Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Zambia
Zambia: Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china was 71.66 in 2022. β² 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
1991β2022
Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Zambia, 1991β2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Zambia stood at 71.66.
That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty including and excluding china 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)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -4.62 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 16.23 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 16.23 (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 0.8488 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.524 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Zambia?
- Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Zambia was 71.66 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 71.96 in 2006.
- What is the lowest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.06 in 1996.
- How does Zambia rank for share in extreme poverty including and excluding china?
- Zambia ranks 4th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china 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 in extreme poverty including and excluding china. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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