Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Rwanda
Rwanda: Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median was 3.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Rwanda, 2000–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 3.1% for relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Rwanda peaked at 9.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2023.
Rwanda ranks 100th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.4% | — |
| 2005 | 9.7% | +15.1% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | -38.3% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | -49.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.0% | 8.4% | 9.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 6.0% | 6.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More poverty & inequality data for Rwanda
- 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 3.7 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,784 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 11.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 13.98 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.0% (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 Rwanda?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Rwanda was 3.1% in 2023, 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2023.
- How does Rwanda rank for relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median?
- Rwanda ranks 100th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.