Poverty line and headcount
Value of the poverty line and the share of the population below it
Current value
No figure of ours is published yet. The value is released with its full methodology - and with the response rate, however uncomfortable.
Comparative reference
References we measure against: Syrian Center for Policy Research - no nationally representative figure with a published methodology exists, so our first wave sets the baseline.
Context figure
Lower poverty line SYP 4.47m per month, upper line SYP 6.17m
Syrian Center for Policy Research - Oct 2025 - source
A context figure, not a comparable reference: The World Bank projects extreme poverty at 37.4% for 2025; no recent survey-based headcount is published.
Indicator sheet
| Definition | Value of the poverty line and the share of the population below it |
|---|---|
| Unit | % of population |
| Domain | Economic |
| Module | Fixed core - asked in every wave |
| Cadence | Monthly |
| Standards | ISO 20252 |
| Methodological reference | Syrian Center for Policy Research |
Methodology
This indicator is part of the Syrian Barometer: twenty national indicators with a methodology published before the number - the sampling frame, the sample table, the response rate and the field-safety protocol. Every correction is recorded in the public corrections log. The full protocol is deposited with a permanent identifier: doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22559474.
All indicators
Country direction - Trust in institutions - Citizen priorities - Perceived safety - Cost of a living basket - Perceived unemployment - Intention to return among the displaced - Trust in the media - Electoral interest and intention to participate - Satisfaction with services - Assessment of the reconstruction path - Transitional justice - Perceived freedom of expression - Experience of informal payment - Intention to leave - The missing - Civil documents and legal identity - Psychological distress - Impact of explosive remnants on movement