Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%) in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of): Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%) was 19.9% in 2006. ▼ Falling
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), 1981–2006
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) recorded 19.9% for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in 2006.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.9% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) peaked at 25.2% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 1992.
That places Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 11th out of 130 countries with data for 2006, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%) in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 25.2% | — |
| 1987 | 24.9% | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 19.7% | -20.9% |
| 1992 | 18.3% | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 20.5% | +12.0% |
| 1998 | 22.2% | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 21.5% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 20.7% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 22.1% | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 22.4% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 22.3% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 23.1% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 19.9% | -13.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.3% | 19.7% | 25.2% | 3 |
| 1990s | 20.6% | 18.3% | 22.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 21.8% | 19.9% | 23.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
- 8 Botswana 20.4% compare
- 8 South Africa 20.4% compare
- 10 Costa Rica 20.0% compare
- 12 Argentina 19.6% compare
- 13 Guatemala 19.1% compare
- 14 United States 18.9% compare
More infrastructure data for Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
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- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 7.3% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 62.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.1% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.1% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 3.0% (2021)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.1% (2021)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.0% (2021)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 0.1362 million constant US$ (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.65 ratio (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) was 19.9% in 2006, 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 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 25.2% in 1981.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 1992.
- How does Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ranks 11th out of 130 countries with data for 2006.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 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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