Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Mozambique
Mozambique: Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median was 17.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% 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
In 2022, relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Mozambique stood at 17.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Mozambique peaked at 18.1% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2002.
Mozambique ranks 21st of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 18.1% | — |
| 2002 | 14.0% | -22.7% |
| 2008 | 16.2% | +15.5% |
| 2014 | 17.0% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 17.7% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 17.0% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.1% | 18.1% | 18.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 14.0% | 16.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 17.0% | 17.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 17.0% | 17.0% | 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 50% of the median in Mozambique?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Mozambique was 17.0% 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 50% of the median recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 1996.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2002.
- How does Mozambique rank for relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median?
- Mozambique ranks 21st out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 50% 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 50% of the median.