Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Nigeria
Nigeria: Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 79.00 million people in 2018. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Nigeria, 1985–2018
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2018, number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Nigeria stood at 79.00 million people. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Nigeria peaked at 79.00 million people in 2018 and was at its lowest, 46.71 million people, in 1985.
That places Nigeria 2nd out of 119 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 46.71 million people | — |
| 1992 | 58.68 million people | +25.6% |
| 1996 | 72.44 million people | +23.5% |
| 2003 | 75.83 million people | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 71.07 million people | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 73.26 million people | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 75.94 million people | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 79.00 million people | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.71 million people | 46.71 million people | 46.71 million people | 1 |
| 1990s | 65.56 million people | 58.68 million people | 72.44 million people | 2 |
| 2000s | 75.83 million people | 75.83 million people | 75.83 million people | 1 |
| 2010s | 74.82 million people | 71.07 million people | 79.00 million people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More poverty & inequality data for Nigeria
- 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 4.48 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,558 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 0.607 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 7.17 (2007)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 7.2% (2007)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Nigeria?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Nigeria was 79.00 million people in 2018, 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 79.00 million people in 2018.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.71 million people in 1985.
- How does Nigeria rank for number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Nigeria ranks 2nd out of 119 countries with data for 2018.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.