Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 18.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in North Macedonia, 1998–2019
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 18.4% for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in 2019.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in North Macedonia peaked at 22.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 1998.
That places North Macedonia 16th out of 130 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10.8% | — |
| 2000 | 16.8% | +55.6% |
| 2002 | 16.5% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 16.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 16.9% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 17.3% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 18.1% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 16.7% | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 21.7% | +29.9% |
| 2010 | 22.3% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 20.6% | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 20.1% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 18.2% | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 17.2% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 18.8% | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 17.7% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 17.4% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 18.4% | +5.7% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 18.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.8%, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 18.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.0%, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in North Macedonia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +55.6% | 10.8% | 16.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.8% | 10.8% | 10.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 17.6% | 16.5% | 21.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 17.1% | 22.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More infrastructure data for North Macedonia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.98 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.39 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 456,183 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 25.02 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2501 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 456,183 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.08 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in North Macedonia?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in North Macedonia was 18.4% in 2019, 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 North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 1998.
- How does North Macedonia rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- North Macedonia ranks 16th out of 130 countries with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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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