Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Nigeria
Nigeria: Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line was 92.94 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
92.94
World rank
9th
of 120 countries
All-time high
92.94
in 2022
All-time low
87.22
in 2015
Years of data
9
1985–2022
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Nigeria, 1985–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Nigeria is 92.94, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Nigeria peaked at 92.94 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 87.22, in 2015.
That places Nigeria 9th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 91.86 | — |
| 1992 | 90.63 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 91.43 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 92.57 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 88.71 | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 88.36 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 87.22 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 88.67 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 92.94 | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 91.86 | 91.86 | 91.86 | 1 |
| 1990s | 91.03 | 90.63 | 91.43 | 2 |
| 2000s | 92.57 | 92.57 | 92.57 | 1 |
| 2010s | 88.24 | 87.22 | 88.71 | 4 |
| 2020s | 92.94 | 92.94 | 92.94 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 6 Zambia 94.04 compare
- 7 Uganda 93.6 compare
- 8 Ethiopia 93.48 compare
- 10 Tanzania, United Republic of 91.51 compare
- 11 Guinea-Bissau 91.42 compare
- 12 Burkina Faso 90.38 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Nigeria
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.48 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,558 (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 0.607 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 7.17 (2007)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 7.17 (2007)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2007)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -12.17 % change on previous year (2007)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.677 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Nigeria?
- Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Nigeria was 92.94 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 92.94 in 2022.
- What is the lowest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.22 in 2015.
- How does Nigeria rank for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line?
- Nigeria ranks 9th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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