Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china was 5.91 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Bangladesh, 1983–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Bangladesh stood at 5.91. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 76.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Bangladesh peaked at 51.21 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 5.91, in 2022.
Bangladesh ranks 37th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 47.15 | — |
| 1985 | 41.41 | -12.2% |
| 1988 | 51.11 | +23.4% |
| 1991 | 51.21 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 43.39 | -15.3% |
| 2000 | 41.37 | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 32.32 | -21.9% |
| 2010 | 25.12 | -22.3% |
| 2016 | 19.51 | -22.3% |
| 2022 | 5.91 | -69.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.55 | 41.41 | 51.11 | 3 |
| 1990s | 47.3 | 43.39 | 51.21 | 2 |
| 2000s | 36.84 | 32.32 | 41.37 | 2 |
| 2010s | 22.31 | 19.51 | 25.12 | 2 |
| 2020s | 5.91 | 5.91 | 5.91 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 34 Lao People's Democratic Republic 7.13 compare
- 35 Nicaragua 6.57 compare
- 36 Tajikistan 6.13 compare
- 38 India 5.25 compare
- 39 Peru 5.14 compare
- 40 El Salvador 4.64 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Bangladesh
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.16 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 5,408 (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 1.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 7.29 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 7.29 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -6.08 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.487 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Bangladesh?
- Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Bangladesh was 5.91 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 51.21 in 1991.
- What is the lowest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.91 in 2022.
- How does Bangladesh rank for share in extreme poverty including and excluding china?
- Bangladesh ranks 37th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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