Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Mozambique
Mozambique: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 17.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Mozambique, 1996–2022
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. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 17.0% for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Mozambique peaked at 18.1% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2002.
Mozambique ranks 24th of 123 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 18.1% | — |
| 2002 | 14.0% | -22.7% |
| 2008 | 16.2% | +15.7% |
| 2014 | 17.0% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 17.7% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 17.0% | -4.0% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 17.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 10.5%, 1.6× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 17.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.1%, 1.5× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.1% | 18.1% | 18.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 14.0% | 16.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 17.0% | 17.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 17.0% | 17.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
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 proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Mozambique?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Mozambique was 17.0% in 2022, according to 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.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 1996.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2002.
- How does Mozambique rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Mozambique ranks 24th out of 123 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from 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, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people in the population who live in households whose per capita income or consumption is below half of the median income or consumption per capita. The median is measured at 2021 Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) using the Poverty and Inequality Platform (http://www.pip.worldbank.org). For some countries, medians are not reported due to grouped and/or confidential data. The reference year is the year in which the underlying household survey data was collected. In cases for which the data collection period bridged two calendar years, the first year in which data were collected is reported.