Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Botswana
Botswana: Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data was 476,456 people in 2015. ▼ Falling
Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Botswana, 1985–2015
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 476,456 people for number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in 2015.
That represents a change of down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Botswana peaked at 613,056 people in 2002 and was at its lowest, 421,688 people, in 2009.
Botswana ranks 52nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 573,502 people | 573,502 people | 573,502 people | 1 |
| 1990s | 603,728 people | 603,728 people | 603,728 people | 1 |
| 2000s | 517,372 people | 421,688 people | 613,056 people | 2 |
| 2010s | 476,456 people | 476,456 people | 476,456 people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More poverty & inequality data for Botswana
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.73 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 900.4 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 22.8% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.49 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1469 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1469 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1641 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 36.0% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.4548 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Botswana?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Botswana was 476,456 people in 2015, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 613,056 people in 2002.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 421,688 people in 2009.
- How does Botswana rank for number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data?
- Botswana ranks 52nd out of 120 countries with data for 2015.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.