Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 in Mozambique
Mozambique: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 was 99.8% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Mozambique, 1996–2019
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Mozambique stood at 99.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Mozambique peaked at 99.9% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 99.5%, in 2014.
That places Mozambique 17th out of 119 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 99.9% | — |
| 2002 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.5% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 99.8% | +0.4% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 99.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 100.0%, 100% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 99.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 99.8%, 100% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 99.5% | 99.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 14 Mauritania 99.8% compare
- 15 Tanzania 99.8% compare
- 16 Kyrgyzstan 99.8% compare
- 18 Rwanda 99.8% compare
- 19 Burkina Faso 99.8% compare
- 20 Pakistan 99.8% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Mozambique
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.76 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 776.4 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 5.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 20.92 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 20.9% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Mozambique?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Mozambique was 99.8% in 2019, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 1996.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.5% in 2014.
- How does Mozambique rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices)?
- Mozambique ranks 17th out of 119 countries with data for 2019.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mozambique 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $30 per day.