Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median was 9.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1991–2018
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 9.7% for relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 13.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2011.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 78th out of 120 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 12.1% | — |
| 2000 | 12.4% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | -31.4% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.1% | 12.1% | 12.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 12.4% | 13.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 9.0% | 9.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of
- 75 Côte d'Ivoire 10.1% compare
- 76 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10.0% compare
- 77 Russian Federation 9.8% compare
- 79 Mongolia 9.7% compare
- 80 Guinea 9.7% compare
- 81 Albania 9.6% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- 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 4.61 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,961 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 8.03 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 11.48 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 11.5% (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 Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Tanzania, United Republic of was 9.7% in 2018, 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 Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2011.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 78th out of 120 countries with data for 2018.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of 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.