Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Mozambique
Mozambique: Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median was 10.4% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Mozambique, 1996–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Mozambique is 10.4%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Mozambique peaked at 12.0% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2002.
Mozambique ranks 23rd of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 12.0% | — |
| 2002 | 8.0% | -33.0% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | +25.1% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 10.4% | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.0% | 12.0% | 12.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 8.0% | 10.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 10.3% | 11.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 10.4% | 10.4% | 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 relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Mozambique?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Mozambique was 10.4% 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 1996.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2002.
- How does Mozambique rank for relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median?
- Mozambique ranks 23rd out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.