Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Taiwan
Taiwan: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day was 0.1% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Taiwan, 1981–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Taiwan stood at 0.1%.
The figure is down 50.0% on the previous year and down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Taiwan peaked at 0.6% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1991.
Taiwan ranks 112th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.4% | — |
| 1986 | 0.1% | -75.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | — |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -83.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +200.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -33.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +100.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
More reference data data for Taiwan
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 2,323 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 111.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 46.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0594 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4506 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 360.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 2,013 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Taiwan?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Taiwan was 0.1% 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 $4.20 a day recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1995.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1991.
- How does Taiwan rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- Taiwan ranks 112th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Taiwan 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.