Share of population in poverty ($3 a day): Latin America and Caribbean (WB)
4.049232229590416% 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 | 4.049232229590416 |
| 2025 | 4.11638431251049 |
| 2024 | 4.28168922662735 |
| 2023 | 4.623373597860336 |
| 2022 | 5.047650262713432 |
| 2021 | 6.24970979988575 |
| 2020 | 5.8238685131073 |
| 2019 | 6.180470064282417 |
| 2018 | 6.093154847621918 |
| 2017 | 6.156944110989571 |
| 2016 | 6.212529540061951 |
| 2015 | 6.0474347323179245 |
| 2014 | 6.482653319835663 |
| 2013 | 6.82804062962532 |
| 2012 | 7.506664842367172 |
| 2011 | 7.7235594391822815 |
| 2010 | 8.478004485368729 |
| 2009 | 9.51145589351654 |
| 2008 | 9.899160265922546 |
| 2007 | 10.767965018749237 |
| 2006 | 11.993227899074554 |
| 2005 | 14.233638346195221 |
| 2004 | 15.279316902160645 |
| 2003 | 16.57460629940033 |
| 2002 | 17.101147770881653 |
| 2001 | 17.893320322036743 |
| 2000 | 18.073663115501404 |
| 1999 | 19.45788562297821 |
| 1998 | 19.17841136455536 |
| 1997 | 19.430768489837646 |
| 1996 | 19.870488345623016 |
| 1995 | 18.529433012008667 |
| 1994 | 19.464696943759918 |
| 1993 | 20.143534243106842 |
| 1992 | 20.192259550094604 |
| 1991 | 20.06540149450302 |
| 1990 | 20.71772664785385 |