Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Tunisia
Tunisia: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day was 31.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Tunisia, 1985–2021
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 $10 a day in Tunisia is 31.5%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Tunisia peaked at 80.1% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 31.5%, in 2021.
That places Tunisia 56th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 80.1% | 80.1% | 80.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 75.2% | 74.9% | 75.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 63.8% | 60.2% | 67.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 40.4% | 35.1% | 45.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 31.5% | 31.5% | 31.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More reference data data for Tunisia
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.41 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.4051 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.44 °C (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.7444 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Consumer price index 231.51 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.6518 °C (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 4 (2025)
- Free country 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Tunisia?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Tunisia was 31.5% in 2021, 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 80.1% in 1985.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.5% in 2021.
- How does Tunisia rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
- Tunisia ranks 56th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.