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
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Syria, 1996–2022
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Syria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3995 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1542 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 16.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 29.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.93 (2050)
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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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $1 per day.