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. Measured in %.
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 | % | 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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