Poverty & Inequality in Dominican Republic 104 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Dominican Republic. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day 0.8% 2024 down 81.2% 72nd Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines 0.8% 2024 down 81.2% 72nd Distribution of population between different poverty lines 1.31 million people 2024 up 74.4% 48th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day 78.3% 2024 down 10.0% 73rd Share of population living in extreme poverty 0.8% 2024 down 81.2% 72nd Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 14.0% 2024 down 58.3% 69th Number of people living in extreme poverty 11.34 million people 2024 up 14.7% 59th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 88,601 people 2024 down 79.2% 70th Number of people living in extreme poverty 88,601 people 2024 down 79.2% 70th Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption 14.0% 2024 down 58.3% 69th The share and number of people living in extreme poverty 0.8% 2024 down 81.2% 72nd Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median 9.3% 2024 down 15.6% 31st Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median 15.3% 2024 down 13.9% 29th Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median 22.3% 2024 down 10.5% 30th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day 88.5% 2024 down 4.5% 75th Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time 0.8% 2024 down 81.2% 72nd Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty 2.0% 2024 down 76.8% 66th Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China 0.8% 2024 down 81.2% 72nd Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index 20.1% 2024 down 53.0% 71st Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data 88,601 people 2024 down 79.2% 70th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 1.31 million people 2024 up 74.4% 48th Gini coefficient 0.3897 2024 down 12.0% 32nd Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty 3.0% 2019 down 11.8% 73rd Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate 0.8% 2024 down 81.2% 70th Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines 17.3% 2025 down 50.3% 36th Share of population living below national poverty lines 17.3% 2025 down 50.3% 36th Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) 1.6% 2024 down 72.4% 30th Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) 6.40 million people 2022 up 62.5% 49th Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) 0.4% 2022 down 83.8% 72nd Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) 92.8% 2022 down 0.8% 61st Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 0.4% 2022 down 83.8% 72nd Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 47,206 people 2022 down 81.9% 71st Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 2.6% 2022 down 76.1% 64th Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 13.7% 2022 down 55.6% 62nd Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) 0.8% 2022 down 80.3% 63rd Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age 0.6% 2023 down 80.8% 23rd Proportion of population living below the national poverty line 17.3% 2025 down 50.3% 36th Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty 16.4% 2019 down 53.7% 37th Share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions 16.4% 2019 down 53.7% 35th Proportion of population below the international poverty line of 1.6% 2016 down 62.8% 24th Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio 16.4% 2019 down 53.7% 32nd Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, female 15.6% 2019 down 54.8% 33rd Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, male 17.2% 2019 down 52.7% 25th Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children 23.1% 2019 down 48.3% 17th ← Previous Page 2 of 2