Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 211,610 people in 2014. ◆ Volatile
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Nicaragua, 1993–2014
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2014, number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Nicaragua stood at 211,610 people. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 54.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Nicaragua peaked at 1.66 million people in 1993 and was at its lowest, 211,610 people, in 2014.
Nicaragua ranks 55th of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1.66 million people | — |
| 1998 | 1.22 million people | -26.6% |
| 2001 | 877,146 people | -28.1% |
| 2005 | 462,401 people | -47.3% |
| 2009 | 428,054 people | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 211,610 people | -50.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.44 million people | 1.22 million people | 1.66 million people | 2 |
| 2000s | 589,200 people | 428,054 people | 877,146 people | 3 |
| 2010s | 211,610 people | 211,610 people | 211,610 people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 52 Iran, Islamic Republic of 295,984 people compare
- 53 Spain 267,544 people compare
- 54 Mauritania 219,776 people compare
- 56 El Salvador 203,233 people compare
- 57 Germany 202,743 people compare
- 58 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 164,282 people compare
More poverty & inequality data for Nicaragua
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 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 2.22 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,515 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 6.63 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 27.78 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 27.8% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Nicaragua?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Nicaragua was 211,610 people in 2014, 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1.66 million people in 1993.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 211,610 people in 2014.
- How does Nicaragua rank for number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Nicaragua ranks 55th out of 119 countries with data for 2014.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.