Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Venezuela
Venezuela: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day was 52.9% in 2006. ▲ Rising
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Venezuela, 1981–2006
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 52.9% for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in 2006.
The figure is down 17.4% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Venezuela peaked at 77.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 45.8%, in 1989.
That places Venezuela 46th out of 120 countries with data for 2006, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 49.4% | — |
| 1987 | 52.5% | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 45.8% | -12.9% |
| 1992 | 50.4% | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 64.2% | +27.5% |
| 1998 | 61.6% | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 66.6% | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 64.1% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 72.5% | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 77.5% | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 73.7% | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 64.0% | -13.1% |
| 2006 | 52.9% | -17.4% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 52.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 80.4%, 66% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 52.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.7%, 1.7× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49.2% | 45.8% | 52.5% | 3 |
| 1990s | 60.7% | 50.4% | 66.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 67.4% | 52.9% | 77.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More reference data data for Venezuela
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 53.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2667 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 38.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 1,537 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Venezuela?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Venezuela was 52.9% in 2006, 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 77.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.8% in 1989.
- How does Venezuela rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
- Venezuela ranks 46th out of 120 countries with data for 2006.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.