Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Mozambique
Mozambique: Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds was 81.36 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
81.36
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
1st
of 120 countries
All-time high
87.69
in 1996
All-time low
74.39
in 2014
Years of data
6
1996–2022
Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Mozambique, 1996–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 81.36 for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Mozambique peaked at 87.69 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 74.39, in 2014.
That places Mozambique 1st out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.69 | 87.69 | 87.69 | 1 |
| 2000s | 84.35 | 81.13 | 87.57 | 2 |
| 2010s | 78.01 | 74.39 | 81.63 | 2 |
| 2020s | 81.36 | 81.36 | 81.36 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More poverty & inequality data for Mozambique
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.76 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 776.4 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 20.92 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.479 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 17.75 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1688 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1688 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.2063 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.5441 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Mozambique?
- Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Mozambique was 81.36 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 87.69 in 1996.
- What is the lowest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.39 in 2014.
- How does Mozambique rank for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds?
- Mozambique ranks 1st out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique 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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