Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index was 5.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Bangladesh, 1983–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Bangladesh is 5.9%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 76.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Bangladesh peaked at 51.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2022.
That places Bangladesh 37th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.6% | 41.4% | 51.1% | 3 |
| 1990s | 47.3% | 43.4% | 51.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 36.8% | 32.3% | 41.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 19.5% | 25.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More poverty & inequality data for Bangladesh
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.16 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,408 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 7.3% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.487 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 6.5% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1263 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1263 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1385 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3594 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Bangladesh?
- Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Bangladesh was 5.9% in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 51.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2022.
- How does Bangladesh rank for share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index?
- Bangladesh ranks 37th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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 Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.