Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines was 26.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1991–2018
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines., World Bank (W. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2018, poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Tanzania, United Republic of stood at 26.4%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 38.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 2018.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 15th out of 70 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 38.6% | — |
| 2000 | 35.6% | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 34.4% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 28.2% | -18.0% |
| 2018 | 26.4% | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.6% | 38.6% | 38.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 35.0% | 34.4% | 35.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 26.4% | 28.2% | 2 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 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 4.61 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,961 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 8.03 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 11.48 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 11.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Tanzania, United Republic of was 26.4% in 2018, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines., World Bank (W.
- What is the highest poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 38.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 2018.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 15th out of 70 countries with data for 2018.
- Is poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines., World Bank (W, published as part of Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys. For economies for which the data are from EU-SILC, the reported year is the income reference year, which is the year before the survey year.