Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Nigeria
Nigeria: Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke was 94.73 million in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
94.73 million
World rank
1st
of 120 countries
All-time high
94.73 million
in 2022
All-time low
43.64 million
in 1985
Years of data
9
1985–2022
Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Nigeria, 1985–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 94.73 million for distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in 2022. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Nigeria peaked at 94.73 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 43.64 million, in 1985.
Nigeria ranks 1st of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 43.64 million | 43.64 million | 43.64 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 63.11 million | 56.47 million | 69.74 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 71.43 million | 71.43 million | 71.43 million | 1 |
| 2010s | 68.05 million | 65.04 million | 71.24 million | 4 |
| 2020s | 94.73 million | 94.73 million | 94.73 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More poverty & inequality data for Nigeria
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.48 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,558 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 7.17 (2007)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.677 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 10.55 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.2807 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.2807 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.2825 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1863 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Nigeria?
- Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Nigeria was 94.73 million in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 94.73 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.64 million in 1985.
- How does Nigeria rank for distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke?
- Nigeria ranks 1st out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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