Tunisia: Poverty ratio

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 Tunisia

Poverty, percent of population

 Latest value 16.60
 Year 2021
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2000 - 2021
 Average 20.16
 Min - Max 15.20 - 25.40
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2021 is 16.6 percent, an increase from 15.2 percent in 2015. In comparison, the world average is 22.31 percent, based on data from 66 countries. Historically, the average for Tunisia from 2000 to 2021 is 20.16 percent. The minimum value, 15.2 percent, was reached in 2015 while the maximum of 25.4 percent was recorded in 2000. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Definition: National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys. For economies for which the data are from EU-SILC, the reported year is the income reference year, which is the year before the survey year.

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