Data for 2025
Working Poverty Rate, 2025
Figures for 2025, as ILO published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Working Poverty Rate, 2025 covers 113 countries on 4 measures. Madagascar is highest, at 86.016; Bhutan is lowest, at 0.007. The middle country reads 4.885. Against 2024, 90 values changed (16 up, 74 down), the same countries are covered.
Working Poverty Rate · Data for 2025
HighestMadagascar
86.016
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, 2025, 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 | 86.016 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 80.251 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 79.612 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 78.198 | — | — | — | Imputation |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 73.058 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 71.784 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 69.682 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 66.532 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 66.025 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 53.085 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 49.834 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 49.230 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 44.718 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 43.333 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 43.095 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia | 42.926 | — | — | — | Imputation |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 42.301 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 41.936 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 40.096 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 38.543 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 38.036 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 37.180 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 35.468 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 34.346 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 33.633 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 33.058 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 32.943 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 32.684 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 32.076 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 29.503 | — | — | — | Imputation |
 EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 28.232 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 27.907 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 27.722 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 24.947 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 21.656 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 20.277 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 18.280 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 17.897 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 17.674 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 17.218 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 15.096 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 14.475 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 14.276 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 14.204 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 12.417 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 12.128 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 11.862 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 11.300 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 9.258 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 PeruPERSouth America | 6.287 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 5.957 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 5.642 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 5.625 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 5.625 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 5.138 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 4.898 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 4.885 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 4.034 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 3.838 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 3.562 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 2.917 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 2.862 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 2.803 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 2.752 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 2.502 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 2.438 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 2.430 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 1.924 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 1.876 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 1.615 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 1.486 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 1.405 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 1.383 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 0.813 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 IranIRNSouthern Asia | 0.780 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 0.770 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 0.725 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 BrazilBRASouth America | 0.558 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 0.468 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 0.435 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 0.386 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 0.350 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 0.329 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 0.301 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 0.291 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 0.169 | — | — | — | 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 |
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 0.088 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 0.047 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 0.046 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 0.044 | — | — | — | Imputation |
 ArgentinaARGSouth America | 0.029 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
 RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 0.010 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 0.007 | — | — | — | Adjusted |
02In 2025
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- Madagascar86.016
- DR Congo80.251
- Mozambique79.612
- Somalia78.198
- Malawi73.058
A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 4.885. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032024 → 2025
Since 2024
What changed between 2024 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 90values changed, of 113 in both
- 16 · 74rose · fell
- 23unchanged
Rose most
- Yemen64.525 → 66.532+2.007
- Syria15.927 → 17.897+1.970
- Haiti42.115 → 43.095+0.980
- Venezuela28.894 → 29.503+0.609
- Central African Republic69.309 → 69.682+0.373
Fell most
- Rwanda44.624 → 42.301−2.323
- Niger51.872 → 49.834−2.038
- Senegal19.241 → 17.218−2.023
- Ethiopia29.989 → 28.232−1.757
- Timor-Leste44.590 → 42.926−1.664
Changes 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.
93 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) (2025). Working Poverty Rate, 2025 [data set], describing 2025. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/working-poverty/2025
0626 held
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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, 2025: questions and answers
Which country has the highest working poverty in Working Poverty Rate, 2025?
Madagascar, at 86.016, of the 113 countries in the file.
What year does Working Poverty Rate, 2025 describe?
2025.
How many countries does Working Poverty Rate, 2025 cover?
113.
Where can I download Working Poverty Rate, 2025?
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, 2025 the newest?
Yes, as of 2026-09-29, when it was read from the publisher.