Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty in Kosovo
Kosovo: Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty was 2,000 in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by in Kosovo, 2003–2011
Source: Global Health Observatory. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2023. (https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/financial-protection).
Analysis
In 2011, number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by in Kosovo stood at 2,000. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 33.3% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by in Kosovo peaked at 10,000 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2,000, in 2011.
Kosovo ranks 14th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3,000 | — |
| 2005 | 10,000 | +233.3% |
| 2006 | 8,000 | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 3,000 | -62.5% |
| 2010 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2,000 | -33.3% |
Kosovo compared with similar countries
- Kosovo's 2,000 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9,000, 22% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,000 | 3,000 | 10,000 | 4 |
| 2010s | 2,500 | 2,000 | 3,000 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
More health data for Kosovo
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3532 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -4.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1999 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate -0.7404 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate -0.6842 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3418 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1045 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by in Kosovo?
- Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by in Kosovo was 2,000 in 2011, according to Global Health Observatory. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2023. (https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/financial-protection).
- What is the highest number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 10,000 in 2005.
- What is the lowest number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,000 in 2011.
- How does Kosovo rank for number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by?
- Kosovo ranks 14th out of 34 countries with data for 2011.
- Is number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kosovo data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Observatory. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2023. (https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/financial-protection), published as part of Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure. This indicator shows the number of people living in households experiencing impoverishing out-of-pocket health expenditures, defined as expenditures without which the household they live in would have been above the $2.15 poverty line, but because of the expenditures is below the poverty line. Out-of-pocket health expenditure is defined as any spending incurred by a household when any member uses a health good or service to receive any type of care (preventive, curative, rehabilitative, long-term or palliative care); provided by any type of provider; for any type of disease, illness or health condition; in any type of setting (outpatient, inpatient, at home).