Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) (% of population) by country
The multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) is the percentage of a population living in poverty according to the World Bank's Multidimensional Poverty Measure. The Multidimensional Poverty Measure includes three dimensions – monetary poverty, education, and basic infrastructure services – to capture a...
What the numbers show
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) (% of population) is currently reported for 66 countries. The highest value is 27.1% in Pakistan; the lowest is 0.0% in Slovenia.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.3%, and the mean is 2.5%.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 52 fell. The largest increase was in Germany (up 1,200.0%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 100.0%).
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pakistan | 27.1% | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 2 | Honduras | 18.4% | 2024 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 3 | Colombia | 8.8% | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 4 | Peru | 6.9% | 2023 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 5 | Philippines | 6.2% | 2023 | down 72.9% | falling |
| 5 | El Salvador | 6.2% | 2023 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 7 | Ecuador | 5.9% | 2025 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 8 | Indonesia | 4.3% | 2025 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 8 | North Macedonia | 4.3% | 2019 | down 66.1% | falling |
| 8 | Bolivia | 4.3% | 2024 | down 63.6% | falling |
| 11 | Georgia | 4.2% | 2024 | down 65.0% | falling |
| 12 | Australia | 3.7% | 2020 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 13 | Brazil | 3.4% | 2024 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 14 | Luxembourg | 3.3% | 2023 | up 371.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Belarus | 3.2% | 2019 | down 68.6% | falling |
| 15 | Spain | 3.2% | 2023 | down 39.6% | rising |
| 17 | Iran | 2.5% | 2023 | down 21.9% | flat |
| 18 | Italy | 2.3% | 2023 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 18 | Paraguay | 2.3% | 2024 | down 61.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Uzbekistan | 2.3% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 21 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.2% | 2024 | down 83.9% | falling |
| 22 | Egypt | 2.0% | 2021 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 23 | Portugal | 1.9% | 2023 | down 58.7% | falling |
| 23 | Greece | 1.9% | 2023 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 23 | Mexico | 1.9% | 2024 | down 75.3% | falling |
| 23 | Vietnam | 1.9% | 2022 | down 64.2% | falling |
| 27 | Finland | 1.7% | 2023 | up 112.5% | rising |
| 28 | Dominican Republic | 1.6% | 2024 | down 72.4% | falling |
| 28 | Sweden | 1.6% | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 28 | Netherlands | 1.6% | 2021 | up 166.7% | rising |
| 31 | Mongolia | 1.3% | 2022 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 31 | Lithuania | 1.3% | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 31 | France | 1.3% | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 31 | Germany | 1.3% | 2022 | up 1,200.0% | volatile |
| 31 | United States | 1.3% | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 1.3% | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 37 | Japan | 1.2% | 2020 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 38 | Hungary | 1.0% | 2017 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Cyprus | 1.0% | 2023 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 38 | Argentina | 1.0% | 2024 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 41 | Armenia | 0.8% | 2024 | down 77.1% | falling |
| 41 | Costa Rica | 0.8% | 2025 | down 70.4% | falling |
| 41 | Denmark | 0.8% | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Latvia | 0.7% | 2023 | down 69.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Austria | 0.6% | 2022 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 45 | Belgium | 0.6% | 2023 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 47 | Slovakia | 0.5% | 2023 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 47 | Malta | 0.5% | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 47 | Ireland | 0.5% | 2020 | down 82.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Chile | 0.4% | 2024 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Norway | 0.4% | 2022 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 50 | Croatia | 0.4% | 2023 | down 73.3% | falling |
| 50 | Estonia | 0.4% | 2023 | down 63.6% | falling |
| 54 | Switzerland | 0.3% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 54 | Israel | 0.3% | 2022 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 56 | Uruguay | 0.2% | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 56 | Turkey | 0.2% | 2023 | down 88.9% | falling |
| 56 | Moldova | 0.2% | 2023 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Iceland | 0.1% | 2019 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Kazakhstan | 0.1% | 2018 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 59 | Thailand | 0.1% | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 59 | South Korea | 0.1% | 2021 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Poland | 0.0% | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Czechia | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Romania | 0.0% | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Slovenia | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Low income 73.6%
- IDA total 38.9%
- Lower middle income 21.3%
- Low & middle income 18.9%
- Kosovo 10.0%
- Upper middle income 3.8%
- High income 1.3%
About this data
The multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) is the percentage of a population living in poverty according to the World Bank's Multidimensional Poverty Measure. The Multidimensional Poverty Measure includes three dimensions – monetary poverty, education, and basic infrastructure services – to capture a more complete picture of poverty.