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Poverty headcount ratio at international poverty line % of population

Name: Poverty headcount ratio at international poverty line % of population
Creator: World Bank
License: https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/public-licenses#cc-by

Share of the population living below the international poverty line.

Trend

Latest values

Period	Area	Value	Unit
2022	Syrian Arab Republic	18.00	% of population
2009	Syrian Arab Republic	0.00	% of population
2006	Syrian Arab Republic	0.00	% of population
2003	Syrian Arab Republic	0.50	% of population
1996	Syrian Arab Republic	1.20	% of population

About this data

Source: World Bank
Dataset: World Bank Syria country indicators
License: CC BY 4.0
Dataset version: 20260721172712-906436523b19
Last source check: 2026-08-23
Data quality: Source-published
Original download: Source API request; World Bank country-level API value; no row-level confidence score supplied.
What this data is and is not: The World Bank compiles World Development Indicators from national and international sources, with series-specific methodologies. Syria series contain long gaps caused by interrupted reporting and conflict conditions, and some indicators stop before recent years. A blank means no value is available, not zero.; Official methodology documentation

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Syria Data Observatory, “Poverty headcount ratio at international poverty line % of population”. Dataset: World Bank Syria country indicators. Original source: World Bank. Version: 20260721172712-906436523b19. Last source check: 2026-08-23. https://observatory.sanaddata.com/en/indicators/world-bank-si-pov-dday.

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