Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Burundi
Burundi: Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median was 5.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Burundi, 1992–2020
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Burundi stood at 5.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Burundi peaked at 12.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2006.
Burundi ranks 71st of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 3.4% | — |
| 1998 | 12.4% | +270.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -98.2% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | +2373.4% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | -9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.9% | 3.4% | 12.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 1 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More poverty & inequality data for Burundi
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 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 4.88 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,163 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 -0.3512 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.501 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 27.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Burundi?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Burundi was 5.0% in 2020, 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 1998.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2006.
- How does Burundi rank for relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median?
- Burundi ranks 71st out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi 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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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below 40% of the median.