Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Belarus
Belarus: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 3.9% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Belarus, 1993–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 3.9% for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in 2020.
The figure is down 29.1% on the previous year and down 54.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Belarus peaked at 12.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 1993.
That places Belarus 127th out of 130 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 3.3% | — |
| 1995 | 10.6% | +221.2% |
| 1998 | 10.7% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 12.2% | +14.0% |
| 2000 | 11.1% | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 10.1% | -9.0% |
| 2002 | 9.7% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 9.3% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 7.5% | -19.4% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | +17.3% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 8.7% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 8.5% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 7.9% | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | -11.9% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | -29.1% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 3.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.8%, 26% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 3.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.0%, 35% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Belarus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +221.2% | 3.3% | 10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.2% | 3.3% | 12.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 7.5% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 5.2% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 124 Egypt 4.4% compare
- 125 Republic of Moldova 4.3% compare
- 125 Republic of Moldova 4.3% compare
- 128 India 3.4% compare
- 129 Kazakhstan 3.1% compare
- 130 Azerbaijan 0.9% compare
More infrastructure data for Belarus
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 11.88 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 131.12 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.14 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 45.76 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4538 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.6813 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 4.14 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.3 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Belarus?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Belarus was 3.9% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 1993.
- How does Belarus rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Belarus ranks 127th out of 130 countries with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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