Proportion of population below international poverty line (%) by country
Countries reporting
110
Highest
81.4%
Mozambique
Lowest
0.0%
Ukraine
Median
1.0%
Years covered
63
1963–2025
Data points
3,780
What the numbers show
Proportion of population below international poverty line (%) is currently reported for 110 countries. The highest value is 81.4% in Mozambique; the lowest is 0.0% in Ukraine.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.0%, and the mean is 10.6%.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 73 fell. The largest increase was in Germany (up 600.0%), and the largest decrease in Azerbaijan (down 100.0%).
Proportion of population below international poverty line: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mozambique | 81.4% | 2022 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 2 | Malawi | 75.4% | 2019 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 3 | Burundi | 74.2% | 2020 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 4 | Zambia | 71.7% | 2022 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 5 | Madagascar | 69.2% | 2021 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 6 | Niger | 60.5% | 2021 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 7 | Uganda | 59.8% | 2019 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 8 | Kenya | 45.5% | 2022 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 9 | Burkina Faso | 42.1% | 2021 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 10 | Nigeria | 41.8% | 2022 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 11 | Guinea-Bissau | 39.9% | 2021 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 12 | Ghana | 39.0% | 2016 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 13 | Ethiopia | 38.6% | 2021 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 13 | Rwanda | 38.6% | 2023 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 15 | Mali | 36.1% | 2021 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 16 | Togo | 34.7% | 2021 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 17 | Benin | 27.2% | 2021 | down 60.2% | falling |
| 18 | Cameroon | 26.7% | 2021 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 19 | Pakistan | 23.0% | 2024 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Gambia | 22.0% | 2020 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Botswana | 21.4% | 2015 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 22 | Senegal | 17.9% | 2021 | down 66.4% | falling |
| 23 | South Africa | 17.4% | 2022 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 24 | Honduras | 15.7% | 2024 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 25 | Guinea | 11.7% | 2018 | down 73.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Mauritania | 10.2% | 2019 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Guatemala | 9.7% | 2023 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Colombia | 8.5% | 2024 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 29 | Nicaragua | 6.6% | 2014 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Tajikistan | 6.1% | 2024 | down 54.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Bangladesh | 5.9% | 2022 | down 76.5% | falling |
| 32 | India | 5.3% | 2022 | down 80.4% | falling |
| 32 | Philippines | 5.3% | 2023 | down 75.1% | falling |
| 34 | Peru | 5.1% | 2024 | down 36.2% | volatile |
| 35 | El Salvador | 4.6% | 2023 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Georgia | 4.2% | 2024 | down 65.0% | falling |
| 37 | Indonesia | 4.0% | 2025 | down 81.5% | volatile |
| 38 | North Macedonia | 3.9% | 2019 | down 67.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Morocco | 3.7% | 2013 | down 78.0% | falling |
| 40 | Ecuador | 3.4% | 2025 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Panama | 3.1% | 2024 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Brazil | 3.0% | 2024 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Sri Lanka | 2.7% | 2019 | down 65.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Montenegro | 2.5% | 2021 | up 525.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Nepal | 2.4% | 2022 | down 89.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Uzbekistan | 2.3% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.2% | 2024 | down 72.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Paraguay | 2.1% | 2024 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Mexico | 1.6% | 2024 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Egypt | 1.4% | 2021 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Jamaica | 1.4% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 52 | Japan | 1.2% | 2020 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 53 | Lithuania | 1.1% | 2023 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Serbia | 1.1% | 2023 | down 85.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Argentina | 1.0% | 2024 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Bulgaria | 1.0% | 2023 | down 69.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Belize | 1.0% | 2018 | — | falling |
| 58 | Australia | 0.9% | 2020 | up 80.0% | falling |
| 58 | Hungary | 0.9% | 2017 | up 350.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Italy | 0.9% | 2023 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Armenia | 0.8% | 2024 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Costa Rica | 0.8% | 2025 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Dominican Republic | 0.8% | 2024 | down 80.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Spain | 0.8% | 2023 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 61 | Sweden | 0.8% | 2023 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Germany | 0.7% | 2022 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Romania | 0.7% | 2023 | down 92.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Tunisia | 0.7% | 2021 | down 77.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Australia and New Zealand | 0.7% | 2023 | up 75.0% | falling |
| 70 | Greece | 0.6% | 2023 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Austria | 0.5% | 2023 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Slovakia | 0.5% | 2023 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Chile | 0.4% | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Denmark | 0.4% | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Israel | 0.4% | 2022 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 73 | Latvia | 0.4% | 2023 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Malta | 0.4% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 73 | Mongolia | 0.4% | 2022 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Portugal | 0.4% | 2023 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 73 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.4% | 2021 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Albania | 0.3% | 2020 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.3% | 2021 | down 66.7% | rising |
| 81 | Canada | 0.3% | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 81 | Estonia | 0.3% | 2023 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Croatia | 0.3% | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Switzerland | 0.2% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Finland | 0.2% | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Norway | 0.2% | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 86 | Poland | 0.2% | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Uruguay | 0.2% | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 91 | Belgium | 0.1% | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 91 | France | 0.1% | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 91 | Ireland | 0.1% | 2023 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Iceland | 0.1% | 2019 | unchanged | volatile |
| 91 | Jordan | 0.1% | 2010 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Luxembourg | 0.1% | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 91 | Republic of Korea | 0.1% | 2021 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Russian Federation | 0.1% | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 91 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.1% | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 100 | Azerbaijan | 0.0% | 2005 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Bhutan | 0.0% | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 100 | China | 0.0% | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Cyprus | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Czechia | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Malaysia | 0.0% | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Slovenia | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Thailand | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Ukraine | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Eastern Africa 51.3%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 45.2%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (inc. Sudan) 45.1%
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 40.1%
- Africa 38.7%
- Western Africa 35.6%
- Côte d'Ivoire 20.8%
- Southern Africa 19.1%
- Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia) 12.8%
- Oceania 12.0%
- Western Asia 11.7%
- Caribbean 11.6%