Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Mozambique
Mozambique: Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 22.87 million people in 2019. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Mozambique, 1996–2019
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 22.87 million people for number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Mozambique peaked at 22.87 million people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13.28 million people, in 1996.
That places Mozambique 6th out of 119 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 13.28 million people | — |
| 2002 | 15.12 million people | +13.9% |
| 2008 | 15.49 million people | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 16.81 million people | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 22.87 million people | +36.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.28 million people | 13.28 million people | 13.28 million people | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.30 million people | 15.12 million people | 15.49 million people | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.84 million people | 16.81 million people | 22.87 million people | 2 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Mozambique
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.76 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 776.4 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 5.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 20.92 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 20.9% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Mozambique?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Mozambique was 22.87 million people in 2019, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 22.87 million people in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.28 million people in 1996.
- How does Mozambique rank for number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Mozambique ranks 6th out of 119 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $1.90 per day.