Proportion of population below international poverty line in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Proportion of population below international poverty line was 5.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population below international poverty line in Bangladesh, 1983–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population below international poverty line in Bangladesh is 5.9%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 76.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population below international poverty line in Bangladesh peaked at 51.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2022.
That places Bangladesh 31st out of 110 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Proportion of population below international poverty line in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 47.1% | — |
| 1985 | 41.4% | -12.1% |
| 1988 | 51.1% | +23.4% |
| 1991 | 51.2% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 43.4% | -15.2% |
| 2000 | 41.4% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 32.3% | -22.0% |
| 2010 | 25.1% | -22.3% |
| 2016 | 19.5% | -22.3% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | -69.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.5% | 41.4% | 51.1% | 3 |
| 1990s | 47.3% | 43.4% | 51.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 36.8% | 32.3% | 41.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 19.5% | 25.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More poverty & inequality data for Bangladesh
- 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 2.16 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,408 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 1.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 7.29 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 7.3% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population below international poverty line in Bangladesh?
- Proportion of population below international poverty line in Bangladesh was 5.9% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population below international poverty line recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 51.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest proportion of population below international poverty line recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2022.
- How does Bangladesh rank for proportion of population below international poverty line?
- Bangladesh ranks 31st out of 110 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of population below international poverty line rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population below international poverty line (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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