Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Tanzania
Tanzania: Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data was 29.42 million people in 2018. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Tanzania, 1991–2018
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Tanzania is 29.42 million people, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Tanzania peaked at 30.05 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.13 million people, in 1991.
That places Tanzania 5th out of 120 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.13 million people | 20.13 million people | 20.13 million people | 1 |
| 2000s | 27.85 million people | 25.64 million people | 30.05 million people | 2 |
| 2010s | 26.84 million people | 24.25 million people | 29.42 million people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More poverty & inequality data for Tanzania
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.61 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,961 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 11.5% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.504 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1649 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1649 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1778 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 7.3% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.411 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Tanzania?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Tanzania was 29.42 million people in 2018, 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 30.05 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.13 million people in 1991.
- How does Tanzania rank for number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data?
- Tanzania ranks 5th out of 120 countries with data for 2018.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.