Poverty & Inequality in Taiwan 56 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Taiwan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 6 surveys 2025 up 100.0% 52nd Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 0.87 live births per woman 2023 down 23.0% 232nd Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 % change on previous year 2025 up 100.0% 1st Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 17.4% 2023 down 4.9% 118th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0807 2023 down 7.0% 190th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0807 2023 down 7.0% 190th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1054 2023 down 4.5% 165th Three metrics of inequality 60.86 2017 down 1.9% 24th Gini coefficient (before tax) 0.6086 2017 down 1.9% 24th Total shortfall from extreme poverty 3.36 million international-$ in 2021 prices 2021 down 79.6% 99th Poverty gap index at $3 a day 0.0% 2021 down 79.9% 107th Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank 0.5579 2017 down 3.5% 34th Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax 0.5579 2017 down 3.5% 34th Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data 43,504 2017 up 38.7% 15th Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) 48.1% 2017 up 2.9% 33rd Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) 19.3% 2017 up 9.9% 23rd Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 0.1% 2021 down 50.0% 101st Income inequality vs. GDP per capita 0.3157 2021 down 5.0% 84th Total population living in extreme poverty by world region 23,488 people 2021 down 49.2% 89th Share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day 0.1% 2021 down 50.0% 101st How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? 0.1% 2021 down 50.0% 101st Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index 0.1% 2021 down 50.0% 101st Distribution of population between different poverty lines 23.37 million people 2021 up 2.4% 28th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day 0.1% 2021 down 50.0% 101st Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines 0.1% 2021 down 50.0% 101st Distribution of population between different poverty lines 14.42 million people 2021 up 34.0% 17th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day 19.5% 2021 down 41.1% 99th Share of population living in extreme poverty 0.1% 2021 down 50.0% 101st Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 0.3% 2021 down 66.7% 113th Number of people living in extreme poverty 23.46 million people 2021 up 1.6% 40th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 23,488 people 2021 down 49.2% 89th Number of people living in extreme poverty 23,488 people 2021 down 49.2% 89th Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption 0.3% 2021 down 66.7% 113th The share and number of people living in extreme poverty 0.1% 2021 down 50.0% 101st Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median 3.6% 2021 down 33.3% 92nd Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median 8.2% 2021 down 23.4% 93rd Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median 15.3% 2021 down 14.0% 90th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day 38.6% 2021 down 27.9% 98th Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time 0.1% 2021 down 50.0% 101st Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty 0.1% 2021 down 66.7% 112th Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China 0.1% 2021 down 50.0% 101st Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.5% 2021 down 64.3% 110th Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data 23,488 people 2021 down 49.2% 89th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 14.42 million people 2021 up 34.0% 17th Gini coefficient 0.3157 2021 down 5.0% 84th Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate 0.1% 2021 down 50.0% 99th Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax 0.3079 2021 down 2.9% 26th Gini coefficient (after tax) 0.3079 2021 down 2.9% 26th Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) 23.31 million people 2021 up 2.8% 25th Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) 0.0% 2021 — 112th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) 26.7% 2021 down 35.5% 100th Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 0.0% 2021 — 112th Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 0 people 2021 — 112th Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% 117th Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 0.2% 2021 down 50.3% 109th Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% 111th