Number of people living in extreme poverty in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Number of people living in extreme poverty was 159.38 million people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Bangladesh, 1983–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2022, number of people living in extreme poverty in Bangladesh stood at 159.38 million people. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty in Bangladesh peaked at 159.38 million people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 51.04 million people, in 1983.
That places Bangladesh 7th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 51.04 million people | — |
| 1985 | 59.44 million people | +16.4% |
| 1988 | 52.96 million people | -10.9% |
| 1991 | 56.05 million people | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 70.04 million people | +25.0% |
| 2000 | 78.88 million people | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 97.95 million people | +24.2% |
| 2010 | 113.97 million people | +16.4% |
| 2016 | 129.44 million people | +13.6% |
| 2022 | 159.38 million people | +23.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 54.48 million people | 51.04 million people | 59.44 million people | 3 |
| 1990s | 63.05 million people | 56.05 million people | 70.04 million people | 2 |
| 2000s | 88.41 million people | 78.88 million people | 97.95 million people | 2 |
| 2010s | 121.70 million people | 113.97 million people | 129.44 million people | 2 |
| 2020s | 159.38 million people | 159.38 million people | 159.38 million people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More poverty & inequality data for Bangladesh
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.16 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,408 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 7.29 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 7.3% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty in Bangladesh?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty in Bangladesh was 159.38 million people in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 159.38 million people in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.04 million people in 1983.
- How does Bangladesh rank for number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Bangladesh ranks 7th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption above $3 per day.