Relative poverty rate by country
United States: 18.1% in 2023, 35th of 36 OECD members (lowest first). 38th of all 40 with data.
Highest: 
Costa Rica (21.3%, 2025) · Lowest: 
Czechia (5.5%, 2023) · 40 countries and territories with data.
Share of people whose disposable income (adjusted for household size) is less than half the median. Covers OECD members and some other countries.
Ranking
Latest value for each country (within 5 years).
Over time
United States: rank over time
Rank among the countries with data in each year (lowest first).
World ranking (lowest first)
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czechia | 5.5% | 2023 |
| 2 |  Belgium | 6.3% | 2023 |
| 3 |  Denmark | 6.3% | 2022 |
| 4 |  Ireland | 7.0% | 2023 |
| 5 |  Sweden | 7.9% | 2024 |
| 6 |  Netherlands | 7.9% | 2024 |
| 7 |  Norway | 7.9% | 2023 |
| 8 |  Slovakia | 8.3% | 2023 |
| 9 |  Finland | 8.4% | 2024 |
| 10 |  France | 8.7% | 2023 |
| 11 |  Slovenia | 8.8% | 2023 |
| 12 |  Poland | 8.8% | 2023 |
| 13 |  Austria | 9.3% | 2023 |
| 14 |  Luxembourg | 9.6% | 2023 |
| 15 |  Hungary | 9.7% | 2023 |
| 16 |  Switzerland | 9.8% | 2023 |
| 17 |  Germany | 11.3% | 2023 |
| 18 |  Portugal | 11.4% | 2023 |
| 19 |  Greece | 12.0% | 2023 |
| 20 |  Canada | 12.2% | 2023 |
| 21 |  Italy | 12.6% | 2023 |
| 22 |  United Kingdom | 12.6% | 2023 |
| 23 |  Australia | 12.6% | 2020 |
| 24 |  Romania | 12.7% | 2023 |
| 25 |  Türkiye | 13.2% | 2022 |
| 26 |  Spain | 14.1% | 2023 |
| 27 |  New Zealand | 14.3% | 2022 |
| 28 |  Estonia | 14.4% | 2023 |
| 29 |  Bulgaria | 14.6% | 2023 |
| 30 |  South Korea | 14.9% | 2023 |
| 31 |  Croatia | 15.0% | 2023 |
| 32 |  Mexico | 15.0% | 2022 |
| 33 |  Japan | 15.4% | 2021 |
| 34 |  Lithuania | 15.6% | 2023 |
| 35 |  Latvia | 16.2% | 2023 |
| 36 |  Chile | 16.3% | 2022 |
| 37 |  Israel | 17.2% | 2023 |
| 38 |  United States | 18.1% | 2023 |
| 39 |  Brazil | 19.2% | 2022 |
| 40 | Costa Rica | 21.3% | 2025 |
Source: OECD Data Explorer, Income distribution database (OECD). License: CC BY 4.0. Data retrieved: 2026-10-28.
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