Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Mozambique
Mozambique: Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption was 96.3% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Mozambique, 1996–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 96.3% for share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Mozambique peaked at 97.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 94.6%, in 2014.
Mozambique ranks 4th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 97.7% | — |
| 2002 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 97.5% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 94.6% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 96.5% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 96.3% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.7% | 97.7% | 97.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 97.7% | 97.5% | 97.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 95.6% | 94.6% | 96.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 96.3% | 96.3% | 96.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More poverty & inequality data for Mozambique
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.76 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 776.4 kg per hectare (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 5.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 20.92 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 20.9% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Mozambique?
- Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Mozambique was 96.3% in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.6% in 2014.
- How does Mozambique rank for share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption?
- Mozambique ranks 4th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $8.30 per day.