%
2015 28.80% -1.00%
2014 29.80% -4.30%
2013 34.10% -1.60%
2012 35.70% -1.50%
2011 37.20% -0.60%
2010 37.80% -3.00%
2009 40.80% -3.00%