Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds was 5.91 in 2022. βΌ Falling
Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Bangladesh, 1983β2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Bangladesh is 5.91, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 76.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds 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.
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, Republic of 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 7.29 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.487 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 6.53 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1263 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1263 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Bangladesh?
- Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Bangladesh was 5.91 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 51.21 in 1991.
- What is the lowest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.91 in 2022.
- How does Bangladesh rank for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds?
- Bangladesh ranks 37th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds 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 poverty relative to different poverty thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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