Share of population in poverty ($3 a day): Europe and Central Asia (WB)
0.5026641301810741% in 2026, the latest year published. Figures for 37 years from 1990 to 2026 are below.
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.
Every year
| Year | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.5026641301810741 |
| 2025 | 0.5278189666569233 |
| 2024 | 0.5645009689033031 |
| 2023 | 0.6532037165015936 |
| 2022 | 0.7536609191447496 |
| 2021 | 0.8002976886928082 |
| 2020 | 0.8479875512421131 |
| 2019 | 0.770336389541626 |
| 2018 | 0.8337043225765228 |
| 2017 | 0.9903217665851116 |
| 2016 | 0.9888377971947193 |
| 2015 | 1.2063447386026382 |
| 2014 | 1.2086090631783009 |
| 2013 | 1.107642613351345 |
| 2012 | 3.6433707922697067 |
| 2011 | 3.631746768951416 |
| 2010 | 3.768659383058548 |
| 2009 | 3.7396330386400223 |
| 2008 | 3.7329576909542084 |
| 2007 | 4.038725420832634 |
| 2006 | 4.415717348456383 |
| 2005 | 5.035343021154404 |
| 2004 | 5.104793980717659 |
| 2003 | 5.953137576580048 |
| 2002 | 6.17336742579937 |
| 2001 | 6.944187730550766 |
| 2000 | 7.629752159118652 |
| 1999 | 8.762579411268234 |
| 1998 | 7.044327259063721 |
| 1997 | 6.818573176860809 |
| 1996 | 7.45866596698761 |
| 1995 | 7.282833009958267 |
| 1994 | 7.592485845088959 |
| 1993 | 6.106077134609222 |
| 1992 | 5.515588074922562 |
| 1991 | 4.540684446692467 |
| 1990 | 4.043271020054817 |