younger generations and particularly children: 98.03 percent of Venezuelans aged 15 or younger lived in poverty in 2021.
Since 2017, the share of households living under the poverty line in Venezuela has been surpassing 90 percent. In addition, more than six out of every ten households (67.97 percent) lived in extreme poverty in 2021. The overall household poverty rate in Venezuela has registered a steady growth from 2014 to 2019, after having remained relatively stable, below 40 percent, since 2005. Although poverty is widespread among the population as a whole, some groups are more vulnerable than others. That is the case of Percentage of households in poverty and extreme poverty in Venezuela from 2002 to 2021
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Universidad Católica Andrés Bello. (October 21, 2022). Percentage of households in poverty and extreme poverty in Venezuela from 2002 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1235189/household-poverty-rate-venezuela/
Universidad Católica Andrés Bello. "Percentage of households in poverty and extreme poverty in Venezuela from 2002 to 2021." Chart. October 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1235189/household-poverty-rate-venezuela/
Universidad Católica Andrés Bello. (2022). Percentage of households in poverty and extreme poverty in Venezuela from 2002 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1235189/household-poverty-rate-venezuela/
Universidad Católica Andrés Bello. "Percentage of Households in Poverty and Extreme Poverty in Venezuela from 2002 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Oct 2022, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1235189/household-poverty-rate-venezuela/
Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, Percentage of households in poverty and extreme poverty in Venezuela from 2002 to 2021 Statista, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1235189/household-poverty-rate-venezuela/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Percentage of households in poverty and extreme poverty in Venezuela from 2002 to 2021 [Graph], Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, October 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1235189/household-poverty-rate-venezuela/