Data for 2024
Working Poverty Rate, 2024
Figures for 2024, as ILO published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Working Poverty Rate, 2024 covers 113 countries on 4 measures. Madagascar is highest, at 86.291; Bhutan is lowest, at 0.007. The middle country reads 4.873. Against 2023, 90 values changed (19 up, 71 down), 1 left.
Working Poverty Rate · Data for 2024
HighestMadagascar
86.291
LowestBhutan
0.007Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end.
01Values only
The table
Every country and every column of Working Poverty Rate, 2024, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 113 countries · select a heading to sort
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 86.291 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 80.613 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 79.641 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 78.173 | — | — | — | Imputation |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 72.818 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 72.238 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 69.309 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 66.801 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 64.525 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 54.438 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 51.872 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 49.331 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 45.945 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 44.624 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia | 44.590 | — | — | — | Imputation |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 43.374 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 43.329 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 42.115 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 40.022 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 39.128 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 38.615 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 38.056 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 36.901 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 35.292 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 34.055 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 34.025 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 33.734 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 33.606 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 33.514 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 29.989 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 28.894 | — | — | — | Imputation |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 28.494 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 28.436 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 25.490 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 21.881 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 21.236 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 19.934 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 19.241 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 18.526 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 15.927 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 15.564 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 15.236 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 14.442 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 14.033 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 12.600 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 12.542 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 12.007 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 11.042 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 10.406 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 PeruPERSouth America | 6.614 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 6.388 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 6.293 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 6.207 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 5.799 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 5.436 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 5.330 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 4.873 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 4.428 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 4.148 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 3.954 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 3.204 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 2.974 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 2.958 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 2.868 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 2.747 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 2.603 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 2.599 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 2.247 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 2.119 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 1.931 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 1.604 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 1.569 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 1.549 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 1.349 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 0.996 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 0.849 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 0.766 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 IranIRNSouthern Asia | 0.708 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 BrazilBRASouth America | 0.604 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 0.596 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 0.439 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 0.387 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 0.384 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 0.368 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 0.332 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 0.212 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 0.172 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 0.102 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 0.100 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 0.100 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 0.100 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 0.100 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 0.100 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 0.100 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 0.100 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 0.100 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 0.100 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia | 0.100 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 0.100 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 0.100 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 0.100 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 0.100 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 0.100 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 0.100 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 0.100 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 0.100 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 0.100 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 0.100 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 ArgentinaARGSouth America | 0.099 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 0.050 | — | — | — | Imputation |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 0.046 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 0.010 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 0.007 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
02In 2024
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- Madagascar86.291
- DR Congo80.613
- Mozambique79.641
- Somalia78.173
- Malawi72.818
A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 4.873. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032023 → 2024
Since 2023
What changed between 2023 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −1countries joined / left
- 90values changed, of 113 in both
- 19 · 71rose · fell
- 23unchanged
Rose most
- Syria13.983 → 15.927+1.944
- Haiti40.436 → 42.115+1.679
- Yemen63.132 → 64.525+1.393
- Central African Republic68.607 → 69.309+0.702
- Venezuela28.317 → 28.894+0.577
− LebanonChanges in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.
04Caveats
Read before you use
What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
94 distinct values among 113
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 20 countries share 0.100. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
339 empty cells
An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.
Some readings carry a flag
ILO marks readings it considers estimates or provisional. The flags in this file: Adjusted, Imputation.
05The files
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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2024). Working Poverty Rate, 2024 [data set], describing 2024. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/working-poverty/2024
0626 held
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Working Poverty Rate, 2023114 countries
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Working Poverty Rate, 2025113 countries
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Working Poverty Rate: every year26 held, with the data dictionary, coverage and licence.
How it has moved, charted by country
07Questions
Working Poverty Rate, 2024: questions and answers
Which country has the highest working poverty in Working Poverty Rate, 2024?
Madagascar, at 86.291, of the 113 countries in the file.
What year does Working Poverty Rate, 2024 describe?
2024.
How many countries does Working Poverty Rate, 2024 cover?
113.
Where can I download Working Poverty Rate, 2024?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Working Poverty Rate, 2024 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Working Poverty Rate, 2025.