Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke was 10.01 million in 2022. βΌ Falling
Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Bangladesh, 1983β2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Bangladesh is 10.01 million, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 73.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Bangladesh peaked at 58.82 million in 1991 and was at its lowest, 10.01 million, in 2022.
Bangladesh ranks 17th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 47.63 million | 42.01 million | 55.36 million | 3 |
| 1990s | 56.26 million | 53.69 million | 58.82 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 51.22 million | 46.77 million | 55.67 million | 2 |
| 2010s | 34.80 million | 31.38 million | 38.23 million | 2 |
| 2020s | 10.01 million | 10.01 million | 10.01 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More poverty & inequality data for Bangladesh
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.16 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 5,408 (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 revenues vs income inequality 7.29 (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 -6.08 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.487 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Bangladesh?
- Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Bangladesh was 10.01 million in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 58.82 million in 1991.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.01 million in 2022.
- How does Bangladesh rank for distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke?
- Bangladesh ranks 17th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacked bar. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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