Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line was 93.48 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
93.48
World rank
8th
of 120 countries
All-time high
97.69
in 1999
All-time low
89.87
in 2015
Years of data
6
1995–2021
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Ethiopia, 1995–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Ethiopia stood at 93.48.
That represents a change of up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Ethiopia peaked at 97.69 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 89.87, in 2015.
That places Ethiopia 8th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 96.47 | — |
| 1999 | 97.69 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 95.73 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 93.22 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 89.87 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 93.48 | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.08 | 96.47 | 97.69 | 2 |
| 2000s | 95.73 | 95.73 | 95.73 | 1 |
| 2010s | 91.55 | 89.87 | 93.22 | 2 |
| 2020s | 93.48 | 93.48 | 93.48 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More poverty & inequality data for Ethiopia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.99 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,632 (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 -0.9299 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.497 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 10.17 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1515 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1515 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1954 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Ethiopia?
- Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Ethiopia was 93.48 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.69 in 1999.
- What is the lowest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.87 in 2015.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line?
- Ethiopia ranks 8th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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