Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -extreme poor in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -extreme poor was 15.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -extreme poor in Dominican Republic, 2007–2021
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 15.5% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 83.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor in Dominican Republic peaked at 21.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2009.
That places Dominican Republic 25th out of 34 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -extreme poor in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | <$2.15 a day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 7.0% | — |
| 2008 | 9.4% | +35.2% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | -33.7% |
| 2010 | 16.4% | +161.8% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | -48.4% |
| 2012 | 9.1% | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 14.9% | +62.8% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 14.3% | -11.6% |
| 2016 | 18.7% | +30.5% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | -35.8% |
| 2018 | 21.3% | +77.8% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | -28.8% |
| 2021 | 15.5% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.5% | 6.2% | 9.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 8.4% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 15.5% | 15.5% | 1 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.5342 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5118 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.5561 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.3757 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 12,209 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,056 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,888 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,787 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 11,675 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor in Dominican Republic?
- Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor in Dominican Republic was 15.5% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2009.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor?
- Dominican Republic ranks 25th out of 34 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Social Insurance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount