Poverty & Inequality in North Macedonia

134 indicators covering poverty & inequality for North Macedonia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 20.5% 2019 down 53.0% 60th
Number of people living in extreme poverty 1.80 million people 2019 up 4.7% 111th
Distribution of population between different poverty lines 73,931 people 2019 down 68.9% 74th
Number of people living in extreme poverty 73,931 people 2019 down 68.9% 74th
Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption 20.5% 2019 down 53.0% 60th
The share and number of people living in extreme poverty 3.9% 2019 down 67.5% 43rd
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median 13.1% 2019 down 18.0% 10th
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median 18.4% 2019 down 15.0% 15th
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median 24.4% 2019 down 11.9% 17th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day 96.8% 2019 down 1.0% 49th
Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time 3.9% 2019 down 67.5% 43rd
Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty 7.4% 2019 down 60.0% 49th
Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China 3.9% 2019 down 67.5% 43rd
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index 28.0% 2019 down 47.9% 63rd
Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data 73,931 people 2019 down 68.9% 74th
Distribution of population between different poverty lines 59,649 people 2019 up 35.9% 94th
Gini coefficient 0.3351 2019 down 21.6% 69th
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate 3.9% 2019 down 67.5% 42nd
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines 21.9% 2023 down 0.9% 21st
Share of population living below national poverty lines 21.9% 2023 down 0.9% 21st
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) 4.3% 2019 down 66.1% 8th
Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) 1.23 million people 2019 up 86.8% 90th
Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) 2.8% 2019 down 71.6% 45th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) 96.3% 2019 down 1.4% 51st
Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 2.8% 2019 down 71.6% 45th
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 57,729 people 2019 down 71.2% 69th
Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 7.3% 2019 down 60.8% 50th
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 16.0% 2019 down 55.3% 57th
Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) 2.7% 2019 down 72.7% 44th
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in 28.7% 2024 down 10.9% 32nd
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded fro 13.5% 2024 down 20.1% 25th
Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and ECH 34.0% 2024 down 8.1% 2nd
Gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age -12.26 Number 2024 down 162.6% 37th
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract 5.7% 2024 up 9.6% 16th
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked 17.0% 2024 down 34.6% 16th
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work 17.1% 2024 down 45.9% 14th
Tenure status by level of disability (activity limitation) and poverty 88.6% 2024 down 1.3% 8th
Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP s 7.0% 2024 down 26.3% 6th
Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity limitation 27.2% 2024 down 0.7% 3rd
Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included 33.0% 2024 down 10.8% 21st
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity limit 9.2% 2024 down 43.6% 21st
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex 40.7% 2024 up 12.4% 1st
Subjective poverty by sex and age 43.7% 2024 down 28.4% 3rd
Subjective poverty by tenure status 43.7% 2024 down 28.4% 3rd
Material and social deprivation rate by tenure status 25.0% 2024 down 49.3% 4th
Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex 25.0% 2024 down 49.3% 4th
Share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions 39.8% 2020 down 15.7% 4th
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability 30.0% 2024 down 25.2% 10th
Severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability (ac 9.7% 2024 down 53.6% 7th
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex 495 Thousand persons 2024 down 42.0% 29th
Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation 1,823 Thousand persons 2024 down 11.9% 29th
Mean number of deprivation items among the deprived 8.6 Average 2024 down 5.5% 5th
Persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age and a risk of poverty 12.5% 2024 up 62.3% 2nd
Persons not having a computer for other reasons than affordability by 18.2% 2024 up 45.6% 7th
Persons not having a computer for other reasons than affordability by 18.2% 2024 up 45.6% 7th
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status 495 Thousand persons 2024 down 42.0% 27th
Persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty 12.5% 2024 up 62.3% 2nd
Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and risk of pover 13.0% 2024 down 31.9% 4th
Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age 6.3% 2024 down 67.9% 5th
Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex 211 Thousand persons 2024 down 64.8% 21st