Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day was 42.1% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Syrian Arab Republic, 1996–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Syrian Arab Republic recorded 42.1% for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 624.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 42.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2003.
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 20th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 3.1% | 6.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 42.1% | 42.1% | 42.1% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Syrian Arab Republic was 42.1% 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 $4.20 a day recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 42.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2003.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 20th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 624.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic 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.