Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income
The percentage of people in the population who live in households whose per capita income or consumption is below half of the median income or consumption per capita. The median is measured at 2021 Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) using the Poverty and Inequality Platform (http://www.pip.worldbank.org). For some countries, medians are not reported due to grouped and/or confidential data. The reference year is the year in which the underlying household survey data was collected. In cases for which the data collection period bridged two calendar years, the first year in which data were collected is reported.
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- World Bank
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- 170
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- Updated
- 2026-09-06
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World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org., World Bank (WB), uri: http://pip.worldbank.org, note: Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database.
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World Development Indicators
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Latest observations
| Country | Period | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 2025 | 20 | percent |
| Ecuador | 2025 | 18.10 | percent |
| Indonesia | 2025 | 6.70 | percent |
| Uzbekistan | 2025 | 12.30 | percent |
| Argentina | 2024 | 19.60 | percent |
| Armenia | 2024 | 6.20 | percent |
| Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2024 | 17.80 | percent |
| Brazil | 2024 | 21.20 | percent |
| Chile | 2024 | 13.90 | percent |
| Colombia | 2024 | 22.70 | percent |
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