Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Nepal
Nepal: Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line was 52.68 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
52.68
World rank
38th
of 120 countries
All-time high
99.02
in 1984
All-time low
52.68
in 2022
Years of data
5
1984–2022
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Nepal, 1984–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Nepal stood at 52.68. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Nepal peaked at 99.02 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 52.68, in 2022.
That places Nepal 38th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.02 | 99.02 | 99.02 | 1 |
| 1990s | 97.16 | 97.16 | 97.16 | 1 |
| 2000s | 91.74 | 91.74 | 91.74 | 1 |
| 2010s | 84.57 | 84.57 | 84.57 | 1 |
| 2020s | 52.68 | 52.68 | 52.68 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More poverty & inequality data for Nepal
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.98 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,344 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 3.91 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 17.67 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 17.67 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.487 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Nepal?
- Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Nepal was 52.68 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 99.02 in 1984.
- What is the lowest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.68 in 2022.
- How does Nepal rank for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line?
- Nepal ranks 38th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal 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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