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.
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 | Value | 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)
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- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 3.0% (2021)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 0.1362 (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.65 (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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