Tunisia Poverty Rate 1985-2024

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.
  • Tunisia poverty rate for 2021 was 16.20%, a 1.7% decline from 2015.
  • Tunisia poverty rate for 2015 was 17.90%, a 13.2% decline from 2010.
  • Tunisia poverty rate for 2010 was 31.10%, a 11% decline from 2005.
  • Tunisia poverty rate for 2005 was 42.10%, a 9.1% decline from 2000.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % Under US $5.50 Per Day
Kenya 91.30%
India 81.80%
Cameroon 76.00%
Indonesia 62.70%
Kyrgyz Republic 62.20%
Georgia 55.40%
Philippines 55.30%
El Salvador 28.40%
Tunisia 16.20%
Bolivia 15.20%
Moldova 14.40%
Tunisia Poverty Rate - Historical Data
Year % Under US $5.50 Per Day Change
2021 16.20% -1.70%
2015 17.90% -13.20%
2010 31.10% -11.00%
2005 42.10% -9.10%
2000 51.20% -9.50%
1995 60.70% 0.30%
1990 60.40% -6.90%
1985 67.30% -6.90%