Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Zambia
Zambia: Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke was 14.44 million in 2022. β² Rising
Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Zambia, 1991β2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Zambia stood at 14.44 million. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Zambia peaked at 14.44 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.03 million, in 1991.
Zambia ranks 12th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.26 million | 5.03 million | 5.62 million | 4 |
| 2000s | 8.10 million | 7.43 million | 8.89 million | 3 |
| 2010s | 10.55 million | 9.97 million | 11.13 million | 2 |
| 2020s | 14.44 million | 14.44 million | 14.44 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
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)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 16.23 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.524 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 17.2 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1501 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1501 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.178 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.634 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Zambia?
- Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Zambia was 14.44 million in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.44 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.03 million in 1991.
- How does Zambia rank for distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke?
- Zambia ranks 12th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.9%. 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 thresholds stacked bar. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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