Share of population in poverty ($3 a day): North America (WB)
0.9283225983381271% 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 | 0.9283225983381271 |
| 2025 | 0.9329794906079769 |
| 2024 | 0.9376954287290573 |
| 2023 | 1.0771840810775757 |
| 2022 | 1.2044300325214863 |
| 2021 | 0.27256342582404613 |
| 2020 | 0.3037119982764125 |
| 2019 | 0.901836808770895 |
| 2018 | 0.9892849251627922 |
| 2017 | 1.1437606997787952 |
| 2016 | 1.0376815684139729 |
| 2015 | 1.0964113287627697 |
| 2014 | 1.1668897233903408 |
| 2013 | 0.9754941798746586 |
| 2012 | 0.9732750244438648 |
| 2011 | 0.9639400988817215 |
| 2010 | 1.006628479808569 |
| 2009 | 0.8656835183501244 |
| 2008 | 0.9780142456293106 |
| 2007 | 0.9091123938560486 |
| 2006 | 0.9355176240205765 |
| 2005 | 0.9239964187145233 |
| 2004 | 0.9395826607942581 |
| 2003 | 0.9085258468985558 |
| 2002 | 0.781847070902586 |
| 2001 | 0.8244656957685947 |
| 2000 | 0.675635039806366 |
| 1999 | 0.6553987972438335 |
| 1998 | 0.767896044999361 |
| 1997 | 0.6682975217700005 |
| 1996 | 0.5981929134577513 |
| 1995 | 0.6272695492953062 |
| 1994 | 0.6697231903672218 |
| 1993 | 0.6530150305479765 |
| 1992 | 0.5878095049411058 |
| 1991 | 0.5882257129997015 |
| 1990 | 0.5448039155453444 |