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What share of Guatemala's population lives in poverty?

According to the cited documentsMacro and risk

Poverty (national line)

56.0%

2023 (ENCOVI)World Bank

56.0% of the population lived below the national poverty line in 2023 (ENCOVI, World Bank). On the international line of US$8.30 a day (2021 PPP), 47.3% in 2023 (World Bank, Guatemala Overview). This is the country's central contradiction: a textbook macro picture alongside more than half the population in poverty. ENCOVI is carried out every 4-9 years, so the figure is updated infrequently.

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  • Population below US$8.30/day (2021 PPP)47.3%2023World Bank
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Sources

  • World Bank

    Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population)

    • Poverty (national line)
    • Population below US$8.30/day (2021 PPP)
    api.worldbank.orgAccessed Aug 19, 2026Go to the source
  • World Bank

    Guatemala Overview

    • Poverty (national line)
    • Population below US$8.30/day (2021 PPP)
    worldbank.orgAccessed Aug 19, 2026Go to the source