Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Nigeria
Nigeria: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day was 99.9% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Nigeria, 1985–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Nigeria stood at 99.9%.
That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Nigeria peaked at 100.0% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 99.3%, in 1996.
Nigeria ranks 7th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 100.0% | — |
| 1992 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 99.3% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 99.8% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 99.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 99.1%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 99.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 99.7%, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 99.6% | 99.3% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More poverty & inequality data for Nigeria
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.48 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,558 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 0.607 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 7.17 (2007)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 7.2% (2007)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Nigeria?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Nigeria was 99.9% in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1985.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.3% in 1996.
- How does Nigeria rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day?
- Nigeria ranks 7th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nigeria 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day. 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.