Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 in Zambia
Zambia: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 was 99.9% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Zambia, 1991–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Zambia stood at 99.9%.
That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Zambia peaked at 99.9% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 99.5%, in 1998.
That places Zambia 13th out of 119 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 99.6% | — |
| 1993 | 99.9% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 99.6% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 99.8% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 99.6% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.6% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 99.9% | +0.3% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 99.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 99.6%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 99.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 99.8%, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.7% | 99.5% | 99.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 99.7% | 99.6% | 99.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 99.7% | 99.6% | 99.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More poverty & inequality data for Zambia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.1 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,344 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 -4.62 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 16.23 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 16.2% (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 Zambia?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Zambia was 99.9% in 2022, 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 1993.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.5% in 1998.
- How does Zambia rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices)?
- Zambia ranks 13th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zambia 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.