Poverty & Inequality in Iran 87 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Iran. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Distribution of population between different poverty lines 2.26 million people 2023 up 47.3% 32nd Number of people living in extreme poverty 2.26 million people 2023 up 47.3% 32nd Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption 36.0% 2023 down 9.4% 48th The share and number of people living in extreme poverty 2.5% 2023 up 30.8% 50th Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median 6.9% 2023 up 36.3% 48th Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median 12.6% 2023 up 20.1% 47th Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median 19.6% 2023 up 10.2% 45th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day 98.0% 2023 down 0.4% 43rd Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time 2.5% 2023 up 30.8% 50th Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty 7.5% 2023 up 9.7% 48th Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China 2.5% 2023 up 30.8% 50th Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index 48.8% 2023 down 7.7% 47th Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data 2.26 million people 2023 up 47.3% 32nd Distribution of population between different poverty lines 1.79 million people 2023 up 44.2% 41st Gini coefficient 0.3588 2023 up 5.6% 49th Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty 4.3% 2017 down 6.5% 65th Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate 2.5% 2023 up 30.8% 49th Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) 2.5% 2023 down 21.9% 19th Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) 49.09 million people 2022 up 10.7% 13th Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) 0.3% 2022 up 143.7% 76th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) 94.8% 2022 up 0.3% 59th Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 0.3% 2022 up 143.7% 76th Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 295,984 people 2022 up 178.6% 52nd Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 2.5% 2022 up 59.5% 67th Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 13.1% 2022 up 20.8% 63rd Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) 0.5% 2022 up 84.4% 71st Proportion of population below the international poverty line of 0.3% 2016 down 25.0% 50th ← Previous Page 2 of 2