Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Zambia
Zambia: Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli was 19,856 in 2022. β² Rising
Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Zambia, 1991β2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 19,856 for distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in 2022.
That represents a change of up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Zambia peaked at 49,284 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1,424, in 1993.
Zambia ranks 105th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20,889 | 1,424 | 35,952 | 4 |
| 2000s | 24,835 | 16,861 | 31,194 | 3 |
| 2010s | 34,240 | 19,195 | 49,284 | 2 |
| 2020s | 19,856 | 19,856 | 19,856 | 1 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Zambia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.1 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,344 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -4.62 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 16.23 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 16.23 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 0.8488 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.524 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Zambia?
- Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Zambia was 19,856 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 49,284 in 2015.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,424 in 1993.
- How does Zambia rank for distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli?
- Zambia ranks 105th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povlines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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