Iran - Poverty headcount ratio

Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)

The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) in Iran was 0.60 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 33 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6.80 in 1986 and a minimum value of 0.20 in 2013.

Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $1.90 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1986 6.80
1990 6.20
1994 2.90
1998 2.90
2005 0.60
2006 0.60
2009 1.10
2013 0.20
2014 0.40
2015 0.40
2016 0.40
2017 0.40
2018 0.50
2019 0.60

Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)

The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) in Iran was 4.30 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 33 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 20.50 in 1986 and a minimum value of 1.70 in 2013.

Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $3.20 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1986 20.50
1990 20.10
1994 14.30
1998 14.00
2005 4.00
2006 4.10
2009 4.50
2013 1.70
2014 3.20
2015 3.20
2016 3.10
2017 2.90
2018 3.10
2019 4.30

Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)

The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) in Iran was 17.80 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 33 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 44.10 in 1990 and a minimum value of 10.70 in 2013.

Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1986 42.80
1990 44.10
1994 36.80
1998 34.60
2005 15.80
2006 16.80
2009 15.10
2013 10.70
2014 13.10
2015 13.40
2016 13.70
2017 13.20
2018 14.00
2019 17.80

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Topic: Poverty Indicators

Sub-Topic: Poverty rates