Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke was 47.19 million in 2021. ▬ Flat
Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Ethiopia, 1995–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 47.19 million for distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in 2021. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Ethiopia peaked at 47.19 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 31.92 million, in 2004.
That places Ethiopia 4th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.20 million | 42.65 million | 43.75 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 31.92 million | 31.92 million | 31.92 million | 1 |
| 2010s | 34.55 million | 34.36 million | 34.75 million | 2 |
| 2020s | 47.19 million | 47.19 million | 47.19 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More poverty & inequality data for Ethiopia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.99 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,632 (2024)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.497 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 10.17 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1515 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1515 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1954 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.3645 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 38.6% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Ethiopia?
- Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Ethiopia was 47.19 million in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 47.19 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.92 million in 2004.
- How does Ethiopia rank for distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke?
- Ethiopia ranks 4th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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