Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Venezuela
Venezuela: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day was 16.4% in 2006. ▲ Rising
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 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
The most recent figure for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Venezuela is 16.4%, measured in 2006.
That represents a change of down 39.8% on the previous year and down 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Venezuela peaked at 39.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 1989.
That places Venezuela 37th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.9% | 12.6% | 21.5% | 3 |
| 1990s | 22.5% | 12.8% | 27.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 29.4% | 16.4% | 39.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More reference data data for Venezuela
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2667 (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 - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 506.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 31.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 41.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 1,680 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 10,074 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Venezuela?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Venezuela was 16.4% 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 $4.20 a day recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 39.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 1989.
- How does Venezuela rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- Venezuela ranks 37th out of 120 countries with data for 2006.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.4%. 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 $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.