Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day was 7.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in North Macedonia, 2009–2019
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 $4.20 a day in North Macedonia is 7.4%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and down 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in North Macedonia peaked at 18.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2018.
That places North Macedonia 49th out of 120 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.6% | 18.6% | 18.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 7.1% | 17.9% | 10 |
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More reference data data for North Macedonia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1665 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0308 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 59.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 90.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1371 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 506.86 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in North Macedonia?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in North Macedonia was 7.4% in 2019, 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 $4.20 a day recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2018.
- How does North Macedonia rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- North Macedonia ranks 49th out of 120 countries with data for 2019.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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 $4.20 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 $4.20 per day.