0.1 %
Smarter than 0.1% of people
Extremely Low
Well below average, often benefits from extra support
🏛️ Mensa cutoff 130 — 89 points away
🌍 In the United States (national average ≈ 98, an estimate from test samples), an IQ of 41 is in the top 99.9%.
❓ FAQ
Is an IQ of 41 a good score?
An IQ of 41 falls in the "Extremely Low" range and is higher than 0.1% of the population.
What percentile is an IQ of 41?
An IQ of 41 sits at the 0.1th percentile — the top 99.9% of the population.
Can you join Mensa with an IQ of 41?
Mensa requires roughly IQ 130 (top 2% on SD15); 41 is 89 points below the cutoff. Practice and a supervised test may close the gap.
How many people have an IQ of 41 or higher?
Roughly 8,099,660,565 people worldwide — about 99.9% of 8.1 billion.