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Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population) by country

Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $3.00 a day at 2021 purchasing power adjusted prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.

Countries reporting
123
Highest
81.4%
Mozambique
Lowest
0.0%
Ukraine
Median
1.4%
Years covered
63
1963–2025
Data points
2,872

What the numbers show

Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population) is currently reported for 123 countries. The highest value is 81.4% in Mozambique; the lowest is 0.0% in Ukraine.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.4%, and the mean is 10.6%.

Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 81 fell. The largest increase was in Germany (up 600.0%), and the largest decrease in Azerbaijan (down 100.0%).

Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Mozambique 81.4% 2022 up 9.4% falling
2 Malawi 75.4% 2019 up 3.4% rising
3 Burundi 74.2% 2020 down 2.1% falling
4 Zambia 71.7% 2022 up 0.4% rising
5 Madagascar 69.2% 2021 up 6.0% falling
6 Niger 60.5% 2021 down 12.1% falling
7 Uganda 59.8% 2019 down 5.8% falling
8 Tanzania, United Republic of 51.3% 2018 down 17.1% falling
9 Kenya 45.5% 2022 up 20.7% rising
10 Burkina Faso 42.1% 2021 down 37.4% falling
11 Nigeria 41.8% 2022 up 11.8% falling
12 Guinea-Bissau 39.9% 2021 down 47.3% falling
13 Ghana 39.0% 2016 down 36.0% falling
14 Ethiopia 38.6% 2021 up 3.2% falling
14 Rwanda 38.6% 2023 down 40.8% falling
16 Mali 36.1% 2021 down 43.0% falling
17 Togo 34.7% 2021 down 47.0% falling
18 Benin 27.2% 2021 down 60.2% falling
19 Cameroon 26.7% 2021 down 7.9% falling
20 Pakistan 23.0% 2024 up 8.5% volatile
21 Gambia 22.0% 2020 down 35.7% volatile
22 Botswana 21.4% 2015 down 38.5% falling
23 Côte d'Ivoire 20.8% 2021 down 55.7% rising
24 Syrian Arab Republic 18.0% 2022 — volatile
25 Senegal 17.9% 2021 down 66.4% falling
26 South Africa 17.4% 2022 down 37.4% falling
27 Honduras 15.7% 2024 down 23.8% falling
28 Guinea 11.7% 2018 down 73.4% volatile
29 Mauritania 10.2% 2019 down 46.9% volatile
30 Kosovo 10.0% 2022 up 156.4% volatile
30 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 10.0% 2022 up 156.4% volatile
32 Guatemala 9.7% 2023 up 21.2% volatile
32 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 9.7% 2006 down 35.8% rising
34 Colombia 8.5% 2024 down 22.0% falling
35 Lao People's Democratic Republic 7.1% 2024 down 67.3% volatile
36 Nicaragua 6.6% 2014 down 60.0% volatile
37 Tajikistan 6.1% 2024 down 54.1% volatile
38 Bangladesh 5.9% 2022 down 76.5% falling
39 India 5.3% 2022 down 80.4% falling
39 Philippines 5.3% 2023 down 75.1% falling
41 Peru 5.1% 2024 down 36.2% volatile
42 El Salvador 4.6% 2023 down 35.2% volatile
43 Georgia 4.2% 2024 down 65.0% falling
44 Indonesia 4.0% 2025 down 81.5% volatile
45 North Macedonia 3.9% 2019 down 67.8% volatile
46 Morocco 3.7% 2013 down 78.0% falling
47 Ecuador 3.4% 2025 down 29.2% volatile
48 Panama 3.1% 2024 down 51.6% volatile
49 Brazil 3.0% 2024 down 37.5% volatile
50 Sri Lanka 2.7% 2019 down 65.4% volatile
51 Iran, Islamic Republic of 2.5% 2023 up 31.6% volatile
51 Montenegro 2.5% 2021 up 525.0% volatile
53 Nepal 2.4% 2022 down 89.1% volatile
54 Uzbekistan 2.3% 2025 — volatile
55 Kyrgyzstan 2.2% 2024 down 72.8% volatile
56 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2.1% 2024 down 62.5% volatile
