Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Zambia
Zambia: Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds 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 in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Zambia, 1991–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Zambia stood at 71.66.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Zambia peaked at 71.96 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 56.06, in 1996.
Zambia ranks 4th of 120 countries on this measure, 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 in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Zambia?
- Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Zambia was 71.66 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 71.96 in 2006.
- What is the lowest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.06 in 1996.
- How does Zambia rank for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds?
- Zambia ranks 4th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds 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 poverty relative to different poverty thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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