Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Belarus
Belarus: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day was 6.5% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 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
Belarus recorded 6.5% for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 16.4% on the previous year and down 77.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Belarus peaked at 96.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2020.
Belarus ranks 85th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.1% | 95.9% | 96.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 65.9% | 35.6% | 94.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 7.7% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 1 |
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More reference data data for Belarus
- Spring temperature anomalies 4.96 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.14 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -6.27 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 2.19 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.92 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 801.16 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Belarus?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Belarus was 6.5% 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 $10 a day recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 96.4% in 1998.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2020.
- How does Belarus rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
- Belarus ranks 85th out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 $10 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 $10 per day.