Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Zambia
Zambia: Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp was 540,854 in 2022. β² Rising
Latest (2022)
540,854
World rank
100th
of 119 countries
All-time high
695,262
in 2015
All-time low
218,582
in 2002
Years of data
10
1991β2022
Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Zambia, 1991β2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Zambia stood at 540,854.
The figure is up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Zambia peaked at 695,262 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 218,582, in 2002.
That places Zambia 100th out of 119 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 | 402,638 | 301,144 | 455,954 | 4 |
| 2000s | 369,269 | 218,582 | 453,646 | 3 |
| 2010s | 591,360 | 487,459 | 695,262 | 2 |
| 2020s | 540,854 | 540,854 | 540,854 | 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 poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Zambia?
- Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Zambia was 540,854 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 695,262 in 2015.
- What is the lowest distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 218,582 in 2002.
- How does Zambia rank for distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp?
- Zambia ranks 100th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. 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 poverty thresholds 2011 ppp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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