Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median was 2.3% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Bangladesh, 1983–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Bangladesh stood at 2.3%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 95.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Bangladesh peaked at 2.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1985.
That places Bangladesh 109th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 2.0% | — |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 1.6% | — |
| 1995 | 1.6% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -27.7% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +15.0% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +69.7% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | +15.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 2.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 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 relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Bangladesh?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Bangladesh was 2.3% in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1985.
- How does Bangladesh rank for relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median?
- Bangladesh ranks 109th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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 Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below 40% of the median.