Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median in Nepal
Nepal: Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median was 15.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% 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
The most recent figure for relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Nepal is 15.6%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Nepal peaked at 18.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 1984.
That places Nepal 89th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 14.0% | — |
| 1995 | 15.9% | +13.5% |
| 2003 | 18.1% | +14.1% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | -17.1% |
| 2022 | 15.6% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.0% | 14.0% | 14.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 15.9% | 15.9% | 15.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.1% | 18.1% | 18.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 15.0% | 15.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 15.6% | 15.6% | 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 60% of the median in Nepal?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Nepal was 15.6% 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 60% of the median recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 1984.
- How does Nepal rank for relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median?
- Nepal ranks 89th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 60% 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 60% of the median.