Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Syria

Syria: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day was 0.1% in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
0.1%
World rank
58th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2022
All-time low
0.0%
in 1996
Years of data
5
1996–2022

Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Syria, 1996–2022

00.050.10.151996200920221996: 0 %2003: 0 %2006: 0 %2009: 0 %2022: 0.147 %

Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Syria recorded 0.1% for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Syria peaked at 0.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1996.

Syria ranks 58th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Syria, year by year

Annual values for Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Syria, 1996 to 2022.
Year % Change
1996 0.0% —
2003 0.0% —
2006 0.0% —
2009 0.0% —
2022 0.1% —

Syria compared with similar countries

  • Syria's 0.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.8%, 18% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
  • Syria's 0.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0%, 6.9× the median. (10 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1

Countries ranked near Syria

  1. 55 Cote d'Ivoire 0.2% compare
  2. 56 Guinea 0.2% compare
  3. 57 Bulgaria 0.2% compare
  4. 59 Estonia 0.1% compare
  5. 60 Norway 0.1% compare
  6. 61 Bolivia 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Syria?
Poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Syria was 0.1% in 2022, 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 Syria?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2022.
What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Syria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1996.
How does Syria rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day?
Syria ranks 58th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
Where does this Syria 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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Indicator
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day
Unit
%
Source
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $1 per day.