Extreme poverty rate in Jamaica
1.4% of people in Jamaica lived on less than $3.00 a day in 2021.
Jamaica, 2021
1.4%
Change from 2018
+1.0percentage points
World, 2021
11.3%
Position in 2021
36th of 81
Extreme poverty rate in Jamaica over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Jamaica | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 10.1% |
| 2023 | – | 10.5% |
| 2022 | – | 10.9% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | 11.3% |
| 2020 | – | 11.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | 11.1% |
| 2017 | – | 11.8% |
| 2016 | – | 12.6% |
| 2015 | – | 13.4% |
| 2014 | – | 14.5% |
| 2013 | – | 15.5% |
| 2012 | – | 17.8% |
| 2011 | – | 19.1% |
| 2010 | – | 21.0% |
| 2009 | – | 23.1% |
| 2008 | – | 24.1% |
| 2007 | – | 25.3% |
| 2006 | – | 27.0% |
| 2005 | – | 28.3% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | 30.3% |
| 2003 | – | 32.2% |
| 2002 | 6.4% | 33.7% |
| 2001 | – | 35.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 0.4% in 2018, a change of +1.0 percentage points.
- Since 1988, when it was 13.8%, the figure has changed by −12.4 percentage points.
- Among the 81 countries with data for 2021, Jamaica has the 36th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2021 was 11.3%.
More for Jamaica
All statistics for Jamaica
Poverty rate at national poverty lines
7.8%
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Prevalence of undernourishment
8.0%
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Gini index
39.9 (0 to 100)
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Income share held by the richest 10%
29.6%
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Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP)
5.1%
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Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP)
22.9%
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