Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Nepal
Nepal: Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median was 3.2% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Nepal, 1984–2022
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 Nepal stood at 3.2%.
The figure is up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Nepal peaked at 4.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1984.
Nepal ranks 98th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 3.3% | — |
| 2003 | 4.2% | +29.4% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -32.6% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | +13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 1 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More poverty & inequality data for Nepal
- 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 1.98 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,344 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 3.91 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 17.67 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 17.7% (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 Nepal?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Nepal was 3.2% 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1984.
- How does Nepal rank for relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median?
- Nepal ranks 98th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal 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.