Number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by in South Korea

South Korea: Number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by was 20,000 in 2008. ▲ Rising

Latest (2008)
20,000
Change on year
down 9.1%
World rank
14th
of 34 countries
All-time high
32,000
in 2006
All-time low
13,000
in 2004
Years of data
7
1999–2008

Number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by in South Korea, 1999–2008

010.0k20.0k30.0k1999200320081999: 16.0k2003: 19.0k2004: 13.0k2005: 21.0k2006: 32.0k2007: 22.0k2008: 20.0k

Source: Global Health Observatory. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2023. (https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/financial-protection).

Analysis

In 2008, number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by in South Korea stood at 20,000.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by in South Korea peaked at 32,000 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 13,000, in 2004.

South Korea ranks 14th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by in South Korea, year by year

Annual values for Number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure in South Korea, 1999 to 2008.
Year Value Change
1999 16,000
2003 19,000 +18.8%
2004 13,000 -31.6%
2005 21,000 +61.5%
2006 32,000 +52.4%
2007 22,000 -31.2%
2008 20,000 -9.1%

South Korea compared with similar countries

  • South Korea's 20,000 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,500, 8.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 16,000 16,000 16,000 1
2000s 21,167 13,000 32,000 6

Countries ranked near South Korea

  1. 11 Kyrgyzstan 50,000
  2. 12 Poland 33,000 compare
  3. 13 Jamaica 32,000 compare
  4. 14 Kosovo 20,000 compare
  5. 14 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 20,000 compare
  6. 17 Moldova 15,000 compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by in South Korea?
Number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by in South Korea was 20,000 in 2008, 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 $3.65 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by recorded in South Korea?
The highest recorded value was 32,000 in 2006.
What is the lowest number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by recorded in South Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 13,000 in 2004.
How does South Korea rank for number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by?
South Korea ranks 14th out of 34 countries with data for 2008.
Is number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by rising or falling in South Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Korea 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 $3.65 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure
Source
Global Health Observatory. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2023. (https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/financial-protection)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 337 data points, 1984–2015
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Number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure. This indicator shows the number of households experiencing impoverishing out-of-pocket health expenditures, defined as expenditures without which the household would have been above the $3.65 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).