Amazonas, a sparsely populated state located in the southern part of Venezuela, is the region with the highest poverty rate in Venezuela. In 2021, 99 percent of the population in Amazonas state was considered to live below the poverty line. Yaracuy and Sucre were other Venezuelan states that registered the highest poverty rates that year, both above 97 percent. More than half of households in Venezuela are estimated to be under extreme poverty.
Percentage of population living below the poverty line in Venezuela in 2021, by state
The data shows the percentage of the total population that belongs to households with a total per capita income below the poverty line. The definition of the poverty line is based on the cost of the basic food basket.
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Universidad Católica Andrés Bello. (March 6, 2022). Percentage of population living below the poverty line in Venezuela in 2021, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1188615/poverty-rate-venezuela-state/
Universidad Católica Andrés Bello. "Percentage of population living below the poverty line in Venezuela in 2021, by state." Chart. March 6, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1188615/poverty-rate-venezuela-state/
Universidad Católica Andrés Bello. (2022). Percentage of population living below the poverty line in Venezuela in 2021, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1188615/poverty-rate-venezuela-state/
Universidad Católica Andrés Bello. "Percentage of Population Living below The Poverty Line in Venezuela in 2021, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1188615/poverty-rate-venezuela-state/
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Percentage of population living below the poverty line in Venezuela in 2021, by state [Graph], Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, March 6, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1188615/poverty-rate-venezuela-state/
