Share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor in Zambia
Zambia: Share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor was 71.66 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
71.66
World rank
4th
of 120 countries
All-time high
71.96
in 2006
All-time low
56.06
in 1996
Years of data
10
1991–2022
Share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor in Zambia, 1991–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor in Zambia is 71.66, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor in Zambia peaked at 71.96 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 56.06, in 1996.
That places Zambia 4th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.68 | 56.06 | 67.06 | 4 |
| 2000s | 69.63 | 67.98 | 71.96 | 3 |
| 2010s | 69.63 | 67.89 | 71.37 | 2 |
| 2020s | 71.66 | 71.66 | 71.66 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More poverty & inequality data for Zambia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.1 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,344 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 16.23 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.524 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 17.2 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1501 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1501 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.178 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.634 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor in Zambia?
- Share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor in Zambia was 71.66 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 71.96 in 2006.
- What is the lowest share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.06 in 1996.
- How does Zambia rank for share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor?
- Zambia ranks 4th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 10 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).