# Share of population in poverty ($3 a day): South Korea

0.10000000474974513% in 2021, the latest year published. Figures for 11 years from 2006 to 2021 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](/sources/extreme-poverty) · [All countries and regions](/extreme-poverty).

## Every year

| Year | Value (%) |
| ---: | ---: |
| 2021 | 0.10000000474974513 |
| 2020 | 0.10000000474974513 |
| 2019 | 0.20000000949949026 |
| 2018 | 0.20000000949949026 |
| 2017 | 0.20000000949949026 |
| 2016 | 0.20000000949949026 |
| 2014 | 0.3000000026077032 |
| 2012 | 0.4999999888241291 |
| 2010 | 0.4999999888241291 |
| 2008 | 0.4999999888241291 |
| 2006 | 0.4999999888241291 |

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