Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Belarus
Belarus: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day was 0.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Belarus, 1998–2020
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Belarus is 0.0%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Belarus peaked at 1.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2005.
Belarus ranks 100th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.6% | — |
| 1999 | 1.7% | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -36.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -69.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -23.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -15.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -88.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0.0% | — |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%. (35 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 97 Sri Lanka 0.0% compare
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- 100 China 0.0% compare
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- 100 Mongolia 0.0% compare
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- 100 Russia 0.0% compare
- 100 Slovenia 0.0% compare
- 100 South Korea 0.0% compare
- 100 Switzerland 0.0% compare
- 100 Taiwan 0.0% compare
- 100 Thailand 0.0% compare
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More reference data data for Belarus
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3462 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3596 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 24.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.96 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Belarus?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Belarus was 0.0% in 2020, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2005.
- How does Belarus rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day?
- Belarus ranks 100th out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $1 per day.