56 Paraguay 2.1% 2024 down 51.2% volatile
56 Palestine, State of 2.1% 2023 up 425.0% volatile
59 Mexico 1.6% 2024 down 77.8% volatile
59 Viet Nam 1.6% 2022 down 56.8% volatile
61 Egypt 1.4% 2021 down 6.7% volatile
61 Jamaica 1.4% 2021 — volatile
63 Japan 1.2% 2020 up 100.0% rising
64 Lithuania 1.1% 2023 down 8.3% volatile
64 Serbia 1.1% 2023 down 85.9% volatile
64 United States of America 1.1% 2024 down 15.4% rising
67 Argentina 1.0% 2024 down 9.1% volatile
67 Bulgaria 1.0% 2023 down 69.7% volatile
67 Belize 1.0% 2018 — falling
70 Australia 0.9% 2020 up 80.0% falling
70 Hungary 0.9% 2017 up 350.0% volatile
70 Italy 0.9% 2023 down 43.8% volatile
73 Armenia 0.8% 2024 down 76.5% volatile
73 Costa Rica 0.8% 2025 down 66.7% volatile
73 Dominican Republic 0.8% 2024 down 80.5% volatile
73 Spain 0.8% 2023 down 38.5% falling
73 Sweden 0.8% 2023 up 14.3% volatile
78 Germany 0.7% 2022 up 600.0% volatile
78 Romania 0.7% 2023 down 92.0% volatile
78 Tunisia 0.7% 2021 down 77.4% volatile
81 Greece 0.6% 2023 down 60.0% volatile
82 Austria 0.5% 2023 up 66.7% volatile
82 Slovakia 0.5% 2023 up 25.0% volatile
84 Chile 0.4% 2024 down 50.0% volatile
84 Denmark 0.4% 2023 up 33.3% volatile
84 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.4% 2021 up 33.3% volatile
84 Israel 0.4% 2022 down 50.0% rising
84 Latvia 0.4% 2023 down 73.3% volatile
84 Malta 0.4% 2023 — volatile
84 Mongolia 0.4% 2022 down 63.6% volatile
84 Portugal 0.4% 2023 down 60.0% volatile
92 Albania 0.3% 2020 down 62.5% volatile
92 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.3% 2021 down 66.7% rising
92 Canada 0.3% 2022 unchanged volatile
92 Estonia 0.3% 2023 down 72.7% volatile
92 Croatia 0.3% 2023 down 75.0% volatile
97 Switzerland 0.2% 2022 — volatile
97 Finland 0.2% 2023 up 100.0% volatile
97 Norway 0.2% 2023 unchanged falling
97 Poland 0.2% 2023 down 66.7% volatile
97 Türkiye 0.2% 2023 down 86.7% volatile
97 Uruguay 0.2% 2024 unchanged volatile
103 Belgium 0.1% 2023 unchanged volatile
103 France 0.1% 2023 unchanged volatile
103 Ireland 0.1% 2023 down 85.7% volatile
103 Iceland 0.1% 2019 unchanged volatile
103 Jordan 0.1% 2010 down 90.0% volatile
103 Republic of Korea 0.1% 2021 down 80.0% volatile
103 Luxembourg 0.1% 2023 unchanged volatile
103 Republic of Moldova 0.1% 2023 unchanged volatile
103 Netherlands 0.1% 2021 unchanged volatile
103 Russian Federation 0.1% 2023 unchanged volatile
113 Azerbaijan 0.0% 2005 down 100.0% volatile
113 Belarus 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% volatile
113 Bhutan 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% volatile
113 China 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% volatile
113 Cyprus 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% volatile
113 Czechia 0.0% 2023 — volatile
113 Kazakhstan 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% volatile
113 Malaysia 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% volatile
113 Slovenia 0.0% 2023 — volatile
113 Thailand 0.0% 2024 down 100.0% volatile
113 Ukraine 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)
Unit
% of population
Source
World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
137 places, 2,872 data points, 1963–2025
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Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $3.00 a day at 2021 purchasing power adjusted prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.