Extreme poverty rate in North Macedonia
3.9% of people in North Macedonia lived on less than $3.00 a day in 2019. The value for 2019 is the lowest since 2008.
The latest value for North Macedonia is for 2019. Most countries have figures for 2021.
North Macedonia, 2019
3.9%
Change from 2018
−0.4percentage points
World, 2024
10.1%
Extreme poverty rate in North Macedonia over time
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The chart loads when you scroll to it. The table below shows the same data.
The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | North Macedonia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 10.1% |
| 2023 | – | 10.5% |
| 2022 | – | 10.9% |
| 2021 | – | 11.3% |
| 2020 | – | 11.4% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | – |
| 2018 | 4.3% | 11.1% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | 11.8% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | 12.6% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | 13.4% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | 14.5% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | 15.5% |
| 2012 | 9.1% | 17.8% |
| 2011 | 10.9% | 19.1% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | 21.0% |
| 2009 | 12.1% | 23.1% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | 24.1% |
| 2007 | – | 25.3% |
| 2006 | 4.6% | 27.0% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | 28.3% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | 30.3% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | 32.2% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | 33.7% |
| 2001 | – | 35.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 4.3% in 2018.
- Since 2009, when it was 12.1%, the figure has changed by −8.2 percentage points.
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Prevalence of undernourishment
2.5%
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At-risk-of-poverty rate
21.9%
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Poverty or social exclusion rate
27.1%
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Income inequality (Gini)
29.2 (0 to 100)
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Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20)
5.18 times
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