Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Bhutan
Bhutan: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 8.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Bhutan, 2003–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 8.8% for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Bhutan peaked at 13.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2022.
That places Bhutan 97th out of 130 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 12.5% | — |
| 2007 | 13.7% | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 12.3% | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 13.8% | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 8.8% | -36.2% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 8.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.6%, 83% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 8.8% is above the median for South Asia, which is 7.9%, 1.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.1% | 12.5% | 13.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 12.3% | 13.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 8.8% | 8.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More infrastructure data for Bhutan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 789,606 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 99.76 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9976 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 Bhutan?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Bhutan was 8.8% in 2022, 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2022.
- How does Bhutan rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Bhutan ranks 97th out of 130 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